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Use Your Head When You Setup Your Showcase

Use Your Head When You Setup Your Showcase! Rote is defined as a “fixed, habitual or mechanical procedure.” Basically, doing the same thing, over and over again, time after time until it is being done without thought. Setting up the showcases in a jewelry store each day before opening can easily become a mechanical effort, […]

Peridot…a Quintessential Gemstone

-Sponsored Content- Peridot…a Quintessential Gemstone Wade Abel, CG, Director of Gemology, American Gem Society We have seen the popularity of green gemstones recently. Trending because of celebrities’ green diamonds or just the fresh look of leaves in the spring. Peridot is a quintessential green gemstone with a rich history and is known for its striking […]

At the Bench: Setting and Finishing Tips

At the Bench: Setting & Finishing Tips Sponsored Content Take Setting up a Notch If you’ve ever struggled to hold and set martini studs, there’s a simple tool modification that can help ease the process. Paul Schaaf, a master jeweler and the owner of Schaaf Designs LLC in Phoenix, once struggled with securely holding martini […]

Going Green!

Going Green Adrianne Sanogo It is difficult to pinpoint one particular reason why green gemstones like peridot, demantoid, sapphire, tourmaline, emerald, and diamond are currently popular, as there are likely multiple factors at play. It could be a general trend towards sustainability and eco-friendliness or tried and true celebrity influence, such as JLo’s green diamond […]

Light Performance with AGS Ideal® Report

Sponsored content American Gem Society’s Ideal® Light Performance with AGS Ideal® Report by GIA Wade Abel, CG, Director of Gemology, American Gem Society The 3D model is raytraced to assess the Light Performance of the diamond. Every facet’s orientation and slope can impact the Light Performance grade as determined through this process. What is Light […]

Hi-Ho Silver: Tips for Melting Silver Alloys

Hi-Ho, Silver: Tips for Melting Silver Alloys Sponsored Content Silver and its alloys are extremely susceptible to problems caused by the oxygen absorbed during melting and casting. Silver can absorb up to 20 percent by volume of oxygen while it is molten, and it will release that oxygen when the cast metal cools, resulting in […]

The ABC’s of the Natural Diamond Grading Report

The ABC’s of the Natural Diamond Grading Report Gail Bonaparte The benefits of stocking diamonds with grading reports Twenty-three years ago, I began working in NYC’s infamous Diamond District. Those were exciting times. Back then, only a small percentage of customers asked for a diamond grading report when purchasing a natural earth-mined diamond; a jeweler’s […]