29.03.2010

Impressive. I have seen a few yellow diamond necklaces in various jewellery conferences but they were all consisted with fancy or fancy intense yellow diamonds. I have personally tried on one and it was H-E-A-V-Y. I wish I had taken a picture. Featured in Sotheby’s April auction, this fancy vivid yellow diamond necklace has 42 GIA-certified, fancy vivid yellow diamonds weighing a [...]
Tags: custom made jewelry Vancouver, fancy intense diamonds, fancy yellow diamonds necklace, GIA certified diamonds, Sotheby's jewelry auction, Vancouver gemologist
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19.03.2010

My last lab class to take before becoming a Gemologist by GIA. I always fly to New York for GIA classes but I decided to go to GIA Taipei for a change this time. Why not? I was in Hong Kong two days before this class started anyways for the jewellery convention so might as well. I don’t like to pay [...]
Tags: Gem Identification Lab Class, GIA certified gemologist, GIA gemology diploma classes, red coral carving, Vancouver jeweler gemologist
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17.03.2010

Well, it looks like the world’s first luxury iPad will be available starting June 1. It’s made by Mervis and it’s covered in 11.43 carats of diamonds, G/H in color and VS2/SI1 in clarity. The diamond iPad will be available in limited quantities at a price tag of $20,000 USD. It’s not really for me though, I’d [...]
Tags: custom design jewelry Vancouver, diamond iPad case, extravagant iPad accessories, Vancouver jeweler gemologist
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15.03.2010

My second visit to HK international jewellery show, I was there in2008 for Sept summer show and swore not to do it again as it was just too hot in the summer in HK. I think I could manage a winter show so I went. After all, I need to look at what’s out there, [...]
Tags: GIA exhibitors, Hong Kong summer jewellery show, jeweler conventions, jewelry auction Hong Kong, Vancouver jeweler gemologist
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