Alexandrite Color Change Video: Gemstones Changing Colors Under Different Lights
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- Watch these alexandrite gemstones change color from a deep purple, to pink, to teal. Both of these unique engagement ring feature alexandrite center stones. Alexandrite is a magical color change gemstone that was originally discovered in Russia.
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Out of every single video to ever exist you’re the only one who does lighting right. Does mix’s of lightings And stuff I would recommend doing gemstones alone too!
I found an engagement ring with this stone and I want it so bad!!!
Just gotta get into a relationship first 💀
I hope you get your ring and your partner. 💍😉
Pfffft be your own partner and get yourself that ring!
I pray that you find love
Oo what ring
I'm married and I've just bought myself a alexandrite triple ring set... my husband is very generous yet I still my lots of rings for myself.... go for it sister!!! 💍💍💍
It’s unfortunate the camera doesn’t capture the color change properly. I have an alexandrite pendant which changes green/blue to pink/purple but in all pictures it shows up as purple 😓
So true! It's much more magical in person
@@abbysparksjewelry where can I purchase this I am looking for genuine alexanderite ring. I cannot find your website plz help
You need camera digital to zoom in and used manual for capturing the colors...
Thanks for this comment, I was underwhelmed by the video but now I'll make sure to investigate in person!
But isn't Alexandrite supposed to be green at daylight?
I don’t think these are alexandrites. They seem to be color change corundum. Alexandrite are teal or green in daylight and purple red in artificial light.
I agree.
I agree as well, these are definitely color change corundum. I've been duped into buying color change corundum labelled as alexandrite a couple of times. Now I don't buy unless the seller can at least show green/teal in sunlight and red/violet in candle light.
This is my birthstone!
Same :)
I have Alexandrite ..
What month
YOUR SO LUCKY!!! Mine is diamond... I don't like diamonds because there just so boring... A real diamond doesn't reflect colored light as well. It reflects white light. Even MORE boring!!
Finally I’ve found exactly what my ring is … ppl think I am fibbing when I try to explain what the stone does .. lol
This is not Alexandrite. This is a color change Sapphire (corundum). Alexandrite is green/blue in direct light and red/purple, hence the saying "Emerald by day Ruby by night"
Emerald in the morning, Ruby at night.
Yours looks the opposite
It's probably men made in a lab, a real Alexandrite stone has way different color changes
Why didn't you show the color change in candlelight? Which is the main source for the biggest color change in Alexandrite
yea or old style incandescent light with the yellowish hue
I think I have a couple pieces of jewelry with alexandrites. The 1st being a necklace pendant,and more likely being an alexandrite stone verses the one in my ring that I'll describe afterwards.
So the necklace pendant is a nice,decent sized round gemstone, but I'm uncertain if it's natural or synthetic. In any lighting it changes from being its purplish-violet color to being the beautiful blueish-green color & vise versa. Move it to being in or around the sunlight and you most definitely see the change in its color,without a doubt it'll go from looking like its purplish/violet like color to the gorgeous blueish/green color. But I'm unsure if it's A.} an alexandrite in general, or B.} If it is,if it's natural or a synthetic gemstone. Every picture always seems to turn out looking purple, as it's very hard to get the other color tones to show in photos and or be in the correct lighting to catch the color differences. And I also have a different piece of jewelry that s me just as curious as well.. it's an oval sized stone,Also of decent size to say the least, only its a ring instead. After watching a different video that came on after this one. It has me wondering if it's a majestic rainbow stone or if it's actually an alexandrite too. ..hmmm...
It's def more of a lightish green color with a light purpleish-a little hue of red colors with hints of the pretty blueish depending on the angles & lighting I'm in when im moving it around to catch the diff color change&or the diff hues of colors it seems to have within itself as a whole or in general...
So .. with that said; After watching the other video & hearing/seeing&learning a lil'bit more about Alexandrite in general but also seeing that there's a lighter green-purple/redish-blue color hues in alexandrites, & esp after learning that an even more rarer lighter green-purple colored ones are alexandrites too .. it most definitely now has me extremely curious on if I have a rare or even an even rarer natural alexandrite for that matter or not. Or if the stone in my ring is the majestic rainbow stone as it showed up as when I searched it using Bixby vision from my phone..
