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Over 30 Years Gemcutting Experience
Retail
Faceting Prices, effective January 2004
| Finished
Stone Weight Base Price |
Base
Price |
| Under
3 ct. |
$40.00 |
| Over
3 cts. |
$40.00
plus $3/ct
for each carat over the 3 carats |
| Prices
based on finished stone weight and type of material.
Standard types of materials include the quartz varieties,
garnets, tourmalines, topaz, beryls, tanzanite, feldspars,
spinels, opals, most stones between 6 and 8 in hardness.
There are variable extra charges for extra-soft,
extra-hard, or easily cleaved, fragile, or heat-sensitive
stones. |
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| Corundum
(ruby, sapphire), cubic zirconia, rhodochrosites, fluorites,
diopsides, and similar material over 3 cts. |
Add
30% |
| Spodumene
(kunzite, hiddenite, triphane, etc.) |
Add
100% |
| High
value stones such as certain rubies, emeralds, sapphires,
museum and top collectors' stones, also involve additional
extra charges. |
Repair
Orders: We do not solicit repair jobs, but are willing to accommodate
for established customers. Full recuts are the same price as cutting
from rough. Full crown or pavilion recuts are one-half the cost
of a full-stone recut. Chips and scratches removed are priced according
to the amount of work involved.
Minimum
charges: $15.00.
Standard
gem cabochons normally run from $7.00 to $20.00 depending on
material, shape, calibration. We currently do not handle corundum
cabbing.
Receipt
of payment required before shipping or delivery on all cutting
labor orders totaling $50.00 or more with new customers. An estimated
pre-payment is one method, the other is that I contact you when
the order is finished and your shipment goes out as soon as I receive
your check or credit card information.
Policy
Buena Vista Gem Works will make every effort to assure the best
possible stone will be cut from the customer's materials. However,
assumes no liability for finished yield or natural problems such
as color changes, heat sensitivity, cracking, etc. Liability is
only assumed in case of theft or damage due to dropping, etc. In
no case shall liability exceed the cost of replacing the stone(s)
with like or similar material.
How To Request Service It is best to call or write us BEFORE
you sent us rough to cut or a repair order. This way we can discuss
what it is you need, the charges, and the time frame that it will
take to complete.
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