Gem Quiz

Consider Me the Bitcoin of Gemology

All stones tell stories of the past, but few as viscerally as I. Who am I?

Published

3 years ago

July 12, 2021

INSTORE Staff

PEOPLE HAVE COMPARED me to Bitcoin for the way I lock in “transactions” (of the natural kind) for perpetuity and for all to see — and also possibly for the way my price surged by as much as 1,000 percent between 2011 and 2016. Although not strictly a gemstone (my inclusions are unlike any other stone’s), I have been desired across the ages, from East to the golden West. I was also crucial to the plot of Jurassic Park.

Who am I?

Looking for a Seamless Sale? Call Wilkerson

After almost 60 years in business, Breakiron Jewelers in Erie, Pennsylvania, was closing its doors. And the store’s owner, Linda Breakiron, was ready for it. She had run the store as its sole owner since the beginning of the millennium and was looking forward to a change. Of course, she called Wilkerson. Breakiron talked to other jewelers who had used Wilkerson and was satisfied with their response. “They always had positive feedback,” she recalls. With the sales, marketing and even additional inventory that Wilkerson provided, Breakiron insists she could never have accomplished her going-out-of-business sale without Wilkerson’s help. She’s now ready for the journey ahead, but looking back, she’d be sure to recommend Wilkerson. “They just made the whole process very seamless.”