Cat’s-eye

Cat’s Eye is one the world’s few precious stones. It is Japanese manga by Tsukasa Hojo.

Cat’s Eye chrysoberyl is classified as a phenomenon stone because its beauty and value depend on a unique gemological effect. Simply defined, chatoyancy is the name given to the shimmering light reflections from densely packed rutile fibers inside the stone.
Body color is also important when choosing a Cat’s Eye chrysoberyl. While stones range in color honey-brown to apple-green, the amber colors are more popular with men and the greener colors with women, although this is not a hard-and-fast rule.

The best-cut Cat’s Eye chrysoberyls show a effect when light is shone on one side and the stone rotated. The stone will divide into perfect blinking halves of light and dark. It is really quite spectacular.

Cat’s Eye chrysoberyl is very rare and only two countries “Brazil and Sri Lanka” currently produce it.

Cat's Eye has also aired in a number of countries outside Japan, including France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Philippines and China.