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Gemstones - Newly Photographed
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Prices may increase on any particular gemstone depending on market conditions and the fact that many of All That Glitters items are One of a Kind...
All That Glitters is known for Cherry Picking and searching throughout the world for the Finest Gemstones and Rough available. Lower quality material may be be found online or in stores, but few have the exceptional material that we offer the trade and our online customers...
Back from our month of travels in Thailand and Sri Lanka.
NEW PHOTOS and INVENTORY.
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| Neon Screaming Pinkish Red
Ruby weighing 1.97ct . Recut by our Master Cutter from a 2.50ct
original gemstone. This is a certed Ruby - see the link
below. It is heated and some of the powder surrounding the
gem during the heating process was originally to be found on the
surface in an insignificant amount. With the recutting, this
would have been removed. (egaj-11-63) $7,880 < View Original Cert > |
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| 4.19ct Unsual Blue
Sapphire - there is a slight green component to the color. This
was recut by our Master Cutter from an original weight of
4.96cts.
(egaj-11-17) $7,123 |
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| A True Blue (Indicolite)
Tourmaline from Namibia. Recut to a 3.63ct
gem from its original weight of 4.24cts by our Master Cutter.
(kjcl-11-06) $2,178 (A low price considering the
size, the color and the fact that our Master Cutter reworked this
gem. You won't find something like this in your local jewelry
store - ofcourse, this could be said of a very large percentage of our
inventory!) |
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| 11 pieces of Ethiopian
Opal totalling 36.48cts. Photo does not do these pieces any
justice. This is the last of our rough which was cabbed by
one of our cabbers. $175/ct (ethop-10p-01p) |
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| Two fine Ethiopian Opals
weighing a total of 9.61cts. $250/ct Notice the interesting honeycomb pattern in the Opal on the right. (ethop-10p-02p) |
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| We saw these
Carved Amethyst Pieces weighing about 30cts total, while in
Thailand. The color of this Boliviian material is very nice and
it is rare than one finds a pair, but these were carved specifically
for this purpose. (If we didn't purchase them, one of our
associates whom we showed them too was going to!) We had them
set in Custom Silver and they are also Rhodium plated, so they will not
tarnish. The design will allow the proud owner to have two
distinct sets of earrings, as these can be worn as just studs, or one
can add the drops to make a very different appearing set of
earrings. The drop will be secure due to the design on the
studs. With the typical markup in a retail store, this
should sell for about $600 or so. Our price is $425
for these one of a kind custom pieces! (Note that these are still in Thailand
and we will not take possession of them until Tucson. We can ship
them the 2nd week of February) |
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| A -
1.25ct Light Yellow Oval UNHEATED Sapphire
(egaj-11-02) $625 < View Cert
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| B - 1.87ct Medium Yellow Oval UNHEATED Sapphire (egaj-11-01) $1,403 < View Cert > | |
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| A -
0.84ct Round Blue Sapphire UNHEATED (egaj-11-04)
$840 < View Cert
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| B -
1.15ct Deep Blue Oval Sapphire, UNHEATED (egaj-11-28) $1,725 < View Cert > |
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| A -
1.74ct Fine Deep Blue Oval Sapphire, UNHEATED (egaj-11-29) $3,045 < View Cert > |
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| B -
2.17ct Light to Medium Blue Lively Sapphire (Cushion), UNHEATED,
(egaj-11-27) $2,821 < View Cert > |
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| A -
2.64ct Orangy Pink Oval Sapphire, UNHEATED Note the color description - the color description of a Padparadscha. It was bought as a Pad, but we always sell as a Orangy Sapphire. It is a rather unique gemstone, in that under diffused daylight, it looks like a smoky pink, and then under incandescent, it is a bright lively reddish orange. Depending on the lights available, this seems to be a real color changer!) (egaj-11-37) $5,280 < View Cert > |
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| B -
3.24ct Medium Blue Octagon Sapphire, UNHEATED Not a common shape for Sapphire and a very good size! (egaj-11-25) $5,508 < View Cert > |
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| 3.41cts
of Light Yellow Chrysobery, nicely faceted and clean as you can
see. The photo isn't too far off from the color, but it is a
light to medium lively yellow. (egaj-11-08p) Oval 1.47cts - $221 Cushion 1.94cts - $291 |
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| A very
nice lively green Tsavorite Garnet weighing 1.40cts. (egaj-11-65) $1400 |
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| Parcel
of Sapphire including colors of Deep Blue, Deep Pink, Blue, Purplish
Pink and a Color Shifting Purple/Blue. Maybe purchased separately. (egaj-11-41p) $1200/ct From left to right: Blue Oval - 1.84cts Pink Cushion - 1.58cts Color Shifting Oval (blue to a variation of purple) - 1.92cts Purply Pink Sq Cushion - 1.74cts Color Shifting Oval (fine purple to indigo) - 1.66cts |
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| One of
the last gemstones that was rushed to us prior to departing to the
airport in Sri Lanka. This had been under negotiations for some
time and we only came to an agreement on the day of our
departure. A lively deep glowing blue 3.61ct Sapphire with a
brilliant bottom which gives it the brilliance seen. A unique
shape for Sapphire and also a very large one too!
