Description

Reserved :)

Offering up this pair of merelani mint garnet rounds. I am only offering these for sale because I just got a larger, more saturated pair of 5mm rounds; I paid *several* times more for my new pair than what I'm asking for these! I have heard lately from multiple sources that mints are supposedly scarcer and continuing to go up in price; it's also usually difficult to find matched pairs of precision cut mints.

These are a precision cut pair and the clarity was described to me as VS. One of them looks to be a teeny bit larger and a teeny bit more saturated than the other; I don't find it bothersome as it is very minimal, but I describe everything that I see. These are *extremely* sparkly!

The color on these is paler than the top preferred color; and they do show a yellow tint to my eyes. However with that said, I haven't seen anything anywhere else close to this quality for this asking price. I am including a couple of pics of this pair next to my new more saturated pair for comparison - (my new pair is actually less than .5 mm larger, but I paid almost $500 for that pair! The only pair included in this sale is the smaller one, the others are strictly for reference. The pair for sale is the slightly smaller, lighter pair).

I do see a bit of shift with these in natural vs indoor lighting; they can change a bit depending on quality of sunlight, etc. Nothing major at all, just your typical garnet behavior. IMO, they seem at their best in indirect natural sunlight.

Stats:
- natural merelani mint untreated garnets, origin Tanzania
- 4.5 mm round, precision cut pair
- VS clarity
- .745 tcw

Shipping included in price, within US only. PayPal only please.

Please ask all questions before deciding to buy; I am selling from my collection, and as such do not offer returns. I answer questions quickly, and will do my best to make sure you have all info before buying. I'm an active PS member and ebay seller under the ID katharath; you can check out my feedback if you like, I've sold for many years on ebay and more recently, over here :)