Jewelry

[depglass]

14K gold earrings with six 80 point stones for 1200.00 plus?  I hate to say it, but today's fissure filled rubies are not like the old Burma rubies. 

[IMW]

I totally agree. It seems very misleading to keep touting the clarity, the origin etc and not discussing the glass filling of these inferior stones. 

I expected better from Chuck, my mistake.

[Trinity11]

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@depglass wrote:

14K gold earrings with six 80 point stones for 1200.00 plus?  I hate to say it, but today's fissure filled rubies are not like the old Burma rubies. 

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Chuck has always pushed the envelope when he talks about the quality of what he sells. Years ago he was selling diamond jewelry claiming they were SI goods and when I appraised them they were fill of inclusions, carbon spots and probably I2. I never trusted his opinion again.

[Tinkrbl44]

@depglass

Chuck WHO ?

[JavaQueen]

This is something I have noticed with watches. Hosts will point out what a great deal it is and tell you that a product was first $$$ when it was introduced. What they fail to mention is that it is a downgraded product. (Swiss to Asian-made for example and sapphire crystals replaced with mineral or some man-made equivalent.) A

Chuck utilizes the same bait-and-switch tactic. I no longer watch him. Years ago, (over a decade ago?) his line was better. At some point, he just couldn't offer what he used to. He still has to sell product, so he's caught. ( don't agree with this practice, btw. It's what is done.)

[songbird]

You can still get gorgeous and high quality Burma rubies by getting a GIA report with them.  Individual jewelers do it for you and some places like Gem Shopping will  sell you rubies with GIA reports.  Gem Shopping has a policy of not offering any glass filled in rubies.  Their prices are quite high, but it's worth it to get clean rubies.  Ihave some beautiful rubies (& sapphires) that came with lab reports.

[blackhole99]

I think Chuck sells junk, the only jewelry I would think of buying from Evine is the Artisan crafted line.

[Kachina624]

Its pretty much hit or miss with Chuck's jewelry.  Just when you're about to give up, you get a hit.  All of the rhodolite I've gotten from him has been brownish.  For some reason, rubies leave me cold, just not interested.  Same with emeralds.   I'm off jewelry buying; Evine's high S&h on jewelry becomes expensive when you get junk and have to keep doing returns. 

[Pecky]

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@blackhole99 wrote:

I think Chuck sells junk, the only jewelry I would think of buying from Evine is the Artisan crafted line.

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@blackhole99 wrote:

I think Chuck sells junk, the only jewelry I would think of buying from Evine is the Artisan crafted line.

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I totally agree!! His jewlery is very low quality.

[JavaQueen]

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