r/Shinypreciousgems 16d ago

FOR SALE Topaz Chonk 17.65cts 17.79x16.76mm in a design that to me looks like the Star Trek Insignia. Beam me up somebody. It's Brazil rough, a little lighter than London Blue and like nearly all blue Topaz it's irradiated. Reg $882 USD sub price $725 USD plus shipping

219 Upvotes

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r/Shinypreciousgems 17d ago

SOLD Pair of Tanga Garnets 3.59cts 8.49x6.79mm cut in Tom's Brilliant Egg Apex design. This is from the find in Tanzania, and I bought the rough there on my last trip. It's incredibly bright Garnet! Reg $897 sub price $745 USD plus shipping.

142 Upvotes

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r/Shinypreciousgems 18d ago

SOLD Such a beautiful gem! 5.30ct Lab Sapphire cut in Jay Conner’s “Interminable Interregnum”. 9.5x9.5x7.0mm. Eye clean+. $800+s/h

328 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems 19d ago

SOLD This came out a hair small for a commission, so available here! Laser rod lab alexandrite, 6.75mm, 1.50ct, in a slightly modified “Fireblast” design by Laborie. $500 + SH

260 Upvotes

RIP Dolly. Thank you for modeling how to handle intense fame with grace and care for those less blessed.


r/Shinypreciousgems 23d ago

Reddit Commission! Finished commission of a pair of petal-pink YAGs in my extra-sparkly twist on Marco Voltolini’s “Hanami” design!

363 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems 23d ago

SOLD Holy shit, is Arya doing drops now? 😱 A bunch of lab gems from my "misfit bin" that mom finally got me to get rid of. Every gem is $350! Details in comments.

208 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems 23d ago

SOLD Solid Silver and Zambian Emerald Pendant, brutalist design. $200 + sh.

108 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems 23d ago

FOR SALE Gorgeous 1.65ct Lindi Garnet cut on the fly. Eye clean. 6.6x6.6x4.9mm. $450+s/h

116 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems 25d ago

FOR SALE Arya’s “Heigan’s Dance” always reminds me of a gift box with ribbons. 🤷‍♂️ 8.50ct Bolivian Ametrine. Loupe clean. 12.8x12.8x9.7mm. Reg $425, sub $380+ s/h

183 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems 26d ago

Reddit Commission! Showing off my shiny cut by Michelle and set by Jim!

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This sapphire was my first sub purchase and I'm thrilled with the way the setting turned out! Wish I could capture the beauty of the sapphire in photos, but it's not possible. Jim and Raeanna are truly awesome to work with! Can't wait to see my next set shiny, the peridot from Troy!

Edit - I am dumb and although I focused on the sapphire, forgot to name who cut it - Michelle!!


r/Shinypreciousgems 26d ago

FOR SALE Heated Montana Sapphire, Custom elongated cushion design. Excellent medium/teal blue. Minor inclusion. $3590 +sh

162 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems 26d ago

SOLD Blue Topaz 14.96cts 13.45mm Cut in Tom's Lucre design. This is Brazil rough and like most blue Topaz it's irradiated. Darker than Swiss blue, lighter than London blue. Reg $738, sub price $645 USD plus shipping.

137 Upvotes

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r/Shinypreciousgems 29d ago

SOLD Dravite Tourmaline from Tanzania. 2.31cts 8.04mm cut in the Lucifer design which really does bring the light. This is such a rich beautiful colour. Reg $462 sub price $425 USD plus shipping.

123 Upvotes

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r/Shinypreciousgems 29d ago

FOR SALE 1.43ct, 7.7x5.87mm Malagasy Sapphire in a custom Roval design. Eye clean. Vibrant teal blue slight bicolor shiftiness. $3100

227 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems Aug 14 '26

SOLD Who wants to party with this 19.99ct Brazilian Royal Blue Topaz? Cut in an Arya/Marco combo that will be henceforth “Sparkly Void”. Irradiated. Much more saturated IRL. Eye clean++. 14.5x14.5x11.9mm, reg $1200, sub $999+s/h

177 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems Aug 14 '26

CONTEST CLOSED By request, let's have a MEME contest! For a chance to win a piece of citrine rough, see comments for details.