(egaj-11-68) $12,635 |
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| A - A
Deep Pink Round Sapphire weiging 0.73cts. (egaj-11-58)
$548 |
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| B -
0.91ct Oval Pinkish Orange Sapphire (Purchased as a
Pad) (egaj-11-36) $1,365 |
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| A - A Reddish Purple Cushion Sapphire weighing 0.98cts. (egaj-11-03) $1,274 | |
| B - 1.03ct Bright Pink Round Sapphire (egaj-11-19) $773 | |
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| A -
1.21ct Oval Purplish Sapphire (egaj-11-30)
$1,452 |
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| B - A
uniquely colored medium Salmon 1.35ct Oval Sapphire. (Purchased as a
Pad) (egaj-11-47) $2,295 |
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| A - 1.35ct Oval Purplish Pink Sapphire (egaj-11-15) $2,025 | |
| B - Deep Blue Round 1.41ct Sapphire (Approx 6.1mm) (egaj-11-51) $1,410 | |
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| A - 1.43ct Glowing Deep Blue Oval Sapphire (egaj-11-07) $2,860 | |
| B - A
nice 2.04ct Oval Salmon Orange Sapphire
(egaj-11-55) $4,080 |
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| A -
2.25ct Purplish Pink Oval Sapphire (egaj-11-62)
$2,250 |
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| B -
Cushion Shaped 2.61ct Sapphire of a Medium Pink
(egaj-11-31) $3,915 |
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| A - A lively 2.69ct 7.6mm Round Lighter to Medium Blue Sapphire (egaj-11-44) $3,228 | |
| B
- 2.98ct Cushion Sapphire of a Medium Glowing Blue
color (egaj-11-40) $5,215 |
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| A -
2.98ct Cushion Sapphire of a nice deep Glowing Blue
(egaj-11-60) $5,960 |
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| B - Glowing Blue 3.19ct Oval Sapphire (egaj-11-53) $9,570 | |
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| A - A Large 3.22ct Cushion Deep Bright Pink Sapphire (egaj-11-59) $8,050 | |
| B -
3.48ct Oval Fine Deep Blue Sapphire. Larger pieces tend to
be far more costly per carat! (egaj-11-24)
$10,440 |
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| A -
1.58ct Glowing Blue Oval Sapphire (egaj-11-05)
$2,370 |
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| B - 2.00ct Pink Triangular Sapphire (egaj-11-67) $3,000 | |
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| A - Large 2.78ct Cushion Shaped Purplish Pink/Pinkish Purple Sapphire (egaj-11-48) $5,560 | |
| B - A
very large nice 3.82ct Cushion Shaped Sapphire of a Glowing
Blue (egaj-11-39) $11,340 |
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| A -
Photo doesn't do this 1.63ct Oval Tsavorite Garnet any justice.
It is much brighter and lively with a nice sparkle.
(egaj-11-49) $2,445 |
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| B - A
super 1.65ct Brilliant Square Cushion Tsavorite Garnet of a nice deep
green without being too light or too dark! (egaj-11-50) $2,888 |
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| Actually, the
colors of the two pieces above are not too different from each
other. Some may describe them as Chrome Green, but certainly nice
Tsavos neither too dark or too light! |
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| A -
1.40ct Oval Pinkish Orange Sapphire. (Purchased as a Pad)
(egaj-11-10) $2,800 |
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| B - 1.14ct Oval Reddish Purple Sapphire (egaj-11-61) $1,114 | |
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| A - 1.76ct Oval Glowing Blue Blue Sapphire (egaj-11-06) $3,520 | |
| B - 2.01ct Oval Yellowish Orange Sapphire (egaj-11-34) $2,513 | |
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| A - 2.11ct Purplish Oval Sapphire with hints of Blue (egaj-11-35) $3,165 | |
| B - 2.21ct Purplish Emerald Cut Sapphire (egaj-11-57) $3,315 | |
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| A - Another large Round Glowing Blue Sapphire weighing 3.32cts! Rare in this color, size and shape!... (egaj-11-21) $11,620 | |
| B - A
very large 7.02ct Cushion Shaped Sapphire of a unique color, somewhat
similar to the Hope Diamond... (egaj-11-23) $14,040 |
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| Matched
Pair of 6mm Round Blue Sapphires weighing a total of
2.17cts. Under the lights that we photographed, one seems to glow
as does a Kashmir Sapphire. It is not as obvious in this closeup
photograph and as a pair of earrings, it should not be a problem, but
we wouldn't use them as the sides to a center gemstone.
