They’re all over a carat, they are all PRETTY, and they’re all UNDER $3000!

• The first diamond is a 1.03 carat RADIANT CUT, measuring 6.68 x 5.63 x 3.25 mm. It’s an I Color and an SI3 Clarity. Retail is about $5000. From BIG SKY GOLD, $2494.
• Below that is a 1.20 carat OVAL BRILLIANT CUT, measuring 8.35 x 5.47 x 3.65 mm. It’s a very pleasant I1 Clarity, H Color, and would sell from a mall jeweler for abou $6000. From BIG SKY GOLD, $2989.
• Third in line is a rare RECTANGULAR PRINCESS CUT.  A full 1.50 carat diamond, I1 Clarity, J Color, with dimensions of 6.87 x 5.43 x 4.45 mm., this diamond would retail for about $7500. BIG SKY GOLD, SOLD!
• Fourth? Our bluffy 1.00 carat ROUND BRILLIANT. A prongable I1 Clarity, H Color, measuring 6.52 – 6.33 x 3.86 mm. This is a diamond that a chain store would set into a solitaire and mark at $6999. BIG SKY GOLD, $2984.
• I can’t believe this one. I mean, really. Helllooo? Anyone awake out there?  Direct from my Israeli cutter, the prize of the parcel that I hand-picked in New York City, a 1.00 carat FANCY YELLOW HEART SHAPE DIAMOND, SI3 Clarity. It would make the perfect necklace, set into a custom yellow gold bezel. 7.66 x 7.40 x 2.83 mm. (it looks like a 1.33 carat!) Retail on these diamonds can be silly. Maybe $5000? More??? BIG SKY GOLD: $2992.
• I’m a sucker for trilliants. This 1.00 carat is a G Color, SI3 Clarity diamond that faces up a tad darker in this picture–partly due to the angle at which it rests, and partly due to some darker ‘twinning wisps’. Measuring 8.29 x 8.38 x 8.27 mm., tip to tip, with a depth of 3.01 mm., this would set up beautifully. Retail is $4500. BIG SKY GOLD: $2357.
• The last diamond is a natural FANCY YELLOWISH BROWN CUSHION CUT, 1.34 carats, with a VS2 Clarity. It would sell at a mall store for somewhere around $4800-$5500. BIG SKY PRICE: $2911.                           PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT bigskygold@ymail.com IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING ANY OF THESE DIAMONDS.  photos taken under natural light with my iPhone…not retouched or enhanced.

Though weddings are wonderful any time of year, many Montana couples choose to have their ceremonies when there’s less chance of being snowed out…from mid-June until early October.

If you are planning a ceremony,  celebrating an anniversary, or you’d like something special for the bride in your life, take a peek at these lovely jewelry accents.

Signed Sapphire (YOGO??) Bracelet from the 1940′s (3958)

This signed bracelet was lovingly crafted in platinum in the 1940′s, with six natural sapphires that, though they are uncertified, could very well be Yogos…It’s definitely something OLD, and something BLUE…and, dear Mother of the Bride or Groom, you can purchase this for yourself and loan it out for the ceremony! That makes it something borrowed, too.

Retail: $5000. Big Sky price: $2178.

For Your Princess… (3850)

Here’s a classic wedding set that’s flattering on most hands: the center is over .80 carats, and the white gold split shank engagement ring is very wearable–it’s not ‘perched’ like many modified cathedral settings can be.

Retail: $4000. Big Sky price: $2477, the set.

Airy Pear (#3927)

If the bridal gown has a deep V-neck, or it’s clean and simple, a statement necklace like this could be the accent that lights up her smile.

The center is a .93 ct. pear shape diamond, and the total weight of the pendant is 1.25 carats.

Most wedding jewelry is fake. It’s meant to be worn once. By the fifth anniversary is broken, lost or forgotten. This necklace is a family heirloom that’s actually wearable, for generations to come.

Retail: $4500. Big Sky price: $2240.

Make a Statement with these Pearls (3959)

I’m thinking second wedding…maybe Mother of the Bride. Mother of the Groom. Or Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada.

These deep grey Tahitian pearls are not for a wallflower! They are lustrous, large and full of personality. 19″, with a 14 k. white gold magnetic clasp.

Retail: $5000.

Big Sky Gold price: $2464.

Gorgeous Pearl Drop Earrings (3943)

Lovely pearl earrings…with diamond accents. Antique revival look, with millegrained edges.

Imagine these on your wedding day: they’re perfect for any white or eggshell gown. And after the ceremony, if you’d rather make TWO PENDANTS–one for you, and one for your maid-of-honor or new mother-in-law, that’s easy.

Retail: $975.

Big Sky price: $511.

Please call 406-453-7300 or e-mail us at bigskygold@ymail.com for more information or to make an appointment.