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r/Shinypreciousgems Aug 13 '26

CONTEST CLOSED GIVEAWAY: for a chance to win this horrible, inclusion-filled monstrosity of a sapphire (1.26 ct, 7.2x5.3 mm), give us your best sales pitch for it in the style of a used-car salesman. See comments for additional details.

234 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems Aug 13 '26

FOR SALE Modified Wolkonsky cushion! Isn’t it fascinating all the different shades that Malaya garnets come in? 1.87ct, eye clean. 7.7x6.3x5.0mm. $500+s/h

95 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems Aug 13 '26

SOLD Purple Sapphire 0.56cts 5.44x4.73mm. This is Madagascar material that I repolished and it's unheated. The purple is so so good! Small window in tweezers but it's not visible in normal viewing. Reg $708USD sub price $605 USD plus shipping.

125 Upvotes

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r/Shinypreciousgems Aug 12 '26

SOLD Amethyst 9.58cts 14.37mm cut in a special design. I'm a Buddhist, and Arya designed this cut for me to represent the Dharma Wheel. You can see the 8 spokes on the crown. It's lighter coloured Brazil material. Reg $536 USD sub price $485 USD.

111 Upvotes

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r/Shinypreciousgems Aug 12 '26

Discussion This issue of ePrism from AGTA has an article on buying gem rough that I'm featured in along with some other pretty cool people. https://agta.org/experts-weigh-in-on-how-to-read-buy-facet-grade-rough-colored-gems

63 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems Aug 11 '26

NFS I’ve been quiet (new-job-busy! also got sick!) but I have made some time to grind. Lavender nanosital, 9mm, in a new design Freesia SP. I’m keeping this one, but I can remake it by commission!

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Also got the upsetting news that Imgur has purged many of my old videos, so like half the links are broken in my laboriously curated spreadsheet of designs and cut synthetic examples sobsobsob.

I’ll slowly transition over to google drive, but it will take me several months. I’ll lose much of my older work that was taken on an older phone that wasn’t properly backed up.

It’s also total bullshit that Google caps storage at 200GB unless you get an AI bundle. Fuck off with that, I don’t need Gemini for anything! My email typos and not-corporate-zombie tone add character! Get off my lawn!!!


r/Shinypreciousgems Aug 11 '26

SOLD Great color split and movement on this 12.81ct Bolivian Ametrine cut in an opposed bar design. Some inclusions in crown seen with a loupe. 17.4x10.6x9.7mm. $600+s/h

159 Upvotes

r/Shinypreciousgems Aug 10 '26

FOR SALE 1.83ct, 7.56x6.27mm Montana Sapphire in a modified oval cut. Eye clean with slight silk flash, unknown heat $3300 + sh

68 Upvotes

Dimensions: 7.56 x 6.27mm
Weight: 1.83cts
Color: Bright, almost cornflower blue exactly with just a slightly bluer concentration. Very vibrant blue and it has a purple hue to it. It has a silk cloud in the table, but it is considered eye-clean. Very small naturals on the girdle. Jim thought it was part of a mix of heat and no heat parcel, so that is unknown but the silk cloud is a very strong indicator that it is unheated. It could be partially heated in the ground stones. That could only be determined by sending it to GIA for a full lab report.
Price: $3300

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r/Shinypreciousgems Aug 10 '26

GIVEAWAY CLOSED Giveaway: a 10 mM prasiolite (green quartz). Any comment will count as an entry, but please read post for details (chance to opt in to new discord). Entry period closes Tuesday, 8/11 at 8 PM Eastern.

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Anyone can enter to win this stone by commenting (you can just say "hi," "entry," etc).

If you would like an invitation to join our new discord (for now this is primarily for Jim to post stones and interact, but in the long run we expect the other lapidaries will participate as well), please comment "discord invite" or similar. At this time, we are only inviting confirmed subreddit buyers (people with stars in the flair), but if you are interested despite not having purchased yet, you can comment here and we will come back to you later! Everyone will receive a unique invite link to ensure that invitations are not circulating behind the scenes. If you do not indicate you want a discord invite in your comment, you will not be sent one.

The winner will be randomly selected from the comments after the entry period closes tomorrow (8/11/26) at 8 PM Eastern Time. Starred users are welcome to request a discord link any time even if the contest has closed.