Now Our Ab Girls, Fancy This?

[DTCwordfan]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34795005


I've asked for the other one to be taken down....my typos!

Your favourite stones then, not the Rolling sort?

[Cloverjo]

I think I'd quite like something like that, but not for that price. I went to a party the other day and all the other women there had loads of sparkly jewellery on. I felt a bit bare with my solitary silver ring.

[askyourgran]

I rather like that but I don't think it would suit me. Then again how many times is a seven year old going to wear that.

[DTCwordfan]

The ex and I once met a couple in the Amstel in Amsterdam, the head concierge introducing us, the couple from New York. Her ring wasn't far short of this - and absolutely stellar, more of a square cut, but flawless....a serious investment stone around 2.5 carats.... Probably the most beautiful stone that I have seen, large, yes but not humongous.

http://www.gia.edu/cs/Satellite?blobcol=gfile&;blobheader=image%2Fjpeg&;blobkey=id&blobtable=GIA_MediaFile&blobwhere=1355958578972&ssbinary=true

[237SJ]

Probably brilliant cut. Wouldn`t be too bothered about the size - just as white as possible and a reasonablly large stone.

[DTCwordfan]

As long as you were happy, jo, in what you had on.....

[DTCwordfan]

If you want a stone, please, please, go and buy wholesale.....1/3rd the price of retail and I am sure there are a few of us ABers who have various contacts around the world.....most wholesalers deal at the international market plus 5 to 10% mark-up...and that is a serious discount versus retail.

[jourdain2]

I go for emeralds myself - not that I've ever been rich enough (or landed a bloke rich enough) to get them. Being an August birthday, I've settled for Peridots instead - not that I have any of them either :((((

[jourdain2]

^^^ I do have some pearls, reflecting my name.

[DTCwordfan]

ditto the market for emeralds, jourdain, clarity (no bubbles or cracks) and then intensity of colour

[askyourgran]

Being Taurean an emerald is my birthstone but I've never managed to see one I could afford.