Alexandrite Cat’s eye

Who Should Wear Alexandrite Cat’s eye Stone?

Alexandrite cat’s eye is a combination of the two fascinating gemstones – ‘Alexandrite’ and ‘Cat’s eye’. It appears green in white light and red in the yellow light. Simultaneously, it shows a sharply defined beam of light running parallelly across the surface when the gemstone is moved back and forth under a direct light source. Chrysoberyl with such qualities are rarely found in nature and is, therefore, a prized possession. It is regarded as a perfect gemstone for those who admire uniqueness and luxury. 

• Alexandrite cats eye is a wonderful jewellery gemstone that shows great resistance to daily wear and tear (Alexandrite cat’s eye hardness ranges around 8.5 out of 10 on the Mohs scale.). Therefore, an Alexandrite Cat’s eye ring or pendant can be a part of your daily wear jewellery as it needs less prone to damage and retains its beauty for long time.
• Recognised for its beauty, rarity and value, an original Alexandrite Cat’s eye chrysoberyl is an excellent gemstone for collection purposes. With its distinctively predominant characteristics, this gemstone helps to grow the collection both in terms of quality as well as value.

Alexandrite Cat’s eye Price

Cat’s eye Alexandrite value depends largely on its Body Color, Intensity of Color change effect, Strength of Light Band (Cat’s eye effect), Clarity, Shape and Carat weight. Due to less availability, the best-quality Cat’s eye Alexandrite value remains substantially high and gets attention majorly from the collectors and jewelry designers. Even some lower quality stones manage to draw a good amount because of its rarity factor.

Alexandrite Cat’s eye price in India starts from Rs 12,000 per carat ($185 approx.) and reaches upto Rs 2 lakh per carat ($3075 approx.) and even above. The prices may exceed in other countries like Dubai, UK, UAE and U.S.A etc.

• Origin

  – Sri Lankan Alexandrite cat’s eye is well-recognised for its superior quality. Therefore, customers may expect paying higher when it comes to alexandrite cats eye price per carat obtained from Sri Lanka compared to other origins. Alexandrite cat’s eye stone price for gems from India, Myanmar (Burma), Russia and Brazil remain comparatively less.

• Strength of Cat’s eye Effect

  – Alexandrite Cat’s eye stones displaying well-formed cat’s eye effect are hard to find, hence, draw a high premium for quality and rarity. A stone with too faint or poorly visible cats eye effect appears less attractive and consequently loses its value.

• Intensity of Color change

  – Generally, the more distinct the color change, the higher is the gem’s value. A gemstone showing 100% color-change is extremely rare and highly sought-after by the gem collectors. Such gems are considered highly valued by the gem enthusiast.

• Body Color

  – The colour of the body doesn’t create a major difference in price, unlike other colored gemstone. However, the presence of a flawless, consistent and deep shades of olive or yellow green color added to the beauty and overall value of the Alexandrite cat’s eye gemstone.

• Clarity

  – The presence of inclusions comes in the basic nature of Alexandrite Cat’s eye gemstone. Even top-grade stones are expected to have some inclusions. Therefore, the price of Alexandrite Cats eye gemstone increases gradually for stones with good clarity.

• Shape

  – Like other factors, the shape also bears an influence on the natural chrysoberyl Alexandrite Cat’s eye price. The gem’s cutting proportion and finish enhance the overall appearance and the optical phenomena. Because of its rarity, Alexandrite cat’s eye rough is often cut for maximum weight retention. Highly symmetrical pieces are expected to be slightly expensive as they involve wastage of rough stone.

• Carat weight

  – Natural Alexandrite Cat’s eye price in India increases exponentially with size, especially for superior quality stones. However, if the quality is superior even a 1 carat Alexandrite Cat’s eye price can exceed the cost of a lower quality stone of relatively bigger size.