Jewelry

[Kindaglitzy]

Don’t know about her ring but agree that she does wear some beautiful bracelets. I’m always checking out her bracelets when I see her!

[songbird]

Emeralds don't look good to me unless they are in the Million dollar mark.  Then you see outstanding emeralds.  Most of bread and butter emeralds you see (in the $1,500-#2,,000) look like dull green glass.  So much better looking are the Russian Tsavorites. Plus I hate how soft they are.  If you're going to wear emeralds, wear them as neck piece or earrings.  Forget it as ring or bracelet.  Those stone crack.  I really dislike how some (the Colombian) have emeralds with a sick yellow undertone.  So I much prefer the Brazilian ones that are bottle green.  But over all.  You really need a costly emerald to have a good looking stone.   You need one for any gem (gems are graded by color) but especially for an emerald.

[depglass]

Many years ago my sister and I went to the gem gallery at the Smithsonian in Washington.  There was a huge emerald featured, uncut boulder size.  I was surprised at the milkiness and inclusions. Right then and there I knew I would never own a perfectly clear emerald.

[SilleeMee]

An inclusion-free emerald is extremely rare and most people will never see one, much less ever own one. The finest emeralds in the world come from Colombia, many which have a blueish green color and are known for their clarity.