Any advice on how to tell if either pieces I've described are real, rare and or alexandrites in general, rather they be natural or synthetic gemstones??
Most likely lab grown since natural alexandrite is extremely rare and can go into the tens of thousands. Lab grown is still decently valuable though
Where can I get the ring on the middle finger????
Omg I’m in love
Nice pieces! Some UV exposure would’ve been cool too.
Great point! Will keep that in mind in future videos, thanks! :)
@@abbysparksjewelry I’ll be keeping an eye out!
THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEO
Thanks for watching!
I see zero green to these. Alaxandrite is said to be emerald by day and ruby by night
What are you trying to say?
@@scholasticbookfair. The really great Alexandites from years ago, were green and purple depending on the light. Day or evening. The best were found in Russia and were very rare. Today, everyone calls a color-changing stone "Alexandrite." You just saw an example.
@@mt.shasta6097 I'm well aware of what am Alexandrite is and what it looks like. I Also want talking to you considering you don't know what she meant.
It's probably men made in a lab, a real Alexandrite stone has way different color changes
@@mt.shasta6097you can still find "really great green and purple" Alexandrites today, you just have to PAY for them 🤷🏼♀️
You're not getting a 10x12mm Green to purple shift stone for $100, you're going to get a piece of this purple blue JUNK that ISN'T EVEN COLOR CHANGING! All it's doing is being iridescent 😅🤦🏼♀️
And frankly a lot of the "Alexandrite" most people are buying that IS blue is probably color change Fluorite and color change corundum which is beautiful for a little while and then you take it out into the sun one too many times and then you end up with a completely clear stone 😂
For clarification, Alexandrite is ONLY color change Chrysoberyl.
How to place an order for the ring with alexandrite colour changing stone, as shown in the promo video
It doesn't change color, only brightness. I had a real piece of alexandrite years ago and it changed color from greenish to pink/blueish
Is this stone good enough to be on an engagement ring?
If the person wearing it likes the stone, why not!
Agreed with Created Abnormal's reply! But also if your concerned from a durability standpoint, Alexandrite ranks an 8.5 on the Mohs Hardness Scale, so it is well within the range to be a solid and durable choice for a ring your would wear everyday.
What's price
For the Lady who likes the World to Change around her stone Four Colors of Natural Beauty to Match her day
This is NOT Alexandrite 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
Alexandrite is a SPECIAL class of color change Chrysoberyl. There's more than one criteria a stons must meet to be considered an Alexandrite. Just being the correct species isn't what makes a Chrysoberyl and Alexandrite.
It MUST BE GREEN in day light (blue green, true green, or yellow green) and RED in incandescent light (orange red, brown red, true red, purple red, pink red). And it ABSOLUTELY MUST display a MINIMUM of 30% strength of color change.
If your stone does not display these colors, if it does but it doesn't test as a Chrysoberyl gemstone, if it IS green and DOES show a reddish color in incandescent lighting, but just barely (less than 30% strength) what yoy have is either a color change Chrysoberyl OR a color change Flourite/Sapphire/Garnet/inser stone here, ya dig?
They only look purple.... how can they be alexandrite if they don't show green-based color...?
It's probably men made in a lab, a real Alexandrite stone has way different color changes
There is something wrong with your Alexandrite. It's supposed to be Emerald by Day and Ruby by night. Yours is just a slightly different shade of purple. I don't see the green in the daylight and the reddish purple in indoor light. either this is s shitty Alex with no color change or it isn't a real alexandrite
dude are you serious? There isnt just one type of alexandrite.
@@bigsnickers1809 you should do your research before you comment. True Alexandrite is supposed to have a strong color shift from purplish red to greenish blue. Yes there are OTHER chrysoberyl out there that is MARKETED and SOLD as Alexandrite, but these would not be certed by GIA, AIGS AGL or any reputable third party company as a natural Alexandrite because the color change is wrong. If you are buying the cheaper, lower quality stones that are color changing from yellow to brownish green color change "Alexandrite" that is up to you, but you will not be able to get it certed as Alexandrite, nor will you be able to sell it as an Alexandrite through the larger auction houses either. The other colors are color change chrysoberyl, and not Alexandrite. And I am not a dude btw. The color shift depends on the different impurities within the stone, but the end result is supposed to be a strong, distinct color change from red to green. Hence the name Emerald by day, Ruby by night.