(egaj-11-20) $1200/ct for the pair; if one is purchased,
$1500/ct. A super buy in either case! (The Sapphire on the left weighs 1.17ct and the one on the right weighs 1.00cts) |
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| A
wonderful lively neony green Tsavorite Garnet weighing
2.13ct. Have everything going for it - size, color, cutting,
polish, clarity and price! Photo doesn't capture the color,
polish, etc. (egaj-11-46) $3,728 |
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| A - 1.24ct Glowing Blue Sapphire Cushion (egaj-11-09) $1,550 | |
| B -
1.28ct Pink Sapphire Oval (egaj-11-43) $,1920 |
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| A -
1.55ct Deep Glowing Blue Sapphire Square Cushion (egaj-11-52)
$2,325 |
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| B -
1.63ct Pink with hint of Orange Oval Spaphire, bought as
Padparadscha as many of our pinish or orangy Sapphires are, and being
sold as a Pinkish Sapphire. (though we must admit, this
color does seem to be what is expected of a Pad! A few
others recently purchased would probably pass as a Pad in the US
depending on who was doing the nomenclature.) (egaj-11-26) $3,260 |
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| A -
2.29ct Oval Bright Medium to Deep Blue Sapphire
(egaj-11-38) $5,725 |
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| B - 2.30ct Deep Blue Oval Sapphire (egaj-11-42) $5,980 | |
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| A
- 3.06ct Cushion Shaped Purplish Pink Oval
Sapphire (egaj-11-16) $7,956 |
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| B - Rare
Large Round Fine Glowing Deep Blue Sapphire weighing 3.75cts and
measuring 8.8mm! (egaj-11-22) $13,125 |
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| Matched
pair of Pinkish Purple Oval Sapphires weighing a total of
1.62cts. (egaj-11-18) $1,588 |
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| 34 pieces of 4.5mm Round Tsavorite Garnet, great for earrings or bracelt, etc. Total carat weight of 14.89cts at $300 per carat. Great color, a not very often seen shape that are well matched for a special creation. (egaj-11-45p) |
The prices for the Demantoid below are based on The Guides wholesale pricing as of Nov/Dec
2010 and since we purchased them well, we choose the lower categories for pricing. Priced to move.
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| A -
1.28ct Oval Demantoid Garnet (Namibia). Nicely faceted, eye clean
with nice dispersion! (kjcl-11-20) $1,280 |
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| B -
1.54ct Oval Demantoid Garnet (Namibia). Nicely faceted, eye clean
with nice dispersion! Photo does not do this gem justice! (kjcl-11-23) $2,310 |
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B |
| A -
2.02ct Demantoid Garnet, super cut, dispersion, size, clarity and
price! Also from Namibia. (kjcl-11-22) $4,040 |
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| B -
2.43ct Demantoid Garnet - a nice sparkler with dispersion and a color
which is a mix of green and yellow, as well as a touch of olive.
Namibia (kjcl-11-07) $2,430 |
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| 4.25ct
Matched Pair of Demantoid Garnets; Rare gemstones in general, but even
more rare in a pair! (kjcl-11-08) $4,250 |
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| Rarely
seen in this size or clarity, these Nigerian Spessartite Garnets look
like gum
drops. There are a few small inclusions, but for this material
this too is rare. Nothing in either gemstone is noticeable where
it would be considered a negative. Pear: 10.64cts;
Oval: 5.98cts (kjcl-11-15) $150/ct (Note the original asking price offered to us for these two pieces was $300/ct - and considering what this material sells for, it wasn't ourageous, but we had a local negotiator and after a day, we got a very good price so we can offer these to our customers at a great price... More than one person present during the purchase noted that these were clean enough to facet and were surprised that they hadn't been faceted, as the few inclusions would have been what was expected in gemstones of this color and type!) |
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| 5.50ct Ethiopian Opal, large and nice Play of Color! We have been selling most of our stock that we have cabbed from rough to jewelry stores. Now is the time to make your Opal purchase, as the prices for this material are going up and before you know it, this new find will be selling at prices comparable to Australian Opal! (kjcl-11-13) SOLD! (to a Retail Store) |
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| Hackmanite (is
an important variety of sodalite) exhibits an
unusual phenomenon known as reversible photochromism, where a
mineral changes color when exposed to sunlight. This material is
from Afghanistan and this is the best of a parcel. Rarely does
one find large pieces and facet grade is even more rare. The top
photo shows the material after not having seen the sun (UV) for a few
days, and the bottom figure is when it is exposed to the sun for just a
few minutes! Initially , we tried to get the change by placing it
by a window, but because windows pass Infra-red but don't pass
Ultraviolet, the stones didn't change until we placed them
outside! A must for a collector. The first and last time we
saw this material in person was about 25 or more years ago. This
is the first Hackmanite that we have ever purchased, and hopefully, if
we find some fine material like this, we will purchase more!...
