I have long been negligent with posting and I think that a great way to break the dry spell and to usher in the summer season is with a post featuring a gorgeous mandarin garnet pendant.
The stone that is the focal point of the pendant is a stunning, precision cut mandarin garnet from Loliondo. It was cut by Gene of precisiongem.com in November of 2016 and I had it set by David Klass earlier in the month. The garnet weighs 3.365 carats and is 8.260 mm in diameter. Here is how Gene described the stone in its listing:
“A very nice color Spessartite from Loliondo Tanzania. Very clean stone for a Loliondo, with just a very small amount of “sugar”. This one measures 8.260 mm and is cut in multi faceted round design. I don’t have many of these left in the rough, and the material is no longer being found.
Color: 10/10 Clarity: 8/10 Brilliance: 5/5 TQR: 9.0”
The color of this stone never quits. It is always “on” and I find that it is a highly complimented piece of jewelry. Working with David Klass was an easy and smooth process and I received the pendant a little less than two weeks after I mailed him the stone. I highly recommend David’s work.
