Ruby is the king of the gemstone world. But natural ruby can be thousands of dollars per carat. Rubies with the best color and clarity can cost millions of dollars at today’s auction houses. With all the treatments today finding a [...]
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I had the luck of getting two great pieces of pink/root beer tourmaline crystals this week. The stones are 14 and 19 carats respectively. They should cut emerald or radiant cut gemstones in the 6-8 carat range. First up is a hot pink tourmaline that will cut a beautiful radiant stone with exceptional clarity. [...]
Hello Everyone, I will be traveling to Afghanistan in the next few days to help train gemstone faceting to a few Afghani students. I am excited to help develop the internal infrastructure in Afghanistan and help the people of the country harness their vast gemstone resources. Afghanistan has a rich history of gemstone mining with [...]
I wanted to take a minute to talk about an organization that is in its infancy. The Green Gem Foundation was started earlier this year by Jeff Hunt to promote the ethical mining of gemstones. The concept for the organization is below. “The Green Gem Foundation is a new non-profit organization established to promote the [...]
Hello everyone, I recently found a lot of contact forms stuck in my spam folder. If you have been trying to get in touch with me recently and have not heard from me I apologize for the delay. I have responded to all emails and will check my spam folder daily from now on just [...]
Its been a while since my last post! I recently purchased a few pieces of rough that will be cut in the coming weeks. The pieces are pictured below. Custom cuts can be ordered on this rough or can be purchased after cutting is complete. If you would like to reserve any of these pieces [...]
I belong to a trade network that gets some fantastic deals on diamonds and gemstones for my clients. However, every once in a while something truely unique and beautiful comes along that I have to share with you all! This statue is from a company called Motion in Time in New York and is over TWO [...]
I am off to Wisconsin this weekend and thought I would offer you all a little special while I was away. The 55 gram tri-color diamond necklace from an earlier post has been reduced in price to $3500. The piece is from the 1960′s and is made up or rose, white and yellow 14k gold. [...]
As many of you know I have a nephew who has cancer. Darian was diagnosed with ACS, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, in October of 2008. He has taken it with strides and is doing as well as can be expected. As a result he has become pretty active in the Relay for Life program. He asked [...]
I just wanted to let everyone know I have added new inventory to the store. All the Mahenge spinels are now in the inventory as well as the 2.42 carat ruby. The inventory can be found here. Also check out the gemstone of the month club here. A special thanks to the Jewelry Connection show, [...]
