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Understanding Sapphire Origins

Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Montana — what changes when the origin changes, how to read a provenance certificate, and why the same colour can mean very different things.

May 11, 2026

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The Art of the Reset Stone

How a heirloom gemstone is given a second life — the inspection, the model, the new setting, and the conversation that decides everything.

May 10, 2026

care

Why Meaningful Rings Need Maintenance

A ring worn every day is in conversation with every day. Why annual care is not optional for fine pieces — and what happens to a ring that goes without it.

May 9, 2026

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Understanding Corundum

One species, two gem varieties, and a hardness second only to diamond — how ruby and sapphire are the same mineral, and what the trace chemistry decides about which is which.

Mar 15, 2022

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Understanding Diamond Colors

From colourless to canary to vivid pink — how the D-to-Z scale works, what the trace elements actually do to the lattice, and why fancy colour diamonds are a different market entirely.

Mar 1, 2022

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Introduction to Diamonds: A Beginner's Field Guide

What a diamond actually is — its chemistry, its origin, its optics, and the handful of properties that explain why a single mineral has held a different conversation with humanity than any other.

Jan 25, 2022

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How to Identify a Gemstone

The handful of observations and instruments that turn an unknown stone into a known one — what gemologists actually do at the bench when a piece arrives without paperwork.

Jan 18, 2022