These unique pieces were mined in Burma! (kjcl-11-19)
$450 for the whole parecel consisting of 7 pieces and weighing a
total of 5.57cts! |
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| A 2.72ct
Fire Opal from Mexico. A deep neon orange with reddish
highlights. Some might even call this Cherry Opal but we feel
that it falls into the Fire Opal category. (kjcl-11-14) $225 |
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B |
| A -
1.40ct Oval Sri Lankan Sapphire of a unique color - a pink with
possibly orange
undertones. (kjcl-11-03) $2,450 |
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| B -
1.86ct Oval Sri Lankan Sapphire of a pink that looks like pink ice on
steroids -
a good solid pink. (kjcl-11-04) $2,790 |
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| Two fine
yellowish green or greenish yellow Sphenes (Madagascar) with LOTS of
dispersion -
hand picked from a large parcel for the best pieces with only two being
choosen. Emerald Cut: 2.47cts; Heart: 2.96cts
(kjcl-11-09p) $250/ct |
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| Three
fine Spenes (Pakistan) with lots of dispersion, again, chosen out of a
large
parcel for the best brilliance and dispersion! Color is accurate
and can be described as a cognac, brandy or
orangy brownish yellow (?). Call the color anything
you like, but everyone will agree that it IS
beautiful! (kjcl-11-10p)
$250/ct Small Trilliant: 1.95cts Cushion: 1.56cts Under Consideration - Inquire if Interested (RS) Large Trilliant: 2.78cts (kjcl-11-10p) $250/ct |
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| A
really nice 2.48ct Cushion Cut Burmese Spinel of a reddish orange or
orangy red color. Color depends on the lights available and can
be more intense under certain lights. Clean and nicely brilliant,
fine spinel is more difficult to find each year, not to mention the
price per carat continues to climb every year.
(kjcl-11-25) $1,860 |
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| For the purist
or collector, here is an unheated Tanzanite! Nicely cut and
weighing 1.96cts, this piece will turn blue/purple if heated. The
body color is a mix of many colors, with some being yellow, green,
brown, smoky, etc. (kjcl-11-17) $980 |
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| A LARGE round
4.62ct 10mm(!) Tanzanite. When we saw this, we had to have
it! Round Tanzanites are hard to find - or at least larger finer
ones. Small ones are easy to find, but the color is
obviously light. When they get to be this size, they are the
color one seeks in Tanzanites. A rare find in this size, color,
cutting, shape, etc.... (kjcl-11-02) $2,975 |
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| A - A
wonderful blue green (sort of neony deep sea foam?) Namibian Tourmaline
weighing 2.06cts. A nice bright stone from a country that has
produced some gorgeous colors in the past, as this one
proves! (kjcl-11-05) $1,133 |
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| B -
2.09ct Purplish Tourmaline from Mozambique, one of our favorite
colors. Rare in this size, color and clarity as it is
clean. This material is typically highly included, with the
exception of some of the fine pieces that All That Glitters purchased
abroad back in 2006 and 2007. The material is no longer
available. (kjcl-11-16) $315 |
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| A super
blue colored 5.90ct Emerald Cut Zircon from Cambodia. All good
blues have climbed in price over the past few years, and we will say
the same about now in a few more years. The color of this blue is
more like a fine Blue Tourmaline (Indicolite) vs. what one expects from
a Blue Zircon, making this another rare find. This unique colors
are said to only be 2% of all the fine blues that are mined (and
heated). We have had some unique blues that we called Super Blue
in the past, but we believe this is a different color and a color that
we just couldn't pass on once we saw this gem.
(kjcl-11-24) $1,475 |
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| Fossil Sharks Tooth WITH
Serrations! This is an American piece but found abroad while
traveling. We thought this a special piece because most teeth do
not have the serrations. The top photo is the front of the tooth
and the bottom photo is of the back. It measures
approximately over 1" from top to bottom as well as from side to side
when measured across the root of the tooth. One can see
some striations on the front and in the very center. This
looks as if another shark might have bitten and scraped the tooth
because the lines are parallel - perhaps the shark was being eatten by
another shark! (btgem-11-02) $125 |
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B |
| A -
27+cts Eye
Agate (kjcl-11-26b1) $100 |
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| B - 28+cts Eye Agate (kjcl-11-26b2) $150 | |
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| A |
B |
| A - A
really fine example of Eye Agate, 27cts
(kjcl-11-26b3) $200 |
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| B - A
WONDERFUL 30+ct example of Eye Agate and one can understand where this
name
originates! (kjcl-11-26b4) $300 |
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| A really fine 27+ct cab of
Agate
showing some wonderful natural patterns. (kjcl-11-26c) $90 |
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| When this 7.28ct Fire
Agate was seen, it had to go into the All That Glitters
inventory. It has broad flashes of Green, Red and Orange as
you can see from the photo - which is very unusual for the material as
one usually sees the botryoidal variety. (kjcl-11-26a) $299 |
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| 21.98ct Agatized Coral
Cab. Usually this material is just fossilized but in this unusual
case, it has been replaced by Agate! (btgem-11-04) $175 |
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| A - 53+ct Fossilized Coral
Cab (kjcl-11-27p) $50 |
| B - 61+ct Fossilized Coral Cab (kjcl-11-27p) $75 |
| C -84+ct Fossilized Coral Cab (kjcl-11-27p) $100 |
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| 74+ct Unique Fossilized
Coral Cab - you can see the tentacles of the coral in this piece, not
to mention we have a few diferent colors from grey, beige, white and
even RED! (kjcl-11-27a) $150 |
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| 147.80ct Brasilian Quartz
with multiple fancy inclusions, including black Tourmaline
needles! Less than $4 per carat. (jtcpo-11-01) $549 |
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| An interesting
bracelet purchased from one of the hill tribes (see photo above - this
is the actual woman who sold this piece). It is stamped Sterling
in Chinese, but it is certainly not silver - many things are marked in China but the mark has no bearing on the actual true identity. This is an item that the woman would have purchased in a city, through barter, etc. In closer examination, this bracelet is related to the years of the Chinese calendar - looking quickly at the piece, one can see an ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, serpent/snake, horse, goat(?), monkey rooster, etc. (htribe-11-01) $30 which includes shipping! |
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| Weighing over
1,500cts, this piece of multi-colored Burmese Jade was sculpted into a
marvelous lizard. We particularly liked the banded feature of
this piece as it is truly reminiscent of some lizards.
