I love diamonds. If I’m honest, they’re my favorite gemstone. For me, nothing sparkles quite like a diamond. As a gemologist, of course I appreciate many gemstone varieties and I am fascinated by the complex chemistries of many gem species. But the simple way that one atom, Carbon, combines in a simple cubic structure to make the hardest gemstone on earth; one that breathes fire…
Summer is unofficially over as we are now past Labor Day but I wanted to share one last wishful weekend in the northeast. As I’ve said before, I’m not a huge fan of winter, but it’s funny that many of us have this great buildup of anticipation for summer, but then once it gets here the reality is that the weather is quite uncomfortable, at least…
Travel is something that I have always enjoyed. Well, I enjoy being other places, the flying/driving/navigating isn’t necessarily my favorite. I had a job assignment once that was 80% travel and that was fun and fit my type A personality. It was travel, but we went to the same location for 4-5 weeks in a row so I was able to establish routines…
Tomorrow, Christie’s is holding it’s the first of its biannual Magnificent Jewels auction’s in New York and I am so excited! Magnificent Jewels is my favorite jewelry auction because the offerings are always over the top. People ask me why I enjoy looking at auction results and I think it boils down to three things: (1) It’s an opportunity to see vintage or antique…
The world’s only reliable source for pink diamonds, the Argyle mine in Western Australia, is scheduled to close this year. Since 1983 the mine has produced 90% of the world’s supply of pink diamonds along with some amazing blue, violet and red stones. What will the world be like once pink diamonds from Australia become extinct? Well, for most of us it will be exactly…
