Jewelry

[Sammycat1]

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@songbird wrote:

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@Sammycat1 wrote:

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Thanks!  Price will be interesting.

I agree that the bottom doesn't make sense as plain amethyst, which is not exotic. Could be Uruguayan amethyst or rhodolite.

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Most probably different prices per gems.Can't imagine a Tanzanite being the same price as a amethyst. Silver or not. 

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@songbird 

The Q doesn't operate that way.  Each size choice will be at a different price point, but not the gemstone choices themselves.

As for tanzanite, it depends. There's a lot of A and AA quality out there.  Some amethyst, like the more prized Uruguayan material with its known deep flashes of red, is more in line with the other exotic gemstone choices offered in this bracelet.

We'll see soon enough. I'm just happy for exotics in faceted gemstones in the TSV.

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On-air promo spot: A voice over and more than 3 static shots! At least they put some effort into the promo this time!

[songbird]

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@Sammycat1 wrote:

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@songbird wrote:

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@Sammycat1 wrote:

@banned again 

Thanks!  Price will be interesting.

I agree that the bottom doesn't make sense as plain amethyst, which is not exotic. Could be Uruguayan amethyst or rhodolite.

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Most probably different prices per gems.Can't imagine a Tanzanite being the same price as a amethyst. Silver or not. 

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@songbird 

The Q doesn't operate that way.  Each size choice will be at a different price point, but not the gemstone choices themselves.

As for tanzanite, it depends. There's a lot of A and AA quality out there.  Some amethyst, like the more prized Uruguayan material with its known deep flashes of red, is more in line with the other exotic gemstone choices offered in this bracelet.

We'll see soon enough. I'm just happy for exotics in faceted gemstones in the TSV.

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Gem shopping doesn't do AA or AAA.  I always see them described as vivid. I have never heard them describe as AA or any kind of A.  And those are in the $60,000.00 range.  Those are the ones I see as deep blue with red flashes. Once an  announcer called them Sapphire, but caught himself and said if it was a sapphire with that color, it would be 6 Million.  I get them mixed up sometimes. Sometimes they do show the cheap light ones for around $2,000.00.  But compared to the deep blue of the vivid, they look transparent. For exotic, I much prefer the Pariaba Tourmaline.  Much stronger then the Tanzanite.

[Sammycat1]

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@songbird wrote:

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@Sammycat1 wrote:

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@songbird wrote:

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@Sammycat1 wrote:

@banned again 

Thanks!  Price will be interesting.

I agree that the bottom doesn't make sense as plain amethyst, which is not exotic. Could be Uruguayan amethyst or rhodolite.

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Most probably different prices per gems.Can't imagine a Tanzanite being the same price as a amethyst. Silver or not. 

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@songbird 

The Q doesn't operate that way.  Each size choice will be at a different price point, but not the gemstone choices themselves.

As for tanzanite, it depends. There's a lot of A and AA quality out there.  Some amethyst, like the more prized Uruguayan material with its known deep flashes of red, is more in line with the other exotic gemstone choices offered in this bracelet.

We'll see soon enough. I'm just happy for exotics in faceted gemstones in the TSV.

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Gem shopping doesn't do AA or AAA.  I always see them described as vivid. I have never heard them describe as AA or any kind of A.  And those are in the $60,000.00 range.  Those are the ones I see as deep blue with red flashes. Once an  announcer called them Sapphire, but caught himself and said if it was a sapphire with that color, it would be 6 Million.  I get them mixed up sometimes. Sometimes they do show the cheap light ones for around $2,000.00.  But compared to the deep blue of the vivid, they look transparent. For exotic, I much prefer the Pariaba Tourmaline.  Much stronger then the Tanzanite.

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Of course gem shopping does AA and AAA. Toddle over to Gem Shopping Network some time.ShopHQ has done both in the past; so has QVC.

Also, while the Moh's scale talks about the hardness of a gem, that's not the only measure of durability. On Moh's, there's a hair of difference between paraiba tourmaline and tanzanite from a Moh's perspective:  paraiba's at 7-7.5 roughly and tanzanite's at  7. You may enjoy reading the GIA website to broaden your knowledge of gemstones.

Here's a good article on all the factors that speak to gemstone durability:

https://4cs.gia.edu/en-us/blog/more-than-mohs-scale-gem-durability/

[Sammycat1]

@banned again 

Thanks for the promo!

[songbird]

@Sammycat1   The other day they had very high end ones and they just called them vivid.  They sell a lot.  Low end ones (under $3,000.00)  Medium range ones and the high range ones.  I don't like Tanzanite even though my passion is corundum.  You would think I would like them because of the deep blue, but I don't.  But Gem Shopping (I watch them a lot) have Tanzanites on all the time.  Most of them are the smaller face ones in medium to medium dark blue, but the ones they have on the entire trays are usually the lighter hues.   They sell those all tray Tanzanites about once a month.  And they usually run around $3,000 to $4,000,  Probably close to what Q and the others sell them for. Of the exotics, I do prefer the Paraiba  I no longer watch TVON, but they also sold them for about that price range.  the only gem stones I own are of course Sapphires (quite a few of those) rubies, yellow  and pink Sapphires.  Most of which I got from Gem Shopping.  they all have certificates from various gem assoications. The only non conundrum I have is a Paraiba  and a Rubillite.  I don't count semi-precious, but I do have those.  Medium range gems I love are Tourmalines.

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Gem Day TSV: $249.00 XS, S, Ave, L or XL

J-371278 Generation Gems Sterling Oval-Cut Multi Exotic Gemstone Bracelet

J-371279 Generation Gems Sterling Oval-Cut Tanzanite Tennis Bracelet

J-371280 Generation Gems Sterling Oval-Cut Chrome Diopside Tennis Bracelet

J-371281 Generation Gems Sterling Oval-Cut Fire Opal Tennis Bracelet

J-371282 Generation Gems Sterling Oval-Cut Blue Apatite Tennis Bracelet

J-371283 Generation Gems Sterling Oval-Cut Pink Rhodolite Tennis Bracelet

Matching pieces to the February 3, 2021 Gem Day TSV:

J-371356 Generation Gems Sterling Oval Exotic Gemstone Stud Earrings

J-371363 Generation Gems Sterling Oval Exotic Gemstone Ring

J-371370 Generations Gems Sterling Oval Exotic Gemstone Tennis Necklace

A closer look at the pink rhodolite ring, J-371361:

[alice87]

such nice colors, any item numbers yet?

[nova]

@banned again  These are the most inclusive bracelet lengths I have ever seen sold here!  It's literally like ordering a custom sixe bracelet when you can order anything from XS to XL.  Kudos to Generation Gems!

[Kindaglitzy]

@alice87 The TSV is available to order now. Each gem has a different Item Number. You can view them, although photos are limited, if you click on “Today Special Value” on app home page or search “generation gems” and they should come up.

Regarding XL size, they are not first to offer this size. JAI has in a few bracelets as well as Kirks Folly in XL.