Full Collar Swan Plumage Pearl Choker

Hand strung pure white biwa pearl choker  complimented with a silver ball clas,, Over a hundred of graduated 35mm long biwa pearl needles in this nekclace The purity of the white colour is bridal wear at its best, and the irregular needle like shapes secure a unique personality of this piece.

Orissa Alexandrites Ring

A beautiful one-of-a-kind gold ring custom made with an exceptional suite of Orissa alexandrites. The colour change of these gemstones from the depleted deposit is outstanding.

Hand Woven Virgin Hebi

An intricate, hand woven rope pearl necklac made of thousands of tiny white freshwater seed pearls. Seed pearl necklaces were in vogue from the year 1840, and it's look like they made a comeback at London and Paris catwalk shows.  These pearls usually come from freshwater lakes in China. Commonly off-round, rice shaped to baroque and slightly less symmetrical and smaller, these pearls offers good value for the price

Madagascar Lemon Hunt

Travel to the gemstone rich mines at Andelamena of Madagascar to dig for ctirines. This mine is a one-stop shop for not just quartz crystal, but garnet, sapphires, rubies and more.  The new deposit is about 85 kilometers north of the village. Most of the sellers were either miners or middlemen who had walked there to sell rubies. Like most parts of Madagascar, there are no roads so walking or flying are the only options.

Travel to the gemstone rich mines at Andelamena of Madagascar to dig for ctirines. This mine is a one-stop shop for not just quartz crystal, but garnet, sapphires, rubies and more.  The new deposit is about 85 kilometers north of the village. Most of the sellers were either miners or middlemen who had walked there to sell rubies. Like most parts of Madagascar, there are no roads so walking or flying are the only options.

Citrine is joyous, warm and energizing gemstone . It is also one of the most affordable gems, thanks to the durability and availability of this golden quartz. Named from the French name for lemon, many citrines features a juicy lemon color. In ancient times, citrine was carried as a protection against snake venom and evil thoughts.

Nostalgia at The Gemstone House - En cabochon Jewellery

A large Brazilan cabochone amethyst  is surrounded by all rainbow sapphires. The impressive size of the center stone and the combination of colors, polish, and shapes are what set this piece apart and make it so exciting. Large high quality cabochons are always a rarity and this 18k gold ring will be a pleasure to look at and wear.

Stone of protection against misfortune

The different coloured tourmaline gemstones can be used with the corresponding chakras so it is not surprising that in this day and age many people are drawn to tourmaline jewellery. Pink  coloured tourmalines promotes female balancem while green coloured tourmaline gems promotes male balance. Also,  tourmaline suppose to protect the wearer against  misfortune. 

Pictured, outstanding 12.4 cts strongly greenish blue eye clean tourmaline  cushion photographed at Multicolour.com lab  with white balance around 6700K.

Rare pearl and alexandrite necklace

Clasic double strand champagne pearl necklace with clasp encircled by natural alexandrites.

Pearl necklace of the day - Ere de Decadence by David Wein

David Wein - Pearl Necklace

Extremely rare, an iconic triple strand akoya pearl, diamond, and blue sapphire princess necklace evokes the timeless elegance of old-world couture. The perfectly balanced necklace is composed of hand-picked, carefully graded round white akoya pearls that shimmer with rose overtones that are articulated by a detachable 18K white gold pendant style unheated Umba sapphire and diamond clasp.

Genuinely investment grade, this unique and magnificent piece of David Wein's jewellery is composed to be handed down from one generation to the next.

Random thoughts for selling pearl jewellery online

Internet presence has now affirmatively become a necessity for every business especially for brands and retailers alike. For pearl jewellery it is specially the case. Most of individual designers nowadays can market their pearls  more effectively via online jewellery store with relatively low cost.

With the obligatory regulation (in EU) of "Cool off period", allowing 7-14 days to return any product bought online, today's customers shall have no concern about buying any kind of jewellery.

One of the big concerns for merchants selling jewellery online is there is a considerable amount of fraud transactions. Jewellery probably claims the highest rate of fraud transactions in the online retail industry.

In order to be successful,  online jewellery retailers should invest generously in the photography of their products so that they look clear and attractive on their website, ideally offering several angle looks. Some sophisticated jewellery  retailers even offer a video of the product constantly turning, showing off every aspect of the jewellery.

Possibly in the near future a simulated action video will be used to display jewellery online, while using the mouse to drag, the picture will turn according to the mouse action to show different angles of the jewellery.

Passage Des Perles

My favorite gemstone dealer now offering a large selection of loose cultured freshwater pearls in a wide range of different natural colors, shapes and sizes. There is no minimum order and it is possible to request to drill the pearls any way you want - from half drill, to fully drilled or double drilled, to diagonally drilled or un-drilled.

2010 UK Jewellery Awards - Call for Entries

The 2010 UK Jewellery Awards have been revamped and are now open for entries with even more categories for you to enter.

This year the UK Jewellery Awards have had a facelift and promised to be more transparent  with a whole new judging process and brand new categories.

I hope that people who understand at least something about web will be employed, to avoid embracement of awarding horrific web sites like it happens in 2008 and 2007.


To find out more about entering and complete your submission online by the April 15 deadline, visit www.ukjewelleryawards.co.uk

Designer ring of the day - Lady Lavender by David Wein

Sapphire, Amethyst,  Diamond and three tones of lavendar Sapphire ... all natural stones, nearly every astrological gemstone. Gemologists  and  jewellery  connoisseurs  would love this ring that combines many of the worlds coloured gemstones  in an elegant and bold one-of-a-kind design.

Available @ David Wein's Fine Jewelry Store

British Pearls Boutique Wins An Award

BoBijou, a leading online retailer of Orchira pearl jewellery, announces receipt of the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Interactive Media Award in the “Retail” category for their retail website, which is dedicated to the highest quality standards in the industry and offers luxurious and unique Orchira branded pearl jewellery made exclusively with fine cultured pearls and natural gemstones.

Bobijou.com was given a complete makeover, enhancing the look and functionality of the website while streamlining the integration of the proprietary e-commerce platform, enabling to personalize and enhance the online shopping experience.  Exclusively dedicated to the retail of Orchira branded pearl jewellery in the United Kingdom, 2010 plans include expansion of the pearl jewellery brand portfolio and further international expansion.

The IMA judges evaluate websites based on five criteria: Design, Content, Feature Functionality, Usability and Standards Compliance and Bobijou.com excelled in all areas of the international competition's judging criteria, earning an overall score of 478 out of 500. It is an extremely challenging award to win and represents a very high standard of planning, execution and overall professionalism.