Published on April 26, 2013
The Future Of Sapphires Without a doubt, the most rare, legendary, and prized sapphires in the world; the Kashmir sapphire’s velvety cornflower blue color is as well-known and regarded as Burmese “Pigeon Blood” Rubies. With the height of production lasting less than 10 years, and the Kashmir mines having been considered depleted; the Jammu and...
Published on April 18, 2013
The Jazz Age, also known as the “Roaring 20s” has seen a resurgence in popularity as of late with the upcoming film The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan. This era is known as Art Deco in the jewelry industry. This name is derived from the Exposition International des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes,...
Published on February 27, 2013
I came across an article around Valentine’s Day entitled, “Secrets of the Jewelry Industry: What Your Jeweler Won’t Tell You.” The article goes on to explain the plethora of treatments that are commonly used to enhance gemstones and make them more beautiful; treatments that aren’t always disclosed even by some of the most high-end jewelers...
Published on February 20, 2013
The Weekly Eleven News reports in its February 13, 2013 issue that a gem laboratory that meets international standards will be open in Yangon, Myanmar, this year. Secretary Kyaw Htay of Myanmar Gems and Jewelry Entrepreneurs Association says gems produced in Myanmar need internationally recognized certificates to be accepted all over the world. According to...
Published on January 8, 2013
The worldwide color institute Pantone (with the Pantone Colors) has announced that the color of the year for 2013 is emerald green (see that article here). Emeralds exhibit a lush, vibrant green color often with the slightest hint of blue. Along with rubies and sapphires, emeralds are one of what the gemological world calls “The Big...
Published on December 31, 2012
The color red is on the minds of us all every winter season when the thoughts of autumnal changes fade to those of the holidays, the New Year, and of course the fast approaching Valentine’s Day. We all know what red means – as the color is much associated with this time of year. Red...
Published on November 29, 2012
One of the trends we’ve noticed among our customers and in the jewelry industry is the popularity of yellow gemstones. It was no surprise to me when I came across an article written in the Wall Street Journal about the soaring popularity of colored stones, particularly in shades of yellow (read that article here). We receive countless...
Published on November 27, 2012
Mogok is known all over the world as the City of Ruby. In addition to ruby and sapphire, which are corundum, there are many types of gemstones produced by the mines of Mogok. Among the gemstones of Mogok are the rare painite and poudretteite. Years ago, the gem dealers had concentrated only on ruby and...
Published on November 21, 2012
The Natural Sapphire Company wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Every Thanksgiving, or any holiday for that matter, there can usually be found historical TV programs on the subject of the holiday’s history, and how it all came to be. The thought occurred to me this morning to do a little research...
Published on November 16, 2012
“Color… thinks by itself, independently of the object it clothes.” – Charles Baudelaire “Color! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams.” – Paul Gauguin “Colors express the main psychic functions of man.” – Carl Jung “There is no criterion by which to recognize what is a color, except that it is one...
