Category Archives: Misc.

Today over at Diamonds2Cash we had a customer request a quote, looking to sell a diamond. We ran the numbers like we always do and came up with an estimated value of what we would pay for the item in the current market.  We provided an estimate of $2,400 to the seller. She wrote back […]

It has been just over a year since I last posted about EGL International / EGL USA and the ‘fight’ with Martin Rapaport who decided to kick the labs out of his diamond trading network.  Check out EGL Everywhere Vs. Martin Rapaport and EGL International Shutting Down for some back story. So what has happened in […]

The GIA sent out a laboratory alert today, informing everyone that they have found a new diamond treatment.  They currently do not know how it is happening, but they have described the issue as a treatment that temporarily changes the color. Someone is essentially whitening the diamond (maybe they are using Crest Whitestrips!) , then […]

A quick report from the trenches, I attended the Hong Kong Jewelry show in March 2015.  They have a show every 3 or 4 months in Hong Kong – with the biggest being in September (but they are all big). The show is actually spread over two events, one in downtown Hong Kong and the […]

There are some people out there who will gasp at what I am about to do, as they think these diamonds are precious.  Someone Google’ed sell diamond and we ended up buying this 1.56ct Old European cut diamond. From the photos you can see the diamond looks nothing like a modern round brilliant cut. I have […]

I received the letter below from EGL USA’s Mitch Jakubovic (reprinted with permission).  In my opinion EGL USA is in a fight for it’s life (and will probably not win), I will do another post about what is going on between EGL and Rapaport in another post… here is the letter EGL USA is trying […]

I previously posted about a Rolex 168000 from Nitza Lerner Fine Watches, how I suspected the dial was not original.  Rolex Service Centre (RSC) has had the watch now for several weeks, they said I would get a call on October 21.  Sure enough I got the call. They have gone over the entire watch […]

I was recently in Macau and stopped into a hotel lobby to cool down.  They had some incredible carvings all around the lobby done in various gemstones and a two incredible pieces done in mammoth tusk!  Of course I snapped a few photos, here are a few of the snaps and a description of the […]

Looks like the GIA is finally releasing their new report format.  They attempted it in 2013 as well, but just before launch they pulled them for some reason. I have a few stones at the GIA right now, will post up photos of the new report(s) when I get the batch back. They are adding […]

I often like to window shop at jewelry stores, just because I like the bling.  I don’t actually like going into jewelry stores, I feel very out of place and hate how they hover over you.  Or maybe I just look like trouble, so they stick close 😉 Anyway, today I was walking in Central […]