Buying Emeralds: How to + Guide to Choosing Emeralds
Emerald stones are often given as a present for many occasions. They come from Columbia (highest quality), even though they are mined in Russia, India and Pakistan. For those who did not know, they are considered as the birthstone for May and they represent celebration for three wedding anniversaries (20th, 35th and 55th). Emerald stone also symbolises love and success (which is why they are perfect gifts for wedding anniversaries). Their astrological sign is Taurus. If you want to choose a proper emerald stone, you should be well educated with knowledge about emerald stone’s quality and emerald stone market before purchasing emeralds.
If you are ready to purchase one or more emerald stones, then you should start with the color. You have to observe it and if the color is bright, vivid green, you have found a high-quality stone.
The second thing which has to draw your attention is clarity. You can find some inclusions (considered as some foreign bodies) which will make your emerald look cloudy. The price of one emerald stone with few or none inclusions is very high, while those stones with many inclusions will not thicken your wallet too much.
The third thing, which is also very important, is a cut. The cut of the emerald stone should be step-cut rectangle (“emerald cut”; most emerald stones). That is the cut which brings out the beauty of the most emerald stones and that is why this cut partuculary is used on emerald stones most often. Even though this partucular cut brings out the beauty of the emerald stone, there are other cuts (as there are other emeralds) which are considered (pear, princess or round brilliant). The perfect cut is the one where you can direct the emerald stone towards the light and the light reflects equally.
The fourth thing which you have to be familiar before buying emeralds with is the emerald market. For you to get to know the market better, you should go from store to store and compare prices of stones with the same quality, cut and color (bright, vivid green).
The fifth and the last, but not least important, is for you to check the certification. There are some reliable labs where you can certify the authenticity or the quality of youre emerald stone, and those labs are AGL, AGTA, GIA, GRS or Gubelin. You can ask the jeweler, where you bought the emerald stone, if he can see and tell you certification of your stone. If it is not from AGL, GIA, AGTA or GRS, you should be cautious.
All the instructions are mentioned for high-quality emerald stones. Before following them, you should decide how much money do you wish to spend and if not much, you should decide without which luxury do you want your emerald stone. Also, if you want clear emerald stone, you should buy a man-made stone. Other option is natural-made but the prices between those two vary (natural-made emerald stone is much cheaper when buying). As you can see, emerald rings can be as beautiful, if not more than diamond rings – thus in various parts of the world they are accepted instead for weddings and other occasions, indeed, and buying emeralds can be an easier experience.