(btgem-11-01) $950
Initial Public Offering. Difficult to find good carving material
and the price of carving has gone up tremendously! |
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| A -
11.40ct Bluish Sapphire Crystal from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
(egaj-11-32) $350 |
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| B - 12.12ct Bluish Sapphire Crystal from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka (egaj-11-13) $300 | |
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| A
cluster of small Bluish Sapphire Crystals (21.23cts) from Ratnapura,
Sri
Lanka (egaj-11-14) $375 |
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| A fairly large specimen of
numerous light grey (slightly purple or blue under some lights) Sapphire crystals from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. (egaj-11-69) $475 |
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| 11.09ct
Chrysoberyl Crystal from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka. Color is more of a
yellow and it seems as if one can probably facet a gemstone from this
piece - but it is a nice crystal with natural crystal faces on all
surfaces. This displays half of the flower like crystal structure
one expects from Chrysoberyl, but it probably grew next to another
crystal and therefore didn't obtain the expected crystal habit, but it
does have half the expecte crystalization and if one looks at it
carefully, it is an entire crystal with all the expected faces
considering of where it had probably been growing. It is
difficult to get a good color rendition as well as to show the crystal
structure of this piece. (egaj-11-12) $325 |
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| Purchased
in Sri Lanka, these are Brasilian Tourmaline Crystals showing some
transpareency and color at the terminations. All show multiple
crystals growing together. For all three: $375
(egaj-11-33) For individual pricing, please contact us via email - the price for all three is discounted since all three will be sold and can be considered a parcel closing out this original purchase. For an idea of size, see the photo below:  |
RUBYS - Red in general is a difficult color to capture by the camera. It is quite frustrating to
see one color and a internal glow at times, but only have the camera catch a variation
of what one sees in color and without that glow! Since these are certed, one can go
by the color description on the cert. The dimensions are also there and any comments as
deemed necessary by the professional performing the study. If we didn't like the color,
the inclusions, the size, the price, the clarity, etc. we would not have it in inventory and
gemstones such as these are fine in inventory because they will increase in value
on an annual basis.
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| A |
B |
| A -
1.00ct Squarish Cushion Shaped Ruby, UNHEATED, from Winza
(neecb-11-04) $3,000 < View Cert > |
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| B - 1.01ct Pear Shaped Ruby, UNHEATED, from Winza (Fibers from polishing cloth can be seen on the surface) (neecb-11-02) $3,030 < View Cert > | |
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| A - 1.02ct Cushion Ruby, UNHEATED, from Winza (vpgem-11-03) $3,060 < View Cert > | |
| B - 1.10ct Oval Ruby, UNHEATED (neecb-11-01) $3,850 < View Cert > | |
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| A -
1.54ct Pear Shaped Ruby from Mozambique. Certed as having been
heated with insignificant residue, which means that there are some
surface marks that got filled in with some of the material (borax?) that is used to surround the gemstone when heated. This is not meant to deceive as glass filling, but just a by product of heating at times if there are any voids, scratches on the surface of the gem when heated. Not the best photo as we shot it slightly off angle - so the gemstone is properly cut and not skewed as shown in the photo! (kjcl-11-12) $5,390 < View Cert > |
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| B -
3.04ct Oval Ruby from Winza, Heated. Super piece because of the
size. $21,280 (neecb-11-01) < View Cert
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| A - 2.28ct Glowing Blue Oval Madagascar Sapphire (kjcl-11-11) $5,700 < View Cert > | |
| B - Matched pair of Purple Sapphire weighing 2.06cts - UNHEATED (Mozambique) (vpgem-11-02) $2,060 < View Cert > | |
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| A 2.03ct UNHEATED Pink Sapphire from Sri Lanka. Have done two photos as the color was difficult to obtain, but the color is really nice with some hints of blue in the high lights depending on the lights available. Please excuse the lint form the polishing cloth which is on the surface.... (neecb-11-05) $5,075 < View Cert > |
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| A mix of
all colors of Sapphire, from blue, purple, lavender, green, bright
yellow, pale orange, bright orange, teal and almost clear in 4.0mm or
4.5mm sizes. This natural Sapphire has been heated and in the
cases of the oranges and bright yellows, Beryllium treated which
produces these bright colors - a process that has been going on in the
trade over the past decade or so. The price offered to us
from one of our long time associates was so good, we couldn't pass on
it. This is ideal for a store or someone interested in creating a
number of sets of earrnings, pendants, possibly even a bracelet if one
can find enough of the same size and color they wish in the
bracelet. (vpgem-11-01p) $200/ct |
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| 2.42ct
Red Burmese Spinel - Photo
color is not accurate, as it shows a reddish orange. The color in
person is a deep Ruby Red and it is even better under the right lights
(incandescent). It is not overly dark as some of this material
can be. This super gem originates from Burma, and it took a day
to negotiate the price so we could put it into our inventory. It
was purchased in Mae Sot, Thailand on the Burma border and was found in
Burma. This Burmese Red Spinal is a beauty.
