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What makes a piece of jewellery an heirloom?
My grandmother often told me stories of how her mother had distributed her jewellery. Her collection was divided into 14 lots, each lot numbered, and little pieces of numbered paper were folded and placed into a basket. They went from oldest to youngest, each picking...
Does the cut of a coloured gem matter as much as for Diamonds?
Simple answer — not at all! The number one most important part of a coloured gem is its COLOUR. The velvety blue of a fine Sapphire, or the rich foresty green of an Emerald can make any minor problems like asymmetrical facets or slight inclusions insignificant....
How do engagement rings work?
The perfect love story does exist — you go to a fancy ball, fall in love, she loses a stiletto and you search the island with her lone shoe to make her yours– but maybe only in fairytales. In real life, at least on this sunny island, falling in love means...
What makes a ‘good’ coloured gem?
Well…‘good’, ‘better’ and ‘best’ are all subjective! I know you’re probably hoping that I’d be able to give you a list of qualities/ attributes to look out for, but how can you quantify the beauty of rare gems into a checklist? Unlike Diamonds’ 4 Cs, coloured...
