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The Sapphire Cutter Who Spent 847 Hours on a Single Stone—Then Shattered It on Purpose (The Masterpiece That Never Existed)

The Sapphire Cutter Who Spent 847 Hours on a Si...

A master cutter spent 847 hours creating a geometrically perfect sapphire—247 facets, worth $500K+. Then he shattered it on purpose in front of 12 witnesses. Here's why destroying perfection was...

The Sapphire Cutter Who Spent 847 Hours on a Si...

A master cutter spent 847 hours creating a geometrically perfect sapphire—247 facets, worth $500K+. Then he shattered it on purpose in front of 12 witnesses. Here's why destroying perfection was...

The Sapphire Cutter Who Spent 847 Hours on a Single Stone—Then Shattered It on Purpose (The Masterpiece That Never Existed)

The Sapphire Cutter Who Spent 847 Hours on a Si...

A master cutter spent 847 hours creating a geometrically perfect sapphire—247 facets, worth $500K+. Then he shattered it on purpose in front of 12 witnesses. Here's why destroying perfection was...

The Sapphire Cutter Who Spent 847 Hours on a Si...

A master cutter spent 847 hours creating a geometrically perfect sapphire—247 facets, worth $500K+. Then he shattered it on purpose in front of 12 witnesses. Here's why destroying perfection was...

The Sapphire Miner Who Found a $2 Million Stone—And Buried It Back in the Ground (What He Did 20 Years Later Will Break Your Heart)

The Sapphire Miner Who Found a $2 Million Stone...

A miner found a $2M sapphire in 2003—and buried it. 20 years later, he's never dug it up. Two other miners sold their big finds and lost everything. Here's why...

The Sapphire Miner Who Found a $2 Million Stone...

A miner found a $2M sapphire in 2003—and buried it. 20 years later, he's never dug it up. Two other miners sold their big finds and lost everything. Here's why...

I Inherited My Grandmother's 'Worthless' Sapphire Ring. 40 Years Later, a Gemologist Discovered What It Really Was (And Why She Never Told Anyone)

I Inherited My Grandmother's 'Worthless' Sapphi...

My grandmother wore a ring for 42 years, said it was worthless. After she died, I discovered it's a $200,000 Burmese sapphire from 1943. Her hidden letter explained why she...

I Inherited My Grandmother's 'Worthless' Sapphi...

My grandmother wore a ring for 42 years, said it was worthless. After she died, I discovered it's a $200,000 Burmese sapphire from 1943. Her hidden letter explained why she...

The Sapphire That Saved a Marriage: A Jeweler's Most Unusual Commission (And What It Taught Me About Love)

The Sapphire That Saved a Marriage: A Jeweler's...

A man's marriage was ending. He commissioned a parti sapphire ring with a visible inclusion—choosing imperfection intentionally. The ring saved their marriage. Here's the story, and what it taught me...

The Sapphire That Saved a Marriage: A Jeweler's...

A man's marriage was ending. He commissioned a parti sapphire ring with a visible inclusion—choosing imperfection intentionally. The ring saved their marriage. Here's the story, and what it taught me...

The Sapphire Mine Owner Who Refuses to Sell His Best Stones (And What He Does With Them Instead)

The Sapphire Mine Owner Who Refuses to Sell His...

A Queensland miner has $500K+ of sapphires he refuses to sell. His vault includes an 8.2ct parti worth $85K he's turned down repeatedly. Here's why some stones are too special...

The Sapphire Mine Owner Who Refuses to Sell His...

A Queensland miner has $500K+ of sapphires he refuses to sell. His vault includes an 8.2ct parti worth $85K he's turned down repeatedly. Here's why some stones are too special...