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Twopenny Blues, White Peacocks, Screaming Eagle Wine … Come on! Let’s Talk Really Rare

As of 2005, there were still only a dozen or so known gem-quality of me. Who am I?

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1 year ago

December 4, 2024

INSTORE Staff

Twopenny Blues, White Peacocks, Screaming Eagle Wine … Come on! Let’s Talk Really Rare

IT’S LIKELY THE only place you’ve encountered me is on those lists of the “World’s Rarest Gemstones.” Discovered in the arid hills of South Australia in 1967, it wasn’t until 1993 that anyone had found me in facet-grade quality ($35,000 a carat no less), and by 2005, there were still only a dozen or so known gem-quality specimens of my pale olive green self that had made it into collectors’ hands. Recently, I’ve shown up in Greenland, Madagascar, Antarctica, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania. Perhaps one day we’ll get to meet in person.

Who am I?

Honoring a Legacy: How Smith & Son Jewelers Exceeded Every Goal With Wilkerson

When Andrew Smith decided to close the Springfield, Massachusