Articles from February 2017

Anyone who has traveled to Thailand has likely to have been confronted by this famous, but initially confusing sales pitch: "Same, same but different." In other words, this is exactly the same as what you asked for BUT with a different color or pattern. You get it? Okay, you surely are asking yourself, what has all this got to do with gems?

Blue diamonds were the highlights of last year’s auction scene, with some exceptional gems, among them, The Oppenheimer Blue, The Cullinan Dream and The De Beers Millennium Jewel 4 to name a few. Therefore, this seemed like a great opportunity to share with you how the borders between the fancy grades for blue colored diamonds are determined.