The annual AGTA Spectrum & Cutting Edge Awards™ recently took place, minting another fresh crop of worthy winners. Spectrum champions include exotic colors of tourmaline and garnet, tsavorites, exquisite emeralds and Ceylon blue sapphires, as well as some rarely seen gems, including kornerupine. Cutting Edge victors comprised a cinnamon-hued suite of zircons, a sunburst-cut kunzite, rhodochrosite, and an exceptional carved beryl that nabbed 1st Place in Carving and Best of Show. Click through to see snaps of all the pieces that took top honors.
story by Jennifer Heebner