#3954. A modern, two piece wedding set features a .52 carat center diamond, VS Clarity, nice I Color, set into a diamond-accented ‘euroshank’ wedding set, 1.25 carats, total weight. Retail: $5000. Big Sky price: $1511.

Wow! a 4.02 carat EGL USA certified Radiant Cut Diamond, I color, SI1 Clarity, in a gorgeous simple diamond accent solitaire. Retail is about $63,000. Big Sky Gold: $29,970.

An original “halo” ring from the 1960′s! NOT your modern mass-made imitation. This ring features an ideal cut .70 carat VS1/H to I center with a total of 1.36 carats, total weight. Lovingly restored. Retail: $5900. Big Sky price: $2464

Go out into the garage. Look at that SUV! What about that snowmobile, and the hunting equipment? That boat? The trailer? Tell him it’s your turn: this 2.97 carat certified solitaire will be clicking up value after his toys are in the scrap heap. Retail: $31,500. Big Sky price: $20,665.

It makes me sad when people think that we’re more expensive than other jewelers! Here’s a great example of a unique wedding set that will make retailers scratch their heads. This platinum Jeff Cooper signed wedding set with almost 1 carat total weight in fine VVS-VS D-F diamonds lists for over $9000 at retail. The center diamond, a 1.02 carat colorless, certified Radiant Cut, would retail at nearly $7000. That’s $16,000 retail. At Big Sky Gold? This set is $7000, complete.

This is a very sweet antique wedding set with a .63 carat European Cut, VS2 Clarity, J Color center diamond. Retail is nearly $2000. A modest engagement ring doesn’t have to be boring! Big Sky price: $920.

OUR VALENTINE FACEBOOK PRIZE
One-Fifth Carat Diamond Necklace, $795 Retail Value.

Big Sky Gold’s Mascot, Ezz Butt, Under My Desk

Just before Valentine’s Day, Big Sky Gold will give away this classic diamond necklace (above) to a special friend who posts a picture of his or her favorite companion animal on Big Sky Gold’s FACEBOOK page.

We’ll donate $2 per entry to a local charity, Pet Paw See. This volunteer group helps to place abandoned, neglected and stray animals into “furrever homes.” If your picture depicts a rescued animal, I will double our donation, up to a $500 total donation to Pet Paw See.

Just go to https://www.facebook.com/BigSkyGold ,  click “Like” Big Sky Gold, and post your picture on our wall. That’s all there is to it.

Good luck in our drawing… and, next time you schedule an appointment, say hi to Ezz Butt, our nine-year-old rescue cat! Several times a week, she’ll run outside, jump in our minivan and wait to be driven to the office.

Animal lovers SHINE at Big Sky Gold!

A Lovely Rose Gold, White Gold and Diamond Heart, soooo much prettier in person. Retail: $999. Big Sky price: SOLD

Colombian emerald, platinum and diamond revival ring–for the hand of feminine authority. Retail: $7999. Big Sky price: $4541

Not Your Grandmother’s Heart Necklace! 14 k. rose gold, of course. Retail: $1299. Big Sky price: SOLD

Classic, Clean, Diminutive: A Perfect Gift. 14 k. white gold. Retail: $629. Big Sky price: $319

Magic Mushroom Ring! Center is a 2.22 carat diamond, surrounded by 1 carat total weight in small accent diamonds. Retail: $29,500. Big Sky price: $14,447

Late Art Deco Asymmetrical Diamond Ring. 1.58 carats, total weight with a .75 carat center diamond. The Real McCoy. Retail: $4500. Big Sky price: SOLD. 

15-carat Aquamarine with amazing color. Platinum pave, 1.50 carats, total weight. This ring fills a niche, and it takes up all the real estate between your knuckle and the base of your finger. Retail: $15,000. Big Sky price: $7980.

These are nice enough to take out and set into a ring.  H/SI1.  Retail: $1,599  Big Sky Gold: $811

THE 60-YEAR OLD VIRGIN

This “Jabel” setting from the 1950′s had never been set with gemstones.  With rare emerald cut Yogo Sapphires.  Retail: $3,499  Big Sky Gold: SOLD

A GREAT ESTATE FIND!

3/4 carats, total weight in VS Clarity, near colorless diamonds, in 14k. yellow gold.  Retail: $2,000  Big Sky Gold: $682

HIGH FASHION/LOW PRICE

Tri-tone, Italian made bracelet.  Yellow, white and rose gold.  Retail: $2,000  Big Sky Gold:SOLD

TANZANITE TWO TONE BRACELET

Smooth, substantial and clean.  Retail: $2,997  Big Sky Gold: $894

PEARS THAT ARE LUSCIOUS ALL YEAR!

With a tiny diamond to light up the pearshape Yogo sapphires.  These look great with a floppy sweatshirt or a strapless gown.  Retail: $1,699  Big Sky Gold: SOLD

HEY LEO!

