Monstrosities

[Ant7t]

How about this?! Quick, it's a GC Daily Deal. Top Forbes gemstone! A bargain!

(An ugly thing even if TMWNN were to move the decimal point two places to the left!)

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I'm on my way out, so I've yet to study this. I did a quick look for 'natural'. Found one on the page, for £95 at nearly 5ct. that looks somewhat better than this one. If you see others

https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/grandidierite_rough

 

[historymystery]

He's like an old woman whose lost her beauty. He's an ex-pert. And yes, gold tone is the very best of the best. Even Charlie Barron uses it on his bestest pearls. Can you imagine?

Oo, talking of DT. I glanced at JM earlier. No he wasn't there when I saw it, but they had on the show leatherette jewellery boxes with a 'clasp' of a cab of his beloved Queen Conch. All under a tenner.

That may come as news to Charlie Barron!

 

[TheManWithNoName]

I don’t know too much about gemstones but the few I have in jewellery have very sharp precise cuts. This one doesn’t and looks off kilter too. Are they being cut by trainees?

A lot of GC stones seem to be like this recently.

I'm convinced that they're buying other companies 'rejects' cheaply and selling them on at Gemporia prices. DISCLAIMER: I have no proof of this. It's just my suspicion.

 

[AndyW]

A lot of GC stones seem to be like this recently.

I'm convinced that they're buying other companies 'rejects' cheaply and selling them on at Gemporia prices. DISCLAIMER: I have no proof of this. It's just my suspicion.

You might have something here. Emily has said that they've "moved location" in India, she no longer waxes lyrical about Sharmille (?), talks about the new channel manager "sourcing" and I haven't heard much mention or seen videos relating to the promotion of women in lapidary recently. It's obvious that Gemporia is buying in ready-made jewellery a lot more than they used to (chains, etc aside), so perhaps that strategy has been applied to Gem Collector too.

I'm on my way out, so I've yet to study this. I did a quick look for 'natural'. Found one on the page, for £95 at nearly 5ct. that looks somewhat better than this one. If you see others

https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/grandidierite_rough

Some nice rough with a deep teal colour, as well as some pale green glass being sold as 7ct Grandidierite for £25

 

[TheManWithNoName]

You might have something here. Emily has said that they've "moved location" in India, she no longer waxes lyrical about Sharmille (?), talks about the new channel manager "sourcing" and I haven't heard much mention or seen videos relating to the promotion of women in lapidary recently. It's obvious that Gemporia is buying in ready-made jewellery a lot more than they used to (chains, etc aside), so perhaps that strategy has been applied to Gem Collector too.

My suspicion is that India has long gone. I'm thinking China, which is where a lot of the jewellery is made now - and a lot of stones seen to e coming from there too.

If that is the case, I seriously hope they're getting stones lab tested because the Chinese are not exactly the most trustworthy.

 

[Ant7t]

If that is the case, I seriously hope they're getting stones lab tested because the Chinese are not exactly the most trustworthy.

Don't tell the newest Gem Specialist that. He LOVES them to the moon and back. What they say goes. To do a turn of phrase used here. If 'they' told him the sky was green, he'd believe them, especially if they had written proof, signed and sealed.

 

[Marietta]

I don’t know too much about gemstones but the few I have in jewellery have very sharp precise cuts. This one doesn’t and looks off kilter too. Are they being cut by trainees?

Troth probably trained his cat to do it!

 

[Marietta]

My suspicion is that India has long gone. I'm thinking China, which is where a lot of the jewellery is made now - and a lot of stones seen to e coming from there too.

If that is the case, I seriously hope they're getting stones lab tested because the Chinese are not exactly the most trustworthy.

I've just been listening to a 1996 song, 'Where have all the Cowboys gone?'
I think we all know the answer to that!