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Jezza_Belle
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Registered: 2001-2-24 02:29:30
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1/1/00 12:00am
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putzbutt posted:
lab created diamonds are still very expensive and not that good yet but i'm sure that will change over time
lab created emeralds have been around for a long time and while they aren't cheap they are a lot less expensive than a mined one
I'm one of those few women that isn't very impressed by diamonds. They're clear and a little sparkly, but I'd prefer something with color.
It would be awesome if they figure out Tanzanite to lab create it, since the mines only seem to be pulling out the lesser quality stones these days.
for anyone interested in buying loose stones, this place has always been great for me. and they have such a huge collection of different stones, I found them from ebay years ago, they still do auctions too.
http://www.thaigem.com
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putzbutt
Posts: 156
Registered: 2001-12-25 08:34:18
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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Jezza_Belle posted:
putzbutt posted:
lab created diamonds are still very expensive and not that good yet but i'm sure that will change over time
lab created emeralds have been around for a long time and while they aren't cheap they are a lot less expensive than a mined one
I'm one of those few women that isn't very impressed by diamonds. They're clear and a little sparkly, but I'd prefer something with color.
It would be awesome if they figure out Tanzanite to lab create it, since the mines only seem to be pulling out the lesser quality stones these days.
for anyone interested in buying loose stones, this place has always been great for me. and they have such a huge collection of different stones, I found them from ebay years ago, they still do auctions too.
http://www.thaigem.com
i've bought quite a few things from them in the past
i love the first ring that shows up here
http://www.addmorecolortoyourlife.com/jewelryfashion/bring-on-the-browns.asp
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Jezza_Belle
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Posts: 2,771
Registered: 2001-2-24 02:29:30
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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Lab created precious gemstones?
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putzbutt posted:
Jezza_Belle posted:
putzbutt posted:
lab created diamonds are still very expensive and not that good yet but i'm sure that will change over time
lab created emeralds have been around for a long time and while they aren't cheap they are a lot less expensive than a mined one
I'm one of those few women that isn't very impressed by diamonds. They're clear and a little sparkly, but I'd prefer something with color.
It would be awesome if they figure out Tanzanite to lab create it, since the mines only seem to be pulling out the lesser quality stones these days.
for anyone interested in buying loose stones, this place has always been great for me. and they have such a huge collection of different stones, I found them from ebay years ago, they still do auctions too.
http://www.thaigem.com
i've bought quite a few things from them in the past
i love the first ring that shows up here
http://www.addmorecolortoyourlife.com/jewelryfashion/bring-on-the-browns.asp
I'm not old enough to wear something like that yet, lol.
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JD_HOGG
Posts: 2,846
Registered: 2008-3-18 08:04:21
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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I just looked at that auction site. Those are some crappy quality stones!
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Axispipe
Title: Destroyer of Worlds
Posts: 525
Registered: 2002-2-9 11:05:08
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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i would rather purchase the lab developed stones from a moral standpoint. you don't know where that non_lab_developed stone is coming from, and by what means was it mined.
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Dark_EternalFF
Title: Official ACF Turd
Posts: 1,838
Registered: 2002-11-8 22:44:06
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Date Posted:
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Cawlin
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Registered: 2005-2-22 07:58:42
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1/1/00 12:00am
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Precious stones used to be currency, and of course decoration.
When the world moved on and economies got their act together and dealt with each others representative currencies, precious stones really became about decoration (setting aside the industrial uses of them).
One thing I can tell you is true: you will never go broke overestimating the vanity of human beings.
It hasn't even been all that difficult for the marketing folks to convince people that ostentatious displays of wealth in the form of impractical rare stones is not only a good thing. This vanity issue was readily subverted to the point that so many actually literally believe that they can gauge the depth of their partner's love by the size of the precious stone their partner gives them...
As far as I'm concerned, if you can make a super duper saw blade or abrasive out of them, or if you can shoot a laser through them that does some awesome task, then they're great. Other than that, they might as well just be bits of colored glass as far as I care.
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Gaevren
Title: Wat do?
Posts: 1,181
Registered: 2004-9-15 09:29:36
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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I love yellow/tan/brown gemstones. Don't care for that ring at all though. But those colors are awesome with my complexion, which has yellow undertones, rather than pink or blue.
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Tipztoe
Posts: 1,775
Registered: 2004-3-1 17:53:43
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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jonus156 posted:
My wife would S*** down both legs if i could afford to buy her any jewels she wouldnt care if they were blood stones or lab stones.
the only jewelry my wife cared about was the engagment/wedding rings.. other than that, she'd rather have the latest iphone than a necklace.
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Lithium_Power
Title: I want my icon back....
Posts: 256
Registered: 2001-12-6 18:29:44
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:00am
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I fail to see how it matters.
All lab created gems would solve a LOT of issues in Africa.
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