Tag: diamond

• Loose Stones Spinel

  Evaluating a Moderately Included Red Spinel

  So recently I was asked to consult on a stone for an international friend of mine. Typically what happens is that they will ask me to look at a stone that’s in the USA and then send it to them if it passes my inspection/and they like what they see…

  October 29, 2014
• Antique Diamond Estate Project Ring Spinel

  Design: Red Spinel

  I had been trying to figure out how to set this red spinel from Peter Torraca for years when I gave up and sold it. I still worked on sketch ideas. I figure that sketches are never wastes of time, they might come in handy for other projects, which is…

  October 21, 2014
• Gemstone Gray Loose Stones Recut Ring Scale of Gray Spinel

  Spinels: Scale of Gray

  I started this blog talking about gray gemstones. When I started my search, I kept coming up empty with what I wanted, until a gemstone that was pretty under appreciated came to my attention – gray spinel. But there wasn’t really any out there. It turns out that people are…

  September 30, 2014
• Antique Band Diamond Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry Necklace Ring

  Feature: Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry, Bonus!

  So I took a ton of photos while I was at Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry , but some didn’t come out as well as I hoped. Here are a few pieces that I was able to take more than a couple seconds to get a quick snapshot. I don’t…

  September 23, 2014
• Antique Diamond Estate Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry Ring Sapphire

  Feature: Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry Inside

  The Lang interior consists of about 3 larger cases of diamond rings. When we finally got inside, they were full of customers, so we waited our turn while chatting with the salesperson assigned to us. She told us that they will be moving just down the street to a new…

  September 16, 2014
• Antique Diamond Estate Garnet Halo Loose Stones Project Ring Spinel

  Jewelry Design

  While I have taken many art classes, some centered around edible mediums, I would never consider myself to be a trained artist. I have a dear friend who is an artist, and she makes amazing pieces, typically paintings, that I only wish I could do. I am not a natural…

  September 9, 2014
• Gem Blast Halo Loose Stones Ring Spinel

  Gem Blast: Lavender Asscher Spinel

  WordPress seems to like to distort pictures in the upload a bit, doesn’t it? This is a 1.6ct and 6.2mm lavender asscher cut spinel, from the lovely Mr. Peter Torraca of Torraca Gemcutting. The setting was by Coast Diamonds, but it’s no longer set in that ring, and will be…

  September 5, 2014
• Bracelet Diamond Earrings Emerald Gemstone Halo Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry Necklace Ring Ruby Sapphire

  Feature: Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry Outside

  So, we took a trip to San Francisco, and I specially put aside a Saturday afternoon for going to Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry with a very good friend of mine who is looking for an engagement ring for her friend, and keeping an eye out for her own boyfriend. When…

  September 2, 2014
• Band Diamond Gem Blast Loose Stones

  Gem Blast: Small Diamonds

  Using the term “small” here is kind of facetious, being that the rounds aren’t exactly tiny, hovering just under the .30ct mark each, and are larger than some people’s engagement rings. The round stones are about 4mm each, antique cut, mostly Old European Cut diamonds, but with some early modern…

  August 29, 2014
• Diamond Earrings Spinel

  Sentimental Mismatched Spinel Earrings

  Once upon a time, I found a list of jewelry/gemstone gifts that were to be given at anniversaries. Well, my husband being as awesome as he is, decided to follow that list, and as a result, I found myself looking at a gold present for my first anniversary.  So I…

  August 22, 2014