(kjcl-11-21) $2,420 (IPO) < View Cert > |
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| This is an
absolutely marvelous Natural Alexandrite from Sri Lanka, Certed and
Weighing 2.07cts. Under diffused daylight by a winow, it is a
super bluish green, very reminiscent of a fine Brasilian
Alexandrite. Under incancescent, it is a very good purple.
Under the lights that we observed it under, there was no bleed through
of the colors as is the norm. It is well cut and eye clean, with
only something in the back of the gem. For the size, cutting,
clarity and color change, we really haven't seen better.
There are always issues with one of the above criteria - but in
this case, this gem has everything going for it! (egaj-11-66)
$12,000/ct < View Cert > This was one of the most difficult items to purchase in our 30+ year history of gem and rough purchasing! We worked along with a few negotiators on this particular piece. It took 8 days and met with the 'runner' (who represented the seller) about 5 times and in 3 different cities in Sri Lanka . He even took a 4 hour bus ride to personally meet with the owner of All That Glitters in Ratnapura when this Alex was first brought to our attention. Our diligent and persistent negotiators finally worked out a deal on the phone with the seller only 2 hours before we were due at the airport to leave the country. This gemstone was being driven by the runner back to his home about 45 minutes away from Colombo, in the rain and on his motorbike.... He was nearly home and had to turn around and go all the way back to Colombo to deliver the gemstone. He arrived in soaking wet clothes, but still had a smile on his face because after 8 days we had resolution and a sale. |
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| A - Photo enhanced to show
the blue green color; camera was not picking up accurate color |
B - Untouched photo shot
under incandescent light |
| C - Untouched photo shot
under LED light |
D - Untouched photo shot
under existing office light (diffused) |
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| 1.46ct Color
Changing Garnet from African. Photos are modified to show what
one sees under daylight (greenish blue or teal), fluorescent
(blue) and incandescent (purple). As in most of this
particular location/gemstone, the saturation is on the deep side.
This is a certed gemstone and one can see that the lab did indeed
indicate the color they saw in the gemstone, which validates the photos
above. (egaj-11-11) $730 < View Cert
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| 3.59ct
Yellowish Pyrope-Spessartine Garnet. The color is a yellow with a
hint of orange. The color did not photograph well and is too
golden in this photo. However, it is a unique color, lively, well
cut, clean gem! This would most likely classify as a
variety of Malaia Garnet, but with a very distince unusual
color... (egaj-11-54) $1,077 < View Cert
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| Nice lively smoky-orange
Diamond weighing 35pts and measuring 4.5mm. Clarity is a good SI
- therefore, eye clean. This is from the owner of All That Glitters personal collection purchased in 1993, and used initially in a piece of jewelry. Photo could be better as at 9 o'clock one can even see a fiber. This is a nice color and a real sparkler. $250 |
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This is an approximately 13ct opal, said to be from Brasil, and that has dendrites. In this case, one sees a lone formation of dendrites that looks like a tree and there is a dark horizontal line that seems to be the ground from which it grows. This is a unique natural scene, but it is even more curious as this is apparently a hydrophane opal that absorbs and looses water. When dry, one doesn't really see the dendrites - it is translucent to opaque. When placed in water for a few days, it absorbs the water and becomes more transparent, displaying the hidden scene inside. This particular piece was discussed with the GIA. "This appears to be a classical case of opal destabilization through whitening. I cannot say dendrites are common in opal, but they are known." Not sure if this is the exact case here and
whether that destabilization would be irreversible and if so, this is
not the case. This is very much like the Ethiopian Opal that is
hydrophane and when placed in water, will turn transparent but retain
the play of color. When it drys out, the white opaque body color
returns. This particular piece has been place in water and dried numerous times wit the same results.... Photos of this piece when dry and wet are
displayed here. This is a unique piece for a customer or someone
who appreciates the oddities of nature. $250 including shipping. (klmngo-10-01) |
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| Mookaite
hails from Australia and makes wonderful colorful cabs for
