http://www.hwgem.com/gemnews News, comments and timely information about gems and jewellery. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:44:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Harold Weinstein, fisherman, jeweller, appraiser emeritus and my wise friend with a great heart died on January 8th, 2010. We jewellers have the privilege of spending our professional lives with precious gems.  I had the rare gift of spending much of my career with a gem of a man, Harold Weinstein. Harold ... http://www.hwgem.com/gemnews/?p=13 We have all been taught at our Mother's knee that prices for consumer goods and services always go up.  It is one of the basic tenents of consumerism.  The problem with that of course is that in many cases it is simply not true.  TV's, computers, cell phones, flights to ... http://www.hwgem.com/gemnews/?p=10 There has always been a mystique about gems, and we all find these beautiful items interesting and compelling. There are several factors that influence the value and desirability of a gem. Beauty is paramount, and to be desirable, a gem has to be beautiful. There are factors that constitute beauty. Colour ... http://www.hwgem.com/gemnews/?p=8 There are a lot of people in the appraisal business who do this work in a casual or cavalier manner; but there are some who try really hard to do it right, all the time. When it turns out that an error has been made it really eats ... http://www.hwgem.com/gemnews/?p=5 We are professional appraisers. We have all the accreditation that we need and more. We keep current with synthetics and treatments. We pay a huge amount of money every year to be insured for the security of our customers' jewellery. In other words, we work really hard to ... http://www.hwgem.com/gemnews/?p=4