HOW TO FACET The world's most spectacular gem!
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- Hello and welcome to my channel. My name is Cliff and I'm a gem cutter from Australia. In this video watch me facet one of the world's most spectacular gems the "Cleopatra's Eye". The is a legendary gem design, and is well known within faceting circles. The gem is rarely seen faceted, as it is a difficult design to execute. I hope one day that all gem cutters get the chance to facet this wonderful gem. Best Wishes Cliff.
Email - vintagetimegems@aol.com
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the depth to that stone is mesmerizing
Thanks Ray.
My God, Cliff!!! That is absolutely the most stunning job I've ever seen... Incredible. Adjusting the C1 angle was a stroke of genius... I'm sure Bob Keller is looking down from heaven with a wonderful smile on his face.
Thank you for the best video ever. 😍
Thanks John....I was hoping Bob was still alive. What a amazing design! Now it's your turn to give it a go. Cheers Cliff
I have never seen this cut before. Absolutely stunning work!
I came across your video by complete fluke. I have no idea about the technical terms you used but the end result is breath taking. Take a bow 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I'm a mere beginner that was taught by a friend on a well worn Raytech-Shaw that has cut pounds and pounds of tourmaline- I had no idea such a crazy cut even existed. This is really impressive work!
It's really a great design. One of the best around and so unique. Cheers
Just started watching a couple days ago, love gemstones, don’t think I have the patience to cut but I’m a middling collector
I hope you enjoyed the video anyway. Cheers Cliff
People tend to get the patience when they see the profit margin 😎
What a stunning piece of work. A real jaw dropper. It makes a brilliant diamond look... pedestrian.
The small rant was amazing @14:48 I related to the feeling of "at a certain point you're on your own from here"
Now I completely understand the high price of quality cut stones. I have a greater appreciation. This is stunning. Ty for sharing.
What an amazing pinnacle of craftsmanship. I'm never less than amazed at your skill and ability for faceting. I'm hoping to get started on this hobby later this year, you're my inspiration!
have 0 experience with gem cutting or polishing but even i can see why you said its a very hard design to create, that the end result is stunning, hats off to you. you are clearly very talented!
Stunning work - that gem is ablaze with fire and colour.
Thank you.
What a stunning design!
Wow! Just WOW!
Cliff this is just stunning. This diagram is going up on my list of goals to work towards. A true bucket list item.
I have been leaning toward getting gem cut studio and I will for sure now. What a spectacular gem and I love the round iris.
The CZ was a great material to use.
Stay healthy Cliff. And thank you for posting this.
Thanks Tam. I would invest in GCS.I think suck a gem deserves a material with a high IR. Zircon would be good, but you would need a huge piece. Not likely to facet this in Sapphire as it would be too dark, and I can't afford a piece of $20,000 plus rough to facet it anyway. This design works will in a lighter color. Dark read and blue would not work on this design. Regards Cliff
Topaz!
Absolutely stunning.
Wow, Truly a Spectacular Cut Cliff, you are obviously passionate about your work and it shows in your finished products.... well done.
What a beautiful piece of art and math magic, combined! So amazing and so beautiful! Thank you!
Thanks Monica
Who knew? Never seen this done before. A real thing of beauty.
Congratulations Cliff. What a wonderful achievement. This is the most stunning cut I’ve ever seen.
You’re choice of music is genius. I felt myself magically walking among the pyramids in the valley of the kings escorted by lovely belly dancers (haha).
You are spot on
I think you are correct. This is probably the best design and best looking gem I've cut. Pretty difficult to find another gem that can eclipse this one. Cheers Cliff
Wow!? What a fascinating gem!! I really enjoyed watching how to cut gems...absolute beauty. Gem cutter's are soo underrated and not given enough credit for their creations. Gem stones are dull and dead, the cutter brings life into them.
This is deffinitly the holy grail of gem cutting. One day... hopefully... one day. Mouth wide open as i typed this. 😮 Dreamlike cut right there. As perfect as it could get in my opinion.
Absolutely the most superb cut I’ve ever seen
It turned out beautiful Cliff!
Thanks Chuck.