jewelry. We have done well with it and we found this specimen
which would be great to slab into consecutive pieces or
cab! Makes a great paperweight too! One website on line describes Mookaite as: "The term 'Mookaite' is an unofficial, locally coined name for a silicified porcelanite which forms in the weathering profile of a geological formation known as Windalia Radiolarite (WR), a Lower Cretaceous siltstone that outcrops over much of the Carnarvon Basin in Western Australia. Mookaite is variously, and incorrectly, described as chert, opalite, chalcedony or or combinations of the three. From a strictly geological perspective however, Mookaite is best defined as a silicified type of WR whose silification is opaline to chalcedonic." Whatever it is, it certainly gets ones attention. This large piece is polished on one side with the sides and back being natural as it was removed from the ground. $220 including shipping via USPS Priority Box. Grab it now, as this piece also appears on a website for retail stores and it would look great in their cases! |
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| This was brought back from
Brasil back in the 1980s. It has a deep pink center and a nice
green rind. As usual with all the pieces we have purchased in the
past, there is one better side to set towards the viewer. The
photo shows this side. This is like looking at a piece of stained
glass. Hard to find nice pieces that have a nice rich color. This particular one has been sold to a store, but we have two other similar ones - total weight 23.55cts. Would be great for pendants. Slightly heavy for earrings. $589 for both pieces! |
| California Kunzite from the OceanView Mine,
the Big Kahuna II Pocket! |
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| Recent
gemstone rough finds in San Diego Co. included
the new Spodumenes from the Oceanview Mine. During the 2010 mining of
the Oceanview Mine, the 'Big Kahuna' Zone was discovered. This was a
large pocket with a series of smaller satellite pockets. The zone yield
Spodumenes, Quartz, Tourmalines and Beryl. However, on 19 December, they encountered another rich zone: the Big Kahuna II. This zone, on the Baker Boulevard level, may be a down-dip continuation of the Big Kahuna zone that was dug on the next level above (Carter Court level) earlier in 2010. The above rough was faceted by our Master Cutter, so this means every facet meets perfectly and this piece could be entered into the AGTA Cutting Edge Competion. Due to the cutting, polish, color, sparkle and rarity of the material, and the fact that is an American Gemstone, it could possible win in one of the categories! 18.85cts - Shape is a custom design and is called - Uniquely K Ultima Oval 20.4 x 13.8 x 10.0mm ("very settable not deep at all and a fabulous deep color" - quote from our master cutter) Price is based on the wholesale price as shown in The Guide for jewelers/goldsmiths/gemstone trade - $200/ct ($3,770) This is the IPO - Initial Public Offering and will change in the future. |
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| Wonderful Natural Designs with various
colors - Unique and One-of-a-Kind! |
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- 41+ct Mushroom Jasper Cab 49mmx18mmx6mm
(pgn78-11-02) $75 |
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- 79+ct Mushroom Jasper Bead (with hole through the side
near the top) 57mmx20mmx7mm $90 |
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| Spodumene Crystals, Floaters with
Terminations - Cuttable, large clean sections. Pink Spodumene is
called Kunzite. We would like to see these remain intact as crystals because of the crystal structure. |
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| A - 738+ct Spodumene crystal which formed floating in a pocket and is therefore doubly terminated. Great termination on one end; other side is less distinct but is also terminated/etched. Very large clean areas exist where one could facet some good sized gems. The color is essentially clear with a hint of light yellowish green. This piece measures 3.75"x1.63"x0.63". A great piece for the collector or someone wishing to facet gemstones. Priced to move at only $0.60 per carat! (adg-07-01c) $444 | |
| B - 230+ct Spodumene crystal - as above, doubly terminated, nicely etched but with very well defined crystal surfaces in a few areas. Clean and like the above crystal, one can easily see through it. This crystal has a slight tinge of blue, but again is mostly clear. Measures approximately 1.5"x1.25"x0.5". (adg-07-01b) $325 | |
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| 6.4mm Round
1.23ct Sapphire, not often seen in this size, shape and
fine color! (blgj-10-04) $1,230 Under Consideration - Inquire if Interested (RS) |
| This is clear
Quartz with Hedenbergite crystals in a starburst like pattern.
