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Fine jewelry is our passion, and we would love to answer any questions you may have. Don't hestitate to ask. Below we have listed some of the questions that our visitors have asked, along with our responses.

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For centuries explorers have been lured by Peru’s fascinating culture and legends of its vast treasure. When the Spanish arrived to the Americas in the 16th century, it didn’t take long for Francisco Pizarro to hear the rumors of an unimaginably rich empire ruling over the lands of South America.  Read entire article  

A beautiful gemstone that is mined by artisans in the rugged terrain of Queensland, Australia.  Read entire article  

Few coins carry the mystique of the French Angel coin and most of what we read on the internet seems to stretch the truth.  Read entire article  

Our glass is excavated in Israel from archaeological sites that date back 2000 years to the times of the Romans.  Read entire article  

Chariot racing was the most popular sport in ancient Greece and Rome. It is hard to imagine that 2,000 years ago as many as 250,000 people would gather in the Circus Maximus in Rome to watch chariot races.  Read entire article  

Different varieties of oysters produce different colors of pearls. Only the black-lipped oyster cultivated in Tahiti and the surrounding islands produces a black pearl.  Read entire article  

In the small town of Esquel, Argentina in 1951 a cempesino was digging a watering hole for his livestock when he came accross one of the most spectacular meteorites ever discovered.  Read entire article  

Introduced in 1192 A.D., the grosso was widely circulated throughout the Mediterranean due to it's uniformity of silver content and size. Venice developed trade alliances throughout the world and the recognized quality of this coin facilitated this trade.  Read entire article  

Since Roman times, games of chance have used gambling chips to keep track of wagers. The heyday of counters existed in the 1720 to 1840 era. Anything Chinese was all the rage, and high among the most popular items were the beautiful mother-of-pearl chips known as gaming counters.
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In nature gold has a deep yellow color. This pure, or 24kt, gold is very soft and easily bent. Because of this, it is not ideal for use in jewelry. To improve the durability of gold, it is mixed with other metals, or alloys. These other metals are what give the gold in your jewelry its distinctive color.   Read entire article  

During Spain's 300 years of colonial rule, huge silver and gold deposits were discovered in the New World. Rather than ship this silver back to Spain in its raw state, Spain established mints in the Americas to produce the irregular coinage we now call cobs.  Read entire article  

Istros is considered by most experts to be the oldest Greek settlement on the Black Sea. Founded around 630 B.C. by Greek merchants, it prospered as a commercial settlement for eight centuries.  Read entire article  

Found in such varied locations as Sri Lanka, Siberia, and California, tourmalines are a family of gemstones noted for their variety of colors.  Read entire article  

One can't help but marvel at the dangers 17th century mariners must have faced. With scant navigational aids, leaky wooden vessels, and the likelihood of pirate attacks, they sailed over uncharted seas in the quest for untold treasure.  Read entire article