Gemstone Box

Free Diamonds - Giveaway

2007-10-12T16:24:00.000-07:00

Hi,
I am planning to offer a Free Diamond giveaway to the readers of my Blog and to those whoo signed for the RSS updates. The rules will be announced soon.

If you want to receive diamonds and the rules, so please post your comments and feel free to receive the news from this blog.

All the best.

2.4Ct Black Diamond on eBay only US$15 auction

2007-10-11T15:29:00.001-07:00

Hi all,
Have a look at this Black Diamond. It's a 2.4Ct stone. How much do you think I paid for it? Guess?
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Paid only US$15.00 on eBay. A bargain. I sold the stone for US$480 for a friend of mine, the guy made a ring and placed an auction on another website and the ring was sold for US$1500. Check the other pics:

Gold-plated Apple iPhone

2007-10-08T12:02:00.000-07:00

GoldStriker, a firm that specializes in 24ct gold plating famous for the gold-plated iPod and cellphones. The news comes from the 8GB iPhone full gold. No price or availability is known.

If Gold-Plated Macbook is not enought, so try a gold-plated Apple iPhone.

Nokia N95 - 18 Carat Gold with 325 diamonds

2007-10-08T11:56:00.000-07:00

From Amosu:

This exclusive limited edition diamond Nokia N95 8GB is the first of its kind in the world.The N95 is 18 carat solid white gold with 325 diamonds, with a total diamond weight of 3.30 carats, Grade VS, Colour E-F.

Only 10 of these diamond Nokia N95 will be made in the world, each with numbering from 1-10. Each phone is made to the customer’s requirement and is uniquely different either by colour of diamonds or a choice of solid classic gold or white gold. This is truly an exclusive and impressive luxury phone piece.

The phone also comes with:-1 year free International concierge service.Your phone will have a unique limited edition number from 1-10 Personalise with your name or initials.1 year free mobile Personal address book security & backup!
For features on the Nokia N95 click N95.

The diamond Nokia N95 can also been seen & bought at London most exclusive jewellery store, Flawless & Co. 105 New Bond Street, London, W1S 1SX. United Kingdom.

Apple Ipod 24 Carat Gold

2007-10-08T11:53:00.001-07:00

From Amosu:

For the first time ever, you can now get the lastest Ipod classic, itouch, nano and iphones in 24 carat gold Limited Edition.

Sleek and beautiful 24ct unique hardened mirror gold and now available in rose gold. Available in Ipod classic, Nano and Itouch and Iphone.

If you already have an Ipod or nano and just want the 24 carat gold back then emails Amosu.

Its very simple to install, send to Amosu your ipod and they will change the back and send it back to you in GOLD!

Diamond: The most expensive gemstone in the world

2007-10-08T11:47:00.001-07:00

Strongly colored diamonds, called fancies, can be genuinely scarce. About one carat out of every 10,000 sold is a fancy. These shades include yellow, green, blue, orange, brown ("champagne"), purple, gray, black, milky white, pink and red. Red is by far the rarest.There are around thirty-five red diamonds currently known and most weigh under half a carat.

The largest is the Moussaieff Red at 5.11 carats, cut from a 14-carat rough found by a Brazilian farmer and displayed at the Smithsonian in 2003.Per carat prices for natural, untreated red diamonds have so far ranged from about $800,000.00 to $1.9 million which makes this substance the world's most concentrated nonradiological form of wealth. Most of the time these stones are unavailable at any price, though there were reports in 2002 of a new discovery in the Lipetsk region of Russia.

SERENDIBITE, not to be confused with serandite, is a cyan colored stone that comes from Sri Lanka. It boasts an unusually complex formula consisting of calcium, magnesium, aluminum, silicon, boron and oxygen. So far there exist three faceted specimens of 0.35 carats, 0.55 carats and 0.56 carats.

The first two were discovered by rare stone specialist D. P. Gunasekera and purchased by the late Prof. E. J. Gbelin of Switzerland. Was sold for about $14,300.00 per carat. The name comes from the old Arabic term for Sri Lanka, Serendib, as referenced in The Sixth Voyage of Sinbad and elsewhere.

Silverhawks's Designer Gemstones website

2007-10-07T15:02:00.000-07:00

Silverhawks's Designer Gemstones is a website that offer various cabochons, all created with the jewelry designer or collector in mind. They hold a huge variety of minerals for sale.
Check few examples:

- Australian TigerIron Cab
- Size: 41x21mm
- Weight: 37 carats
- Price: $48.00

"This outstanding stone has gleaming rows of chatoyant tigereye, much like windows with many ribbons of dark silvery metallic hematite separating them. The golden tigereye rows alternate with blood red jasper, giving this one an eye catching look both bold and fancy at once. The stone has a fun designer 'diamond' shape, a well rounded dome of 5mm, and it is polished both front and back."

- Alunite Cab
- Size: 52x23mm
- Weight: 50 carats
- Price: $48.00

" Offered here is a cabochon of top notch alunite, old time stock dug near Quartzite, Arizona. This material is a pleasure to work with when it's this pretty, and I must say it's the nicest I've seen yet. The cab features an attractive pattern of blood red dots and spiderwebs of maroon on a background of old ivory and creamy white. It's sure to look terrific set in either gold or silver jewelry, and it's unusual and not often seen, so let yourself have a little fun with it! The stone has a nicely rounded dome of 6mm, a sleek designer shape, and a super slick polish both front and back."

- Wonderstone cab
- Size: 42x32mm
- Weight: 43 carats
- Price: $48.00

"Offered here is a deluxe cabochon of Utah's wonderstone, the most prized and beautiful variety. This interesting example shows rich earthy hues of yellow ochre, mauve and tan, and darkest slate gray/brown. Try working with a cab of this interesting material, I think you'll be well pleased with the result. The stone has a nicely rounded dome of 7.5mm, a designer teardrop shape, polished to a high gloss both front and back."

Silverhawks's Designer Gemstones website uses PayPal on checkout and also offer International shipping.

Feel free to comment and share your opinion.

Regards,
BRITOR

GIA Gemology Course - Donate

2007-10-07T13:54:00.000-07:00

In the beginning I used to collect gemstones just or fun, it was a long time ago, 20 years ago. Gemstones are part of my life and I want to study on GIA. Feel free to donate some bucks using the DONATE button. I will aprecciate any ammount. The donations will be used only for my studies on GIA.

I'd like to thanks Mr. Underwood, for the US$20 you donate. It was the 1st donation from here. Thank you!

Now I need only US$28,980.

About GIA Gemology Course:

"GIA's prestigious Graduate Gemologist diploma program provides you with the science and technical knowledge you need to deal in the entire spectrum of diamonds and colored stones. In just six months you learn the grading and identification skills of a senior jewelry professional."

Colored Diamonds

2007-10-07T11:55:00.000-07:00

Those diamonds shown on picture where not my first diamonds, I have purchased about 1000 on a few years. All purchased online from many distributors from all over the world.

I Paid about 0.50 cents for each stone, it was a big 10Cts lot of colored diamonds, all came from a wholesaler from India.

I have used international money transfer to pay for. That wholesaler, on that time was able to accept, PayPal, Western Union, WireTransfer, and some other.

Most people don't know that diamonds can be very inexpensive if purchased direct from the cutters.

The key to make money on this market, online on Ebay or direct on a jwellery, is to have good wholesaler providing you all the best diamonds at a very low price.

I have good contacts on India and Brazil, Israel is a good place to buy diamonds too but it's hard to find some one that accept PayPal or other online payment method.

Contact me if you need the names of those diamond wholesalers.

All the best,
BRITOR