“Isn’t it wonderful to be alive? You know, you can forget all about it. Then suddenly you remember and think of all the things you can do. I am alive. How wonderful!” ~ Sophia Loren ~ Are you living or merely existing? The C-word certainly has done a...
Please DON’T EVER buy a diamond set in jewellery without a report from a reputable lab that has graded the stone out of the setting. Jewellery valuers grade the stone in the setting and call the grade as it is seen in that setting. However, as I am sure you are aware,...
2020 is, thankfully, behind us. The holiday season is over, and we’ve taken the decorations down. Our collective New Year’s hangovers have abated. So many people are looking at the ravages of this tremendously difficult time and wondering where to go from here. TERS...
It’s been such a pleasure interacting with you recently; not only regarding the complexities and definitions of gemstones but also about business wisdom which keeps the cogs turning. In many ways, it’s the minutia of your day to day operation which can make or break...
New York, October 20, 2020 AG&J -Analytical Gemology and Jewelry head Dusan Simichas launched a response to the decision of the GIA to grade laboratory-grown diamonds in what he calls a standardized fashion. “It is also unfortunate that the GIA only made...
