Never did this before. Customer is asking for a “color-changing garnet.” I have only dealt in diamonds, so I need help. She needs a 1-carat green blue to purple round shape.
a. What is this?
b. Who carries this?
c. What should this cost me?
d. What do I sell it for?
Any help would be appreciated.
Poly member 95873
Big news for those of you coming to the inaugural SMART Show Dallas. Our show keynote speaker -- Scott Ginsberg, aka "The Nametag Guy" -- is signed, sealed and about to be delivered to an audience of jewelers this September.
As a senior editor for jewelry magazines and a stylist for personal clients, I try on many designers' jewelry when I am not sitting around my house on the computer (like now) in my sweatpants, hair in a disheveled pony tail, sans makeup, and sadder still, sans anything that sparkles.
As I mentioned on Friday, as a sort of joke in a string of emails, I sent my boss David Squires a screen shot of the word "taskmaster" and suggested it was a suitable definition for him, and he retorted with the word "inspirational" (for him, not me). That got me thinking about how jewelers around the nation would define themselves with one word if given the opportunity. Here are your responses:
