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Rough math, $1,000 for the raw stone, $5,000 of travel and time to source... $80k sale price with 250 hours of cutting work, $300/hour for master gemcutter, seems very fair.



Where did you get 250 hours from? I don't think it took him anywhere near that long based on the times mentioned in the video.

If it really did people would use CNC for this.


Yeah from the video I believe it was a few days of work.


You think this guy acquired a 740 carat raw stone for $1000?


Yes, here's an online site where you can see, for someone direct sourcing totally.

https://www.gemrockauctions.com/search?query=morganite&weigh...

1505 ct for $3999 asking https://www.gemrockauctions.com/products/1505cts-morganite-c...




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