Almost 1.00 carat, tw, three matched Leo cut princess diamonds.  Retail: $5,500  Big Sky Gold: $1,987

YOURS FOR INFINITY…

Delicate diamond encrusted necklace, crafted in 14 karat white gold.  Retail:$895  Big Sky Gold: SOLD

A VINTAGE SWEETIE…

That makes a great promise ring or avant garde stacker (I have more).  Retail:$549  Big Sky Gold: $98

SWEET SUITE FOR YOUR PRINCESS.

Diamond dangle earrings and matching articulated pendant in a 14 k. white gold, with chain. Retail:$999   Big Sky Gold:SOLD

SMALL STUDS.

I have three or four pairs of small studs — perfect for ‘second holes’ and those moments when a spark is enough.  Big Sky Gold: Price varies

ALWAYS IN GOOD TASTE.

A special 1/5 carat diamond with a double-cut pavilion, a platinum chain & white gold bezel.  Retail:$995  Big Sky Gold:SOLD

GIVE HER “THE BLUES”

This 1.11 carat oval Yogo sapphire puts most other oval Yogos to shame. The outline!  The Fire! Call a retail jeweler to get a comparison price.  Retail: $15,817  Big Sky Gold: SOLD

FILIGREE AT ITS FINEST.

Crafted with loving care over a hundred years ago, this ring is the perfect accompaniment to an elegant evening, or a centerpiece for the serious collector.  Retail: $6,000  Big Sky Gold: SOLD

OVER 23 CARATS OF DIAMONDS.

In this classic three-prong necklace…crafted in the USA to lay perfectly on a woman’s  neck.  If you only buy one fine necklace EVER, this should be the one.  Retail: $86,500  Big Sky Gold: SOLD

NEVER MIND THE MISTLETOE.

2.51 carats of GIA certified Fancy Yellow Diamonds in 18 karat gold drop earrings.  Keep the smelling salts handy.  Retail: $38,000  SOLD

ORIGINAL VERA WANG!

A full 2.5 carats in “red carpet worthy” bezel earrings.  The diamonds are all colorless and at least VS Clarity.  You gotta see these!  Retail: (no kidding) $10,000  Big Sky Gold: $3,188

FORGET THE OFFSHORE ACCOUNT.

An entire fortune in one ring.  Liquidate the 401 K, sell the house, get a new identity and live off the auction proceeds from this ring for years to come.  1.94 certified blue diamond center.  Retail: Ask Mr. Bond, James Bond.  Call for Big Sky Gold Price.

IF YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS…

I’ll give you $50 off the purchase price!  It’s a perfect example , with seed pearls, green gold, enamel and of course, tassels!  Retail: $2,995  Big Sky Gold: $877

FANCY YELLOW DIAMOND

In what jewelers call a “correct” Art Deco ring, crafted in platinum.  Two carats, total weight.  Retail: $9,200  Big Sky Gold: $4,175 SOLD!

PLATINUM DOME RING

From the Belle Epoque.  One full carat, total weight, with a nice .40 ct. center.  This is a rare beauty.  Big Sky Gold: SOLD

IT’S CALLED A ‘GATE’ BRACELET…

because it looks like the ornate iron gates on Victorian homes.  With diamonds and sapphires.  Retail: $799 Big Sky Gold: SOLD

FROM OUR COVER

Platinum diamond wreath with painstaking craftsmanship.  Not too big.  Not too small.  Wearable year ’round.  Retail: $5,000  SOLD

A HARD ASSET WITH A PRICE THAT’S HARD TO BEAT

GIA Certified 3.46 ct. round diamond.  Excellent Cut, I Color, SI2 Clarity.  Retail: $50,000  Big Sky Gold: $38,458

AN HEIRLOOM TO PASS FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

Burn an image in your family’s memory by wearing this spectacular 6 ctw. Colombian emerald, 6 ctw. diamond necklace.  Appraised at $48,000  Big Sky Gold: $15,484

SOLD!

BETTER THAN A HOLIDAY WREATH.

The finest South Sea Pearls, cultured off Australia’s coast.  In 18 karat yellow gold, this necklace will always be in style.  Big Sky Gold: SOLD

CRAZY HOURS!

Life’s full of them, so why not wear a Frank Muller ‘Crazy Hours’ auto movement timepiece?  The hands AUTOMATICALLY JUMP to the right hours.  Exercise your brain.  Retail: $28,900  Big Sky Gold: $16,123

REST HER HEAD ON THIS CUSHION.

Forget the new living room set, put this on her finger instead.  2.53 carats of sparkling delight.  A great shape, color (G) and clarity (SI1).  Retail: $35,000  Big Sky Gold: $24,212

WRIST WREATH!

16.26 carats of diamonds – Fancy Intense Yellow and Colorless White, in 18 k.  Retail: $48,900  Big Sky Gold: $31,125