Today's Rough Finds

Swat Emerald Facet Rough — 500 ct Lot #

• Parcel: 500 ct lot, pieces 0.5–10 ct
• Grade: Seller-described 'excellent color, good clarity, ideal for faceting'
• Colors: Vivid green, Swat, Pakistan
• Price: $1,200 — about $2.40/ct

Why it's notable: Facet-grade Swat emerald typically retails around $5–15/ct — $2.40/ct is roughly half that or better, for a 500 ct lot with pieces up to 10 ct.

Treatment/oil status not stated; clarity is the seller's word only (no SI/eye-clean grade); small end of the size range (0.5 ct) isn't facetable; shipping extra. Buy path is DM/contact, though the site presents card checkout via Stripe.

DM the seller or use the site's card checkout (Stripe); worldwide shipping from Pakistan, cost not stated.

Lavender CZ Rough — 500 g Bag #

• Material: Synthetic cubic zirconia (CZ), lavender
• Size: 500 g lot
• Price: $28.50 — about $0.083/g delivered ($41.70 all-in)
• Seller: Dongshi Gemstone Store — 95.5% positive feedback, 14 sold

Why it's notable: Lavender CZ at $0.083/g delivered — inside the $0.05–0.15/g small-lot bar, in a color the watch hasn't posted before, with 182 available.

Individual piece sizes not stated — photos show one large chunk; the lot is 500 g of irregular raw stones. 11.11 sale price (sale ends Nov 18).

AliExpress checkout — card accepted; $13.20 express shipping.

Red Synthetic Corundum (Ruby-Color) Rough — 200 g #

• Material: Synthetic corundum, ruby-red (#5)
• Size: 200 g lot
• Price: $23.80 — about $0.168/g delivered ($33.51 all-in)
• Seller: Dizhi Store — 95.4% positive feedback, 67 sold

Why it's notable: Lab corundum benchmark is about $0.22/g — $0.168/g delivered is roughly 24% under it, from the same store as the earlier white corundum deal, with 67 sold behind it.

One review said the pieces run smaller than the photos suggest.

AliExpress checkout — card accepted; $9.71 shipping.

No new standout finds today

Nothing cleared the bar today — the hunt continues. Check back tomorrow for fresh finds.