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The Golden Canary diamond, AKA The Incomparable, AKA The Golden Giant.
There are few diamonds with a story quite as colourful as The Golden Canary, formerly known as The Incomparable, formerly …
Fancy colour diamonds
I first became aware of fancy colour diamonds in the 1980’s a friend of mine who worked as a stone dealer …
Ruby buyers guide
Depending on what day you ask, it would be either fancy colour diamond or Ruby as my favourite gem-stone. I …
The original contemporary stacking rings, ON HIGH David Ashton
One of the most recognized, often copied advertisements of jewellery is a stack of David Ashton rings. The original contemporary …
The advantages of truly handmade jewellery
Spending my time sitting at a bench making jewellery is what I love. Almost everything I produce starts out as …
Platinum or white gold what’s the difference ?
Since writing this blog post, the world has changed due to Covid. In uncertain times investors often flock to safe …
Pearls all you need to know, a buyers guide to pearls
Pearl Pearls all you need to know, a buyers guide to pearls Technically an organic substance, produced by shelled molluscs, …
Sapphire, a buyers guide.
Sapphire, a buyers guide. Birthstone of September, also known as corundum, or aluminum oxide. Ancient Persians thought the world sat …
Diamonds all you need to know part 3 cut & carat
The third and final instalment on Diamonds, covering carat & cut. Diamonds all you need to know part 3 cut & …
Diamonds, all you need to know (part 2) clarity
Diamond Clarity:Diamonds, all you need to know (part 2) clarity I have studied diamonds at the The Gemmological Association of …
Diamonds, all you need to know (part 1) colour
Diamond, the name coming from the Greek adámas “unbreakable”, pure crystalline carbon, the hardest natural substance, treasured for centuries due …
The advantages of a rub-over setting
/One of the questions I am often asked is, why don’t I claw set my stones, doesn’t it make diamonds …