Luxury Jewellery Education
Engagement Rings • Mangalsutra • Lab Diamonds • Natural Diamonds • Gemstones • Buying Guides
Bi-Colour Tourmaline: A Buyer's Guide
Bi-colour and parti-colour tourmaline explained — how colour zoning forms, why the cutter matters as much as the crystal, the matching problem for earrings, and how we source stones worldwide.
Bi-Colour Tourmaline: A Buyer's Guide
Bi-colour and parti-colour tourmaline explained — how colour zoning forms, why the cutter matters as much as the crystal, the matching problem for earrings, and how we source stones worldwide.
Blue Topaz: A Buyer's Guide
Blue topaz explained honestly — irradiation and the Sky, Swiss and London grades, whether treated topaz is safe, coated mystic topaz, and why cleavage matters more than hardness.
Blue Topaz: A Buyer's Guide
Blue topaz explained honestly — irradiation and the Sky, Swiss and London grades, whether treated topaz is safe, coated mystic topaz, and why cleavage matters more than hardness.
Imperial Topaz: A Buyer's Guide
Imperial topaz explained — the Ouro Preto origin, why the name has no agreed definition, natural colour versus irradiated blue topaz, and why cleavage matters more than hardness.
Imperial Topaz: A Buyer's Guide
Imperial topaz explained — the Ouro Preto origin, why the name has no agreed definition, natural colour versus irradiated blue topaz, and why cleavage matters more than hardness.
Zircon: A Buyer's Guide
Zircon explained — why it is not cubic zirconia, the dispersion that rivals diamond, facet doubling, metamict material, and the brittleness its Mohs rating understates.
Zircon: A Buyer's Guide
Zircon explained — why it is not cubic zirconia, the dispersion that rivals diamond, facet doubling, metamict material, and the brittleness its Mohs rating understates.
Rhodolite Garnet: A Buyer's Guide
Rhodolite garnet explained — the pyrope-almandine blend behind the raspberry colour, why it is never treated, how it differs from almandine and Malaia, and how we source stones worldwide.
Rhodolite Garnet: A Buyer's Guide
Rhodolite garnet explained — the pyrope-almandine blend behind the raspberry colour, why it is never treated, how it differs from almandine and Malaia, and how we source stones worldwide.
Watermelon Tourmaline: A Buyer's Guide
Watermelon tourmaline explained — slices versus faceted bi-colour stones, why bezel settings are mandatory, the matching problem for earrings, and how we source pieces worldwide.
Watermelon Tourmaline: A Buyer's Guide
Watermelon tourmaline explained — slices versus faceted bi-colour stones, why bezel settings are mandatory, the matching problem for earrings, and how we source pieces worldwide.