The Hedenbergite is actually green and the color can be seen under
magnificaiton, but they do look black to the unaided eye. Many
think this the needles are Tourmaline, but Tourmaline is seen in random
orientations in Quartz typically. This material came
from Brasil and quickly disappeared from the market because it was
rapidly bought up by collectors and dealers. We were lucky to
find a few pieces of this material at a good price - we have been
looking for about 3 or more years! |
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25.70cts (ts-11-01b) $300 |
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17.25cts -11-01a) $345 |
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36.05cts (ts-11-01c) $375 |
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| Moss
Agate center framed by Jasper. This was chosen from a large
parcel, for the best Moss Agate Design that was possible as well as its
frame. Weighs over 16cts. Approx 32mm. (ivc-11-01a) |
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| Moss
Agate center framed by Tigers Eye. This was chosen from a large
parcel, for the best Moss Agate Design that was possible as well as its
frame. Weights over 29cts. Approx 34x27mm (ivc-11-01b) |
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| Moss
Agate center framed by Snowflake Obsidian. This was chosen from a
large parcel, for the best Moss Agate Design that was possible as well
as its frame. Weighs over 40cts. Approx
47x33mm (ivc-11-01c) |
| Canadian
Ammolite pieces with a coating on the surface to protect the Ammolite
layer, enhance the natural color and provide durability. Colors
are actually as bright as shown. We have other pieces that
are fine pieces also, but they are only polished, but may not be as
bright or flashy. The coating (standard on pieces like this),
shows off the color to it's best advantage as the colors display as if
the piece has been wet to show the detail/color. |
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15.50cts (lgll-11a-01p) - $175 |
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15.80cts (lgll-11a-01p) - $255 |
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| Canadian Ammolite pieces with a coating on the surface to protect the Ammolite layer, enhance the natural color and provide durability. Colors are actually as bright as shown. We have other pieces that are fine pieces also, but they are only polished, but may not be as bright or flashy. The coating (standard on pieces like this), shows off the color to it's best advantage as the colors display as if the piece has been wet to show the detail/color. | |
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16.65cts (lgll-11a-02) - $200 |
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16.66cts (lgll-11a-01p) - $210 |
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| A
Malachite with Chrysocolla mineral specimen from Zaire, measuring
about 3-3/4 x 2 inches and weighs 780cts. (na-11-01) $135 |
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| Moldavite from
Benednice, formed in some way from a meteorite impact and local
sand/soil, but how these particular scultped shapes occurred, we
haven't obtained any information. They are sometimes called
'hedgehogs' because of the numerous spines and edges. This is a
transparent as you can see from the photo on the right, as the light
goes through it and displays underneath the piece. Very nicely
formed piece with some delicate spines - a wonderful specimen of this
type, weighing 45.36cts (ts-11-02) $500 |
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| Ethiopian
Opal: Lots of Nice Color! Photo shot using a flash which I
found to be more representative of what the eye sees. This is one
case where the camera was not seeing what the eye was seeing
under office fluorescent lights - which is the opposite of what
usually happens! The flash helped to show the potential of
these opals under the right lights. 4.71ct Triangular Cab SOLD! (to a Retail Store) 4.95ct Freeform Cab SOLD! (to a Retail Store) 6.65ct Pear Cab SOLD! (to a Retail Store) (etopex-11-01p) |
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| Large
Ethiopian Opal weighing 10.66cts. A mix of greens and oranges,
but not as intense, etc. as the ones above. You can see
colors and that it is an opal, but more of a solid white body color and
far less vivid colors. (etopex-11-01p1) $60/ct
New Lower Price!!! For an opal of this size, it is a good buy... (For flashes of bright color, dancing rainbows, other examples of our Ethiopian Opal will fit the bill!) |
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| A Blue-Green
Bicolor Tourmaline! Intially, ones impression will be a green or
blue color, but when one looks closer, it becomes obvious it is
very much a bicolor! This unique piece weighs 2.28ct and has a
pleasing elongated cushion shape. (ed-89-04) $570 |
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| Availability is
Limited. Prices in the country where these are manufactured have
increased and we cannot hold this price IF we re-order. |
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| We recently made a scale
purchase and from what we see within this SMALL unit and at the price
available, it packs a lot for the price. This will fit into
a shirt or pants pocket. The total capacity of the scale is
300 grams. The accuracy is approximately 0.01g. Not only
does it measure in Grams, but also - Carats, Pennyweight (dwt), Ounces
(avoir
dupois), Troy Ounces, Grains, and other units of measure foreign to the
US. But wait - that's not all! It also has a count function
for items of the same weight! The cover for the unit also acts as
a scale tray for weighing larger objects. Note - since it is
accurate
to 0.01grams, this should not be used for accurate weighing of costly
gemstones such as diamonds, as the accuracy would be approx 0.05ct +/-
and is usually fine for less costly gemstones. Fifteen years or so ago, we bought a state of the art Dentritics Scale - total capacity of only 50carats and that is all it did - No other units, No counting, and though smaller than it's predecessors, it still couldn't fit into a pocket of any kind! The cost of that scale was hundreds of dollars and those in the business who wanted to portability, snapped them up at that price. It was a Great scale, but they went out of business a long time ago and technology has allowed everything to be made much smaller. These would also make a great gift for someone who needs to weigh items, and the application can be just as broad as the units of this little titan! The cost for this great little scale is ONLY $38 - and that INCLUDES postage! (This is a freebie as we time have time spent on the invoice, the shipping label and the packaging/mailing. Offered to our customes because it is wonderful multi-functional scale and great for use at home) Buy 2 scales for only $70 and save $6! Spend $2000 on an order with All That Glitters and receive a FREE scale! Email All That Glitters
"I received the scale yesterday. Very very nice. I love it. Thanks a lot." (ATG Customer from California) "We rec'd the scales all ready. They are so great. I'm glad we sat down when we did to look at some pieces. " EP (Email) |
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