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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 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...
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' 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...
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...
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...