'Double Blue' Aquamarine.

[TheManWithNoName]

Who on earth thinks of these names at Gemporia?

I thought their other Aquamarine was 'the finest Aquamarine'? How can they get better than 'the finest Aquamarine'?

Is this double finest Aquamarine then, as opposed to the wishy-washy single blue finest Aquamarine?

I have better names they could call it.

They could call this one 'proper actually Blue Aquamarine', and the other stuff 'crap almost colourless Aquamarine'.

A few hours ago, they were selling 'Fire Diamonds' - as opposed to what Gemporia, 'Fireless Diamonds'?

 

[Rose de France]

I don't know, but the photo shows greenish blue aquamarine...

 

[TheManWithNoName]

I don't know, but the photo shows greenish blue aquamarine...

'Double Blue with a bit of Single Green Aquamarine"

 

[leslie61]

'Double Blue with a bit of Single Green Aquamarine"

I've seen these 'double blue' shows before and always turned off as they always look grey to be and nothing blue about them.

 

[user 17461]

Last night Hattie was flogging an alleged padparadscha sapphire ring. Now, I always thought that kind of sapphire was a delicate peach-pink colour.

The stones in the ring Hattie had were a strong firey neon orange. I thought they were pretty as they were, but peach-pink tney were not.

But calling them "padparadscha" gives them leeway to shove an extra £100+ on the price. Which is probably why they shove unnecessary descriptions in the titles of everything they're selling lately.

It comes to something when those mates on your telly box want to solve their cashflow problems by screwing you over.

 

[TheManWithNoName]

Last night Hattie was flogging an alleged padparadscha sapphire ring. Now, I always thought that kind of sapphire was a delicate peach-pink colour.

The stones in the ring Hattie had were a strong firey neon orange. I thought they were pretty as they were, but peach-pink tney were not.

But calling them "padparadscha" gives them leeway to shove an extra £100+ on the price. Which is probably why they shove unnecessary descriptions in the titles of everything they're selling lately.

It comes to something when those mates on your telly box want to solve their cashflow problems by screwing you over.

There's no way on earth that their so-called 'Padparadscha' Sapphires have been signed off by a lab as such.

Most of the time, they look identical to the pink sapphires. Occasionally, they're pure orange or just recently, ruby red.

Padparadscha's should be a a orangish-pink.

If these were true Padparadscha's, they would not have been able to get them in the endless amounts they've had over the past 6 years or so - and they wouldn't be flogging them for a tenner on Gem Collectors daily deals page. True Padparadscha Sapphires sell for at least SEVERAL HUNDRED pounds.

True Padparadscha's are extremely rare.

 

[rubia]

How On earth can they be called "double" blue? They look grey to me and they are so washed out. What is going on? They buy the cheapest rough and magic a name then charge the earth for it!

 

[TheManWithNoName]

How On earth can they be called "double" blue? They look grey to me and they are so washed out. What is going on? They buy the cheapest rough and magic a name then charge the earth for it!

Yeah, there was some on earlier today and it was quite weak in colour. It was called 'Santa Maria Double Blue Aquamarine'.

So, is just the old wishy-washy Santa Maria material then.

 

[AndyW]

There's no way on earth that their so-called 'Padparadscha' Sapphires have been signed off by a lab as such.

Most of the time, they look identical to the pink sapphires. Occasionally, they're pure orange or just recently, ruby red.

Padparadscha's should be a a orangish-pink.

If these were true Padparadscha's, they would not have been able to get them in the endless amounts they've had over the past 6 years or so - and they wouldn't be flogging them for a tenner on Gem Collectors daily deals page. True Padparadscha Sapphires sell for at least SEVERAL HUNDRED pounds.

True Padparadscha's are extremely rare.

Example to illustrate TMWNN's point. (Tonight's Under £30 hour on GC).

 

[historymystery]

There's no way on earth that their so-called 'Padparadscha' Sapphires have been signed off by a lab as such.

Most of the time, they look identical to the pink sapphires. Occasionally, they're pure orange or just recently, ruby red.

Padparadscha's should be a a orangish-pink.

If these were true Padparadscha's, they would not have been able to get them in the endless amounts they've had over the past 6 years or so - and they wouldn't be flogging them for a tenner on Gem Collectors daily deals page. True Padparadscha Sapphires sell for at least SEVERAL HUNDRED pounds.

True Padparadscha's are extremely rare.

I remember when they had silver rings set with what was apparently a Padparadscha Quartz solitaire stone - and the bit that was continually emphasised was the word 'Padparadscha'.

 

[Ant7t]

I remember when they had silver rings set with what was apparently a Padparadscha Quartz solitaire stone - and the bit that was continually emphasised was the word 'Padparadscha'.

Bugs me, as you know. IF they call it 'insert incredible and rare stone name here' coloured stone and left it at that, selling them on the quality of what is being sold and not just coz they named it after a rare bit of rock. Side note, if I recall when Visage started, she named her brand in colours of gemstones too. Don't know if she still does that, but just because a lipstick is called Ruby Red, or Padparadscha Orange, doesn't mean they keep harping on how much it looks like its namesake. It's immaterial.

 

[OrangeLady]

It's a marketing ploy, to tie it in to the "home of genuine gemstones". Pretending to be Cleopatra, crushing actual minerals to make eyeshadows.

Although I did raise an eyebrow at the cashmere wraps a few months ago... wasn't there a hi-vis yellow one called citrine???

 

[Ant7t]

It's a marketing ploy, to tie it in to the "home of genuine gemstones"

I know that would be the only tie in to Gems. Probably the only way they could introduce themselves to a jewellery channel.

 

[OrangeLady]

At least they didn't emulate Farrow and Ball and start naming things "elephant's breath"

 

[Ant7t]

At least they didn't emulate Farrow and Ball and start naming things "elephant's breath"

If that's a colour, how close would you have to get to the elephant to see it? Or is it imagined by smell? Ooo, had a thought, I hope it's not a perfume. I smell of elephant's breath. Lovely.

 

[TheManWithNoName]

At least they didn't emulate Farrow and Ball and start naming things "elephant's breath"

Why do I imagine Jake Thompson to smell like this?

 

[user 17461]

Why do I imagine Jake Thompson to smell like this?

Possibly not like an elephants breath. Wrong end, probably