color and rarity are the two major factors that play a role in the buying and costing of any gemstone. In case of rubies origin also plays a good factor while deciding the value of the piece. For example, the ‘pigeon blood red’ colored burmese ruby from the old Burmese mines are not found in [...]

Folklore tells us that natural and precious gemstones have been revered and honoured for centuries in all cultures; such is the fascination for gemstones! But what really are natural gemstones ? A gemstone is a mineral, rock, such in the case of lapis lazuli, an organic material, such as amber, or petrified material that when [...]

History and General Information of Natural Blue Sapphire Gemstone When people mention the word sapphire, they generally mean natural blue sapphire gemstone. The sapphire stones actually exists in various other brilliant colors like yellow, orange, pink, purple and green. These sapphires are called fancy sapphires. The word Sapphire is derived from Sapphirus, which is Latin [...]

Diamond appraisal or diamond valuation means estimating the economic value of a diamond in terms of currency. Diamond appraisal should be done by reputed firms who are authorised to issue a certificate and who also know the current market value of the appraised product. One should not confuse a diamond appraisal report with a diamond [...]

The popularity and appeal of diamonds led to a situation where people wanted to create diamond look-alikes in the laboratory. Many experiments were done to perfect a laboratory process that could create diamonds that were close to the real thing. It was only after a lot of research that the process of developing a diamond [...]

It is obvious that as a jewelry designer, a majority of your target buyers are women. Women love jewelry and women spend hours and hours deciding to buy and eventually buy a piece of jewelry. So how do you go about establishing your jewelry business so that you target your client base? How do you [...]

Imitations Of Amber Identifying an original amber gemstone is quite a difficult prospect. This is because there are imitations of amber which are often found in the market and confuse the buyers. One of the numerous amber imitations is called ‘Amberdan’. It has properties fairly near to natural amber. The way to test the originality [...]