There are few diamonds with a story quite as colourful as The Golden Canary, formerly known as The Incomparable, formerly known as The Golden Giant. It was discarded early in the 1980s by diamond miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire, in a pile of rubble that was considered too bulky to …
The Golden Canary diamond, AKA The Incomparable, AKA The Golden Giant. Read More »
I first became aware of fancy colour diamonds in the 1980’s a friend of mine who worked as a stone dealer showed me various shades, I was so taken with them I bought them all. Back then they weren’t really well known by the public, but I thought they were beautiful, I had various shades of …
Depending on what day you ask, it would be either fancy colour diamond or Ruby as my favourite gem-stone. I love combining them with yellow gold to further enhance their rich opulent colour. Second only to diamond in hardness, it’s a good choice for jewellery that it worn daily. Rubies are the most valuable members …
One of the most recognized, often copied advertisements of jewellery is a stack of David Ashton rings. The original contemporary stacking rings My first foray into the world of advertising was a half page in the independent newspaper in 1994. I had been asked to do a fair amount of editorial, and was getting …
The original contemporary stacking rings, ON HIGH David Ashton Read More »
Spending my time sitting at a bench making jewellery is what I love. Almost everything I produce starts out as a piece of 6mm square wire, in Platinum or 18ct gold. The advantages of truly handmade jewellery Most jewellery produced today isn’t made this way, most jewellery is cast. Casting is a process whereby a …
Since writing this blog post, the world has changed due to Covid. In uncertain times investors often flock to safe havens, gold being one of them. In 2020 after considering the difference in purity and density the price of 18ct white gold or platinum jewellery is almost the same, platinum being slightly more, due to …
Pearl Pearls all you need to know, a buyers guide to pearls Technically an organic substance, produced by shelled molluscs, concentric layers of calcium carbonate. I’ll discount imitation pearls at this point, generally made from plastic or glass, easily distinguished, due to the lack of gritty texture. As with all gemstones beware of anything described …
Pearls all you need to know, a buyers guide to pearls Read More »
Sapphire, a buyers guide. Birthstone of September, also known as corundum, or aluminum oxide. Ancient Persians thought the world sat on a giant sapphire that reflected light off its surface to make the sky blue. Sapphires have been sacred to many religions. Some say that Moses was presented with the ten commandments on slabs of …
The third and final instalment on Diamonds, covering carat & cut. Diamonds all you need to know part 3 cut & carat Diamond Carat: Easy to explain, a carat or ct is a unit of weight. 1ct = 0.02g, or a fifth of a gram. d Carat is not a size, purely weight. I’ll explain more …
Diamonds all you need to know part 3 cut & carat Read More »
Diamond Clarity:Diamonds, all you need to know (part 2) clarity I have studied diamonds at the The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A), passed their diamond grading exams, and been accredited DGA, (diamond member of the Gem-A) I’ve been buying diamonds for around 40 years, and have seen many hundreds of thousands…good and bad.Diamonds, all …
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