The portrait cut, which produces a thin, flat stone, has enchanted a new generation of designers and clients. By Tanya Dukes The main attraction of any diamond is its eye-catching sparkle. Or is it?

TUCSON - Visitors to the JCK Gem Show were treated to a live gem cutting demonstration on Thursday. Gem cutter, Roger Dery, showed onlookers what it looks like to cut gemstones. It was a behind the ...

Not all gems are the same. If you’ve only ever seen factory-cut gems, the techniques, styles and qualities of renowned lapidary artists will blow you away. It’s one of the ways that top jewellery ...

Rubies, emeralds and tourmalines can only sparkle with the right cut. Since early this year, a fully automatic machine has undertaken this grinding process one gem cutter. It saves up to 30 percent of ...

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From ancient Greek and Roman cameo carving to Beyoncé’s Papillon ring, gemstones and jewelry have been used to convey a variety of messages over millennia. These pieces, which provide a window into ...

For millennia, craft workers have cut and shaped gems to fit jewelry of the wealthy and powerful, barely aware of the magickal undercurrents they brought forth in the process. In Nightingale, Cut Gem ...