Fancy Colored Diamonds
Almost 70 years ago De Beers launched their enduring marketing slogan, “A Diamond is Forever” to promote engagement rings featuring colourless diamonds. The Fancies though haven’t had the same marketing...
Fluorite Gemstones
The first time I saw this beautiful gem I thought it was a Tanzanite or relative of because of its colours – blue with a hint of purple – but...
Citrine gemstones
Like brown, orange has never been one of my favourite colours until I discovered the corresponding coloured gems – brown or chocolate diamonds and orange, orange-red, and tangerine gemstones. Now,...
Coloured Gemstones
For those of us who are not gemologists and know little about chemistry, I’d wager that the subject of minerals is not something we are familiar with but it is...
Green Gemstones
When I think of the word ‘greenery’ the first image that comes to mind is the green stuff florists put in their bouquets, green stuff of every description, leaves, ferns...
Diamond Engagement rings
Engagement Rings Getting engaged is surely one of life’s happiest and most significant events for the ring signals acceptance to the formal proposal of marriage and exclaims to the world...
Custom Halo Purple Sapphire Engagement Ring
This beautiful custom sapphire and diamond engagement ring is a 19K white gold and is of cast manufacture. The ring has a center sapphire set in a four prong setting with a halo...
Fancy Coloured Diamonds
Diamonds and Fancies We all know certain words are used when we speak of diamonds, e.g. ice, bling, rock and we know about the 4 Cs – colour, cut, clarity, carat...
Spinel Gemstones and Jewelry
The Spinel is a most interesting gem. Maybe you know it? But could you identify it in a group of gems where there is no caption to say which is...
Topaz Gemstone - Pink Topaz
Topaz in that beautiful warm golden colour is the birthstone for November with the Blue Topaz being one of December’s birthstones. But Topaz is not limited to just these two colours; rather, Topaz colours...
Restringing Pearls and Jewelry Vancouver
My introduction to the gem world began with my grandmother’s pearls. That was many years ago so how I came to see them is a mystery but I do know and...
Garnet Gemstones and Jewelry
A Garnet, the birthstone for January, is the beautiful deep-red stone often found in antique jewellery that is sometimes mistaken for a ruby. This description is true but only to...
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