Sourcing, insights, and sparkly stories from the world of gemstones.

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Small Stones, Big Personality

Small Stones, Big Personality

jocelyn rodriguez

We’ve been building calibrated gemstone layouts for Vegas using Tsavorites, Spinels, Rose Garnets, and Mahenge Malaya Garnets. Small stones, a lot of color matching, and even more personality.

Small Stones, Big Personality

jocelyn rodriguez

We’ve been building calibrated gemstone layouts for Vegas using Tsavorites, Spinels, Rose Garnets, and Mahenge Malaya Garnets. Small stones, a lot of color matching, and even more personality.

We’re Heading Back to Vegas

We’re Heading Back to Vegas

jocelyn rodriguez

We’re heading back to Vegas — and going bigger this year. AGTA GemFair Las Vegas will run for five full days, opening one day before JCK, and you can stop...

We’re Heading Back to Vegas

jocelyn rodriguez

We’re heading back to Vegas — and going bigger this year. AGTA GemFair Las Vegas will run for five full days, opening one day before JCK, and you can stop...

May and Emerald

May and Emerald

jocelyn rodriguez

Emerald is May’s birthstone, and it’s not trying to be perfect. The color, the inclusions, the character — it all comes with the stone. Here’s why that’s exactly the point.

May and Emerald

jocelyn rodriguez

Emerald is May’s birthstone, and it’s not trying to be perfect. The color, the inclusions, the character — it all comes with the stone. Here’s why that’s exactly the point.

A Quiet Source: Namibian Blue Tourmaline

A Quiet Source: Namibian Blue Tourmaline

jocelyn rodriguez

From Namibia’s Erongo Region, a quiet source of blue and lagoon tourmaline known for its clarity and depth. Easy to place, hard to replace.

A Quiet Source: Namibian Blue Tourmaline

jocelyn rodriguez

From Namibia’s Erongo Region, a quiet source of blue and lagoon tourmaline known for its clarity and depth. Easy to place, hard to replace.

We Love Her, Truly… Still.

We Love Her, Truly… Still.

jocelyn rodriguez

We said it before and we’ll say it again. While the industry pauses for a blue diamond, the stones designers actually work with have been here the whole time.

We Love Her, Truly… Still.

jocelyn rodriguez

We said it before and we’ll say it again. While the industry pauses for a blue diamond, the stones designers actually work with have been here the whole time.

April belongs to diamonds....& White Topaz

April belongs to diamonds....& White Topaz

jocelyn rodriguez

April’s birthstone is diamond, which we don't work with. For clients drawn to that same bright, clean look, we often guide them toward white topaz instead.

April belongs to diamonds....& White Topaz

jocelyn rodriguez

April’s birthstone is diamond, which we don't work with. For clients drawn to that same bright, clean look, we often guide them toward white topaz instead.

@Primagemsusa

A closer look at the stones as they move through our world.

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