Holiday Jewelry Guide
The holiday season is upon us, and the shopping has already begun. If you want to buy jewelry for gifting your loved ones, we are here to help! We’ve put…
When I first received this book, I thought this must be more for the trade. After looking it over and reading it I found it to be written in clear, non-technical language. It is informative, interesting and useful for all lovers of colored stones and diamonds.
I enjoyed Richard Wise’s approach to judging quality. Secrets of the Gem Trade (2nd edition) breaks the subject down into two major sections.:
Part 1- Becoming a connoisseur (Chapters 1-7): Essentials – Here he talks about history, grading standards, the four C’s, enhancements, etc.
Part 2 – Precious stones (Chapters 8-54) – Each chapter considers a single species or variety of gemstone such as Amethysts, Pearls, Ruby, sapphire and our favorite of all diamonds as well as fancy colored diamonds http://secretsofthegemtrade.com/?page_id=25.,/
Richard even included Lapis Lazuli which was fun to show to my sons who love Minecraft. 😉
Each chapter contains interesting stories of travels to gem producing areas. The images are high quality of all types of gems and jewelry.
If you love gems and diamonds, I recommend picking this up. Here is a link on Amazon to the “Secrets of the Gem Trade 2nd edition” . It comes in a 9x 12″ hardcover with 404 pages.”
The 2nd edition has been greatly enlarged and rewritten. It includes 11 new chapters, 5 new introductory essays and over 160 additional photographs. The ruby, spinel and emerald chapters were completely rewritten. It is available in hardcover and a limited edition Attaching a press release.
SECRETS OF THE GEM TRADE, THE CONNOISSEUR’S GUIDE TO PRECIOUS GEMSTONES (Second Edition)
9×12
SBN-13: 978-0972822329