A truly spectacular gem Cliff, material, cut and colour all. Definitely a bucket lister too those pavilion facets radiate beautifully through the table, jaw on the floor beautiful.
Thanks Scott.
I am so inspired, it takes my breath away.
Thanks Robert.
You sure appear to have mastered your hobby 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 beautifully done.
everything about this gem is awesome. the cut,the color,the music,the name. If you would have made such a gem for your Queen anywhere,you would have been knighted or whatever that King/Queendom has instead. Looks like there is a sun hidden in the middle of the gem. Spectacular.
Thanks Aik...This design is truly an amazing design. Cheers Cliff
Well Cliff, I do believe you've outdone yourself! Kudos to you, and kudos to Bob Keller, the designer of this marvel. Seeing this getting done I can easily believe it is a rare gem, not only is it complicated as heck, oh nonono, you also have to fiddle all those facets until they work. I doff my hat for the master(s)!
Thanks Kathy, it will be hard to top this. Not really sure how far I could really go as this design is already up there with difficult designs. Still plenty of other gem varieties I can try to facet.
I bet in real life it looks much more impressive than in the video. You have my respect Sir Cliff.
Thanks Chris...It does look great in real life. Out in the sun is always the best. But difficult to film due to the scintillation.
Cliff.......mesmerizing.....multi dimensionally sparkle......hypnotic......you are makin me drool. Absolutely gorgeous . Thank you
Thanks Diane.
The craftmanship outshines the gem... 😮
Very nice stone, amazing video. Very impressed with the music, im surprised you didn't have subtitles written in hieroglyphics. I appreciate your skill and learned a bit with your comments. Thanks for the experience.
Love the 1950s orientalism music production, really captures the mood of a simpler time when Hollywood starlets in their gems were more of a thing.
Gem cutting is one of those subjects I have had idle curiosity about over the years, but never the opportunity to learn anything about it. This video is very informative, fascinating, and a beautiful thing to watch! Thank you!
I'm no gem cutter or collector (yet), but this is art, and from my eyes, you sir are a master artist. This is gorgeous
That looks like a beautiful yellow diamond!
Thank you.
what a masterpiece of engineering and creativity
That looks amazing! Loving your commentary and the tips. Makes me wanna start a new hobby
Thanks
this is the first time that I get to hear this so beautifully highlighted from a real professional, thank you for this beautiful explanation❤
This is your best work! Well done Cliff😄
Thanks Ian...It will be hard to top this gem.
I can't stop watching your videos. Such a magnificent craftsmanship!
Thank you very much!
Fell asleep haf into the video while relaxing after work. Very relaxing and nice video. Ty mate. And the gem is beautiful
wow!! what a beautiful jewel you created!!!
Well done Cliff you make me want to cut again, just beautiful..
Hi Tim, Least you'll have plenty of gems to facet. I may have to sell a few of my gems as I'll be out of work for least a month with this damn virus. Your pretty isolated where you are. Cheers Cliff
@@VintageTimeGems Sorry to hear that, hope you dont catch it, stay safe.
That is really quite stunning.
Thank you.
EXCELLENT CUTTING.
Que hermoso. Quedó. Genial. El ojo de Cleopatra
Utterly beautiful. Here’s to queen Cleopatra VII, the last of the Ptolemaic dynasty. She died at 39, but her seductive beauty, intelligence and mystery lives on 2053 years later..
Nice work, I can imagine designing a ring around that stone.
Thank you.
@@VintageTimeGems Your welcome, may I ask a question. What are the exact measurements of that gemstone. I want to challenge myself and carve a ring out of wax for a stone that size and shape. My specialty is lost wax casting and wax carving.
Shawn Plant the finale gem is 20x10mm and 15.5 carats. He says so at 16:34
Thank you this is a very beautiful cut.... very very impressive
As usual your videos are just a dream!!! Thank you so much!!!
Thank you.
Breathtakingly beautiful
Thanks Fireworks.
@@VintageTimeGems Actually Thank You for sharing this technique. Have you ever tried this with glass? (marble maker here)
cliff, what a fantastic job, it looks like you found the secret to the correct angles . thanks for making this video .
