I was hesitant to make
I was hesitant to make a purchase online as you can't see the quality of the ring/stone in person but I researched and read reviews and decided to take a chance. Ordering was simple. When my ring arrived, I was amazed! The packaging was impressive. The quality of the stone/ring is top of the line. I had always thought that lab created alexandrite weren't as good as the real thing but now I think there are better! I just visited the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History which has a top quality alexandrite and it looks just like mine - the color change too!