Last week, we got an emerald cut in for a client. Although I’m not a huge fan of emerald cuts, as they’re not as bright as brilliant cuts, this one looked nice due to it’s excellent symmetry and seemingly good light return.
Amongst the myriad of light performance tools and software, one of the least talked about is the AGS Performance Grading Software (PGS), which allows an AGS cut grade to be assigned to any round, princess or emerald (square or rectangular) cut diamond, without the need an AGS certificate!
We’ve finally managed to dig out a few diamonds (and one ring) from the depths of our safe and put them on our website.
Quite often the question arises as to if our engagement rings and earrings come with a valuation, as these are particularly useful for insurance. Read the rest of this entry »
So a few weeks ago we ordered the GIA Retailer Support Kit.
Around this time last year, we made a video of our lab and office. Since then, quite a few things have changed.
Now that our free engagement ring offer is over, and our workshop bursting at the seams with rings to make, it seems that most people are opting for a few designs - despite us having over forty, complete with multiple views and videos.
Occasionally we get asked if we can match a price or give a better deal on a diamond because someone has seen what seems to be a similar diamond somewhere else or on another website.
I’m sure most people would think twice about buying a diamond (or two) from a stranger in a McDonald’s.
The OGI Firetrace software is software that predicts the light performance of a diamond using its proportions. Whilst this method isn’t new (DiamCalc, AGS), both OGI and Sarin have “consumer-friendly” (and “dealer-friendly” 
) versions hat show brightness (white light), dispersion (coloured light) and scintillation (play of light on the surface of the diamond).
