Monthly Archives: May 2012

Synthetic (man made/fake) diamonds produced by CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) have been around for a while.  There are companies making them and selling the finished diamonds on the market but the demand for them is quite small. When our diamond buyers are making a purchase there are a number of diamond type(s) that we do […]

If you deal with old jewelry, you know all too well about prying small stones from jewelry.  When getting a batch of old gold or platinum ready for refining it is best to remove the old stones. Often the result is broken or damaged stones.  Not only does the process take a LONG time to […]