Blue Sapphires are the most famous of the sapphire colors, the beauty of a blue sapphire is unparalleled. Each sapphire’s hue is individual and nuanced; no two are alike. With tones ranging from deep velvety blue to crisp cornflower blue, blue sapphires are gorgeous specimens of nature’s beauty. Blue is the main color of the sapphire.…
The Straight, Clean Lines, and Simple Geometric Form of the Gorgeous Baguette Cut Gem
The baguette cut is named due to its long, rectangular shape after the French word baguette, for “long rod”, coming down from the Latin baculum, meaning “a stick”. This cut came out of the 1920s and 1930s, as a fashion reaction to the functionality and geometric form preferred in design and architecture of the time,…
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The Gorgeous Orange and Padparadscha Sapphire
The Gorgeous Orange Sapphire owes its color to the additional trace elements of chromium and iron in its formation, and ranges in hue from pale orange to a vivid reddish-orange, or a deep orange with brownish overtones. Though once considered an obscure and underestimated gem, it has recently gained in popularity for its rarity and…
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Purple Spinel The Highly Sought After Gem
Spinel is generally highly sought after by gem connoisseurs, and well-formed spinel crystals are in high demand among collectors. Spinel that has no inclusions visible to the eye is more valuable than spinel with inclusions that can be seen. The more visible any inclusions are, the more the value drops. GIA Certified 4.19 Carat unheated…
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Bulgari Creates Beautiful Glistening Jewelry
Glistening bright colors, bold contrasts and profuse proportions are Bulgari style through and through. Bulgari is the brand that brought sparkle to ‘la dolce vita’ with their cascades of colorful cabochon cut sapphires, thick gold chokers set with ancient Roman coins and rings with attitude that make most other jewelers seem coy and retiring. This strong…
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Jewels at her Doorstep: Kassandra Nicholson Jewelry
We as consumers of jewelry are getting pickier and pickier. We want hand-crafted, rare and unique metals, one-of-a-kind gemstones and we want all these, plus a cool, eco-friendly designer to be the one we can trust to provide all this. In walks Kassandra Nicholson who can give you all these and more. You say you…
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Sheldon Bloomfield Gorgeous Jewelry Come To Life In Vibrant Colors
With more than 25 years of experience, Sheldon Bloomfield –a small family-run independent trade-only jewelry supplier – develops top-of-the-range, stone-set fine jewelry using 18k gold and platinum, as well as specializing in colored gemstones. As well as choosing stones that are lesser known, one of the ways to make a statement with gemstones is to opt for an unusual cut over a classic cut.…
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Desert flowers by Christophe CHAVEROU
Ring “Arum” resting on a cushion of thorns, pendant “Sakura” suspended on a delicate bonsai leaves or vivid color of Peridot over 30 carats rivaling green cactus … The photographer Christophe CHAVEROU reveals her poetic look at jewelry and a selection that does not lack spice! Scroll through the pages and discover sublime Tahitian pearls with names…
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These Most Incredible Jewels are One-of-a-kind Creations
There’s nothing quite like a one-of-a-kind creation. Something that belongs only to you, replicated by some, maybe, but never quite the same. Original thoughts from the mind of a genius, molded, crafted, and decorated with the most shiny, sparkly gemstones. One-of-a-kind earrings in 18k white gold with 79.13 cts. t.w. emeralds, 3.6 cts. t.w. pink sapphires, and…
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A misunderstood, and sometimes misidentified, gemstone, the fiery colours of spinel are in a class of their own
With its vibrant, saturated hues, spinel – more rare than rubies, sapphires or emeralds – has been a misunderstood, and sometimes misidentified, gemstone. Its wide array of colours, from deep crimson to pastel blues, as well as pink, purple, grey and black, makes it a perfect impostor for other stones. Many famous…
