PEARL 101

To celebrate the month of June, let's have a closer look at this month's birthstone: Pearl!  Here is a 101 to the enchanting world of pearls with a deeper look into their formation, properties, various types and some of the most unforgettable pearl jewelry to date. FORMATION: Pearl is a...

The Heart of Oklahoma Diamond meets The Art of A Handmade Masterpiece

On November 14th during a marvelous evening filled with art, music and ballet, Harry Kotlar in partnership with B.C. Clark unveiled a handmade masterpiece that is cradling The Heart of Oklahoma Diamond! Mitchell Clark, Coleman Clark, Czarah Cabrera, Ace Salvador, David Wiener - Photography by LuxiereThe MasterpieceMitchell Clark, Coleman Clark,...

Natural Diamonds – Why Should You Care?

A Visit to De Beers’ Venetia Diamond Mine in South Africa The diamond mining industry has been long regarded as one of the most prestigious resource mining operations, and for good reason. Such precious stones have been created by Mother Nature, over the course of millions of years, in a...

Insight Into Diamonds: Part IV, Fancy Color Diamonds

After discussing general diamond grading (white/colorless diamonds) in the earlier post of Insights into Diamonds series, now is the time to have a deeper look into different colors and types of diamonds. Diamond in normal range are colorless through light yellow. Fancy color diamonds are yellow and brown diamonds that...

Insight Into Diamonds: Part III, Grading

It's time to get back into our diamond talk that left off inconclusive last year, without further ado here are two links to refresh your memories about diamonds formation and mining. Now lets get into diamond grading, there are many laboratories who offer diamond grading worldwide, here are to name a...

Musson Jewellers; The Fortuna Necklace

  This once-in-a-lifetime creation features a historic, 26ct diamond from the fabled Golconda Mines. The story behind this majestic diamond is so extraordinary, that it inspired us to name the necklace after the goddess of good fortune… “Fortuna”. Musson Jewellers was founded 46 years ago by Robert and Kerry Musson...