Jewelry

[Pyrite2616]

So the second one really is Aquamarine! @patbz @Kachina624 @Beammeupscotty There's a secondary market seller selling this ring as Blue Topaz which if you know this manufacturer, you'll know that they brought many styles of Aquamarine to QVC. This one is from the January 2007 Gem Week.

[Beammeupscotty]

It looks much lighter in this second picture.  Gorgeous ring!

[Aimeewells]

This looks like James Avery ring

[Aimeewells]

I love kabana I have several. One is a beautiful rubellite. Love they are USA made. I think it's probably a aqua if it's kabana

[Aimeewells]

Aqua comes in tons of shades lighter and even a tad darker

[Star826]

Kabana from what I recall was simply the manufacturer's name & not an actual designer name nor specific line. The items were sold during the "Silver Style" shows back in the good old days of quality, value & convenience.  I have several rings from those days all with lovely, genuine gemstones. 

Hope this info is helpful.🌞

[Pyrite2616]

@Star826There was a Kabana Gemstone Jewelry hour on January 4, 2009 for the first day of Gem Gallery. It was a collection by the designer Stavros. Which Kabana rings do you have?

[shoekitty]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@Pyrite2616.  Definitely pale blue topaz.  Aquamarine, being soft, would never be set with unprotected pointed ends, plus an aqua that size would be prohibitedly expensive. 

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@Kachina624   I agree. Can't be aquamarine. I THINK, ANYWAY.  Aquamarine from reputable dealers is expensive. Amateurs jewelers  sometimes mis name blue topaz as aguamarine. Aquamarine ranges from pale, almost clear to deeper blue with this tinge of ocean blue. Ocean color, like the ocean on a lightly cloudy , overcast day... of green, ever so slight. I have a couple, it's my birthstone. I bought a 7 carat pyramid cut in 1967 when daughters were born, I paid 75.00. For it, which then was nearly a weeks pay.  lol. I had to have it.   Mine is deep, and has been appraised high.  In fact I did insure it . My other is medium color. I guess the center cuts of mother stone are deep, and they lighten toward ends.  Aquamarine is usually mounted in gold, white gold
I think the stone pictured in this thread is sky blue topaz, or there is another stone that looks like topaz, IDK name. You may know Kachina. I am not  an expert in stones by any means. 
I do know when you place an aquamarine and topaz of same size side by side, you can tell difference.

[shoekitty]

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@Pyrite2616 wrote:

So the second one really is Aquamarine! @patbz @Kachina624 @Beammeupscotty There's a secondary market seller selling this ring as Blue Topaz which if you know this manufacturer, you'll know that they brought many styles of Aquamarine to QVC. This one is from the January 2007 Gem Week.

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@Pyrite2616  This one is like the aquamarine I own. Mine is a tad deeper. But it has that  cast 

[shoekitty]

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@Pyrite2616 wrote:

I'm hoping someone remembers this ring. It's from a silver jewelry and gemstone designer that had dozens of items in the first half of the 1990s, Kabana. Do you think it is aquamarine or blue topaz?

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@Pyrite2616   Pretty ring though