@@camilleching3705 "emerald by day, ruby by night" is just a marketing slogan that is not always accurate. Do you also believe that diamonds last forever?
Also both rings have bezels limiting the amount of light hitting from the side and underneath which greatly affects its colour changing properties. You can hardly call these gems faulty without seeing them in different settings
Color-changing amethysts that are compared to true Alexandrites. Real Alexandrites are most of the time worth more than diamonds. A true Alexandrite is very rare and expensive. Normally they are sold as smaller stones but are found as larger stones in antique and vintage jewelry pieces. I have two color-changing rings. Mine is the exact opposite. The newer ring has small Alexandrites and the color changes are much different than the color-changing vintage ring that I have, that ring has a larger stone that changes from purple, light pink, and light green. That is not an Alexandrite as many people like to pass off as a true Alexandrite, It’s a vintage color-changing amethyst. Both are gorgeous and I’m obsessed with both so much that my oldest daughter's middle name is Alexandrite. I collect vintage glassware and have two color-changing bowls that are also, purple, and light pink, and outside the bowls turn light green. The bowls are exact color changes of the vintage amethyst ring that I have that changes colors. Real Alexandrites change at one point to a purple dark red, blood color. Morganites are not color-changing but also gorgeous and becoming rare too. Very interesting.
So..so so beautiful
You forgot uv
Kitho mile
How much are these, please?
Hi Jenny! Thanks for watching. All the pricing info for my pieces can be found on my site. Here are the links to these two rings:
abbysparks.com/custom-jewelry/engagement-rings/margo
abbysparks.com/custom-jewelry/engagement-rings/legendofzeldaring
If you're just wondering about alexandrite, it's a rather expensive gemstone. The example in this video is not the best quality. I'm wondering why it's not shown in incandescent or candle light? In any case, top quality alexandrite varies from emerald color to ruby. That's not to say less than top quality is worthless or not a captivating choice (I prefer it over boring diamonds, and it's still pretty high on the mohs hardness scale plus it has no cleavage!)
Once upon a time it was June's birthstone but like many other birthstones, it became too valuable because of scarcity so it was more profitable to the jewelry industry to market a more obtainable gem for June birthdays.
If you compare a *small* alexandrite to a diamond of that size (1 carat or less) it will likely be more expensive than the diamond. A single carat is worth up to $60000, but like diamonds, the quality varies substantially- a better alexandrite has a richer, more stunning color. As the alexandrite gets larger, though, it should cost less per carat whereas diamonds, of course, cost more per carat in proportion to size.
Lab-created alexandrite is a cheaper option, and still gorgeous, but because it's produced in such small quantities it's still pricey.
If you are in the market for alexandrite, be suspicious of prices under $2K per carat. If buying online, choose a reputable dealer with a good, solid guarantee. But really, don't buy it online. You want to see it in person and demand to view it in both incandescent (or candle) light and fluorescent (or sun).
If you find alexandrite that varies true emerald to ruby for less than $5k per carat I'd strongly consider buying it before anyone else does!
@@LunarEleven What a great, resourceful comment! Thanks for the info!
@@LunarEleven Hi! I've been reading up on alexandrite and similar stones just now, and I was wondering if you happened to know the answers to a few questions I was left with. First, what exactly is the difference between alexandrite and other color-change chrysoberyls? Is it based on simply the range of color change, or maybe the other qualities of the stone? I also read that synthetic color-change corundum tends to turn from blue to purple, but is that a range that can also be observed in alexandrite or chrysoberyl? And how to tell that apart from color-change tanzanite, which also has a similar range? I realize most alexandrite in particular will be synthetic anyway, and I'm only a hobbyist collector (so I'm not looking for high quality or necessarily even faceted gems), but I'm more concerned about the scientific classification of these types of stones. :) Thanks for your time!
@@NinaNooneknows I did s diamond tester on it. It hit a 9 which is sapphire.
They are all shades of purple, no real colour changing.
I have a necklace that has the same lighting as this stone, whatever it is (no one can decide in the comments)