Not flawless color change alexandrite,
right now,
it's 8 grand a carat....and finding anything over a carat is
very rare.
YIKES...that's just crazy! About 40 years ago, you could buy a color changing, flawless, 2 carat stone, set in silver, for less than $50!
yeah.. i found that out when i bought my first wife a (lab created) colour change alexandrite set. I asked about the difference between them and real ones, the jeweler laughed and said he couldn't afford to have that set in his shop if it were real.
it was still a beautiful set. :)