Thanks Brent.
your technique is impressive. you are a talented and detail-oriented professional. congratulations. I would like all my stones to be polished by you.
Where precision engineering and art meet and fall in love👌
That is AMAZING!!
Thanks Shawn
Amazing. Cliff you must be in another world with your talent.
This is a beautiful gem!!😍😍 This is about 1000 steps above my opal cutting skills!! Awesome job!!👍👍😁
This is a fabulous design.
This is truely the most spectacular gems in the world
Amazing work.
Your videos are beautiful meditations.
Thank you.
Awesome!! Absolutely awesome!! I very much enjoy to watch your cutting.
Thank you.
This is stunning! Thank you for the video
fantastic fantastic , thanks and stay safe Cliff
Thanks Liburni.
A true masterpiece!
Thank you.
awesome great to do your cutting designs on gemstone. Done while am watching I'll become optimistic it looks like an eye of superpower electronic machines. Wowsmadewonderfulthings
perfect gemcut, really cool to watch with music on, tnx alot
Thanks
Awesome job. Lookd amazing!
How beautiful.
Thank you.
I don't know diddly about cutting or polishing gem stones but that was totally awesome.
That was really interesting. I enjoyed watching you work and learned a thing or two
Absolutely gorgeous
Thank you! Cheers!
Absolutely beautiful work. I can imagine a pair of these as the eyes of a statue.
Absolutely stunning ❤
Hi Cliff, fellow Aussie, love your way. (Aussie band Powderfinger reference.) Yay Australia, besetest country in the world. Nice gemstone cutting too. The only thing left is to set it into a beautiful piece of jewellery.
Magnificent.. I realize that the flat table is necessary to create the iris of the eye, but I would love it without the table. Then I could mount it on a horseshoe frame and hang it from a chain.
Absolutely spectacular gem. Great job Cliff.
Many thanks!
This is the first video which I have ever seen of a gem being cut. Fascinating! Well done! Looks like good equipment helps the process.
Wow. That was utterly incredible. Thank you so much for sharing. I recently purchased an ultra tec v5 and this is no doubt something I'm striving to complete myself. You really did a superb job, the finished result is breath taking. So inspirational, so incredible.
Simply magnificent worthy of royal majesty queen cleopatra!
Thank you.
Wow! Spectacular! What an achievement! Its beautiful! Thank you for your wonderful videos...
That stone is magnificent ❤
Beautiful Gem, one of these days I hope I can buy the equipment and learn how to facet Gems Myself.
Thanks....
wow This is nuts, didn't even know about cleopatras eye
Woa, so beautiful
Thank you.
I’ve never seen a cut like this wow
Amazing and beautiful Wow thanks cliff
Thank you.
Hi Cliff. I'm from Melbourne. Amazing work! That is my favourite that you have cut so far. Are you selling any of these? I would buy.
Thanks Wayne. Not sure if I would sell it as some many hours were put into faceting it. It's a labor of love, and it not likely that I'll faceting too many of these designs in my life. However, I should consider selling some of these gems as mostly they sit around. My wife has plenty of gems. Cheers Cliff
@@VintageTimeGems haha. Indeed. Well I am a composer so totally understand the work put into making fine things. If you want some pretty music for a vid sometime let me know. I like your artistry so happy to oblige.
Spectacular
Thanks mesmerising and very appropriately named!! Don't know where I can get some Australian zircon cut about 8 nice pieces.
wow!! really remarkable, thank you for sharing
This would be neat to make out of the glass found in the desert of Egypt. I don't remember what it called but it's a greenish color. Thanks for sharing 👍 👍.
This is just jaw dropping incredible. So complex!!!
Stunning...I'll look often, but probably never cut🥴
Amazing cut.
Min- bogglingly beautiful, sir!
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us!
thats a beautiful cut
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Outstanding, Cliff!
I'm not a gem cutter, but a tool & die maker by trade.
I can appreciate the amount of precision you put into your work, even though I've never cut a gem.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks Joe, many long hours are set aside to create such a gem that's for sure. Cheers Cliff