Field reports from sourcing trips, technical essays from Marian and the bench team, and quiet stories about the pieces we make.
In March, Marian flew to Lusaka to meet our gem partner of nine years. What followed was a 3-hour drive, a week in the cutting room, and one 1.62ct rough that became the Halsey Emerald. A long, illustrated reflection on traceability — and the very strange feeling of holding a stone that hasn't existed for anyone yet.
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Marian on alloy temperament, color memory, and why she'll never go back to platinum.
A bowl of warm water, a soft brush, three minutes — a complete at-home cleaning guide.
Decoding the seven fields on every card we send — and why the cutter's name matters as much as the carat.
A 1972 sapphire ring, three sketches, four wax revisions, and what the granddaughter said when she tried it on.
Salt-and-pepper diamonds, color-shift garnets, and the resurgence of old-mine cuts.
Five years at the FIT goldsmithing program, two summers at Tiffany — and her favorite tool is, somehow, an old toothbrush.
The complete Spring Edit — every piece, every stone, every spec, photographed by Adelaide Renner over three days in March. Free for our subscribers, delivered as a 12MB PDF.
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