Over 30% of all jewelry purchases happen in November and December. This year John and I have found that more clients are asking for color, color, color! Not only in the way of Fancy Colored Diamonds, but also ” The big three” gemstones ( Sapphires, Rubies, and Emeralds). Even with a down economy we have […]
Load MoreReports indicate that the jewelry market is on the rise. More specifically, luxury spending is on the rise this year. Trends show that we are coming back to pre-recessionary levels. Valentine’s day falls on a Monday this year, which means most people will not be traveling, but rather staying home and using those monies toward […]
Load MoreThe conditions for diamond formation to happen in the lithospheric mantle occur at considerable depth corresponding to the requirements of temperature and pressure. These depths are estimated between 140 and 190 km though occasionally diamonds have crystallized at depths about 300 km as well. The rate at which temperature changes with incresing depth into […]
Load MoreChloe Diamond largest round Brilliant Cut diamond ever put on auction. Sold on November 14, 2007 at Sotheby’s in Geneva for $16.2 million, the second-highest price ever paid for a diamond on auction. Took 2 years to cut. Cross of Asia discovered in 1902 in South Africa as a 280-carat (56 g) crystal. At […]
Load MoreWhat is a push gift? A push gift AKA baby bauble is a gift that a new father gives to the mother to celebrate her for the labor pains she endured and to reward her platinum womb for birthing their child. The push gift can be given before or after birth and even in the […]
Load MoreRubies are corundum which contain chromium impurities that absorb yellow-green light and result in deeper ruby red color with increasing content. Purple sapphires contain trace amounts of vanadium and come in a variety of shades. Corundum that contains ~0.01% of titanium is colorless. If trace amounts of iron are present, a very pale yellow to […]
Load MoreMarcel Tolkowsky (December 25, 1899 – February 10, 1991) was a member of a Belgian family of diamond cutters and an engineer by education. He is generally acknowledged as the father of the modern round brilliant diamond cut. Many of his family have gone on to become noted diamond cutters, including his cousin Lazare Kaplan […]
Load MoreBuy a ‘Plus’ diamond. A plus diamond is a diamond that is just under the threshold of the next tier of cost. Diamonds go up exponentially from 1 carat to 1.5 carats and from 1.5 carats to 2 carats and so on. But, if you have a budget that is say $15,000 – $20,000 and […]
Load MoreMined rough diamonds are converted into gems through a multi-step process called “cutting”. Diamonds are extremely hard, but also brittle and can be split up by a single blow. Therefore, diamond cutting is traditionally considered as a delicate procedure requiring skills, scientific knowledge, tools and experience. Its final goal is to produce a faceted jewel […]
Load MoreDiamonds, the gems that have symbolized love and marriage for decades, are beginning to attract wealthy investors as a commodity investment with potentially high returns. Negligible yield on fixed-income investments and volatility in the equity markets are driving the search for a relatively stable investment that can pack some punch in returns. The wealthy […]
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