Unorthodox Guides to Gemstones and Fine Jewellery
Who Killed the Diamond? Twin Peaks Edition.
There are many cat fights on Instagram with regards to the state of diamonds. Lab diamonds yay or nay. People with no money say yay, people with money say nay. And then a bunch of people repeat the slogan “when you buy a diamond, you are buying a story” in some form or another like broken Rhoombas doing yoga. Exactly what is this story these broken Rhoomba people keep going on about?
PSA: 翡翠危料 Burma vs. Guatemala Jade
Top quality Guatemalan Jadeite Top quality Guatemalan Jade vs Old Mine Burmese Jade 翡翠危料是什么意思 (Burma vs Guatemala Jade) If you
How to Buy a Diamond: A Guide for Normal People
This is a guide on how to buy a diamond if you are a normal person looking to buy one diamond, probably your first. Not your usual 4Cs guide.
Heated vs Unheated Sapphire: A Guide
Most sapphires are heat treated. Thermal treatment is common in commercial sapphires, as heat brings out the vivid colours of sapphires.
Unless stated to be ‘Unheated’ or ‘No Heat’, the sapphires you see on a ring or a pair of earrings are likely to be heat treated.
Simple & Timeless Ring Styles
Over the years of making engagement rings and servicing requests to reset others, some styles have come to a comfortable point between lust and love. As much as love needs work to be true, beauty with an enduring aesthetic needs to be simple before it can be timeless.
How to Buy Sapphires: An Unorthodox Guide
Hunting for a stone that is vivid, clean, well-cut, and well-priced will result in a sapphire that looks closer to its lab created counterpart: small, but perfect, and priced whatever for the lack of knowledge of the market (shopper).
An Atypical Guide to Gems: The Colour Of Gemstones
GEM SHOPPING online? An atypical guide to gems. The colour of gemstones: a different perspective to gem buying from a craftsman and antique jewelry dealer.
Rose Cut Diamonds, Intan, and Antique Hand Cut Diamonds
An article about rose cut diamonds, and Straits Chinese hand cut diamonds (intan). From the perspective of an antique jewellery collector and craftsman.