Trang (Jen) Pham opened La Jolla Gem Appraisal on Silverado Street in 2021 after working in the jewelry trade for seven years. To learn more, the La Jolla Light posed the following questions to Pham: ...

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Jewelry loss can happen at any time. A bracelet can be stolen from a car, a jewelry box can be ransacked during a home invasion, an earring back can become loose on a night out, or a gemstone can be ...

Appraiser Katherine Van Dell mentioned “treated” emeralds in her appraisal of a beautiful circa 1900 emerald and diamond ring. What enhancements are performed on stones? And how do untreated gemstones ...

It requires an expert to identify gemstones, since different gem varieties can look quite similar. It is not always easy to tell a sapphire from a tanzanite, or an aquamarine from a blue topaz, for ...

The appraisal of precious stones typically involves an array of instruments, including various general gemstone appraisal tools such as the stereoscopic microscope and more specialized analytical ...

Under-declaration ? not of cable count but of carat value ? may not be the passport to easy profits any more. For, Customs officials trained at Manikanchan, Salt Lake, are now better equipped to ...

For the past 51 years, shoppers have stepped into Country Squyres’ Antiques on Chico’s East Third Street to look for lovely, ageless jewelry and furniture. It is a cozy shop where there’s always a ...