Harmony, contentedness, eternity. Many people associate the colour blue with these concepts. Constantin Wild, who runs the family enterprise and represents the fourth generation of that family in doing so, holds this colour in high esteem too: “In my treasure chamber there are some exclusive highlights which are every bit as beautiful as a bright summer sky!” he emphasises.
A shine like no other: blue zircon
There is hardly a stone with such a high refraction as zircon. And this comes out particularly well when the stone is blue. “With its diamantine shine and its unbelievable optical depth”, says Wild, “the blue zircon is an absolute highlight in my current collection ‘more than just rare’”. The stone originates from Cambodia, weighs 38 carats and measures 18 by 15 millimetres, and sparkles in a star and step cut. “A genuine cushion-shaped heavyweight”, emphasises Wild. “A stone of this size and quality is very rare – and predestined to be a collector’s item for that reason”, says Wild, who has been familiar with the market for more than 30 years.
Radiant blue-green: the Paraiba tourmaline
It is copper and manganese that give this stone its incomparable luminosity. And depending on the angle at which it is viewed and the angle of incidence of the light, a spectacular colour play may reveal itself to the observer of this rarity from Mozambique. “Noone knows how long high-quality Paraiba tourmalines will continue to be available”, says Wild. So that is why he is now offering gemstone lovers a neon, oval, 8-carat, star-cut specimen measuring 14 by 10 millimetres.
