Animal with expensive eyes

Do you know which animal has the most expensive and adorable eyes?

If you are a gemologist, you would probably know the answer. It is the Cat's eye. Although many gemstones (like moonstones, quartz..) exhibit the cat's eye effect, only chrysoberyl gemstones that demonstrate this effect are the true cat's eye gemstones and they are called Cymophane. Click on the clip below to find out more about this noble cat's eye.

I have in my possession a chrysobryl cat's eye weighing 18.34 carats. It is oval cabochon in shape and polished. This gem is greenish brown in colour and is from Sri Lanka (as described in the Gem Identification Report). I bought it a few years ago in a jewelry shop in Bukit Timah Shopping Centre in Singapore together with a identity report from the Gemological Laboratory.

The noble Cat's Eye

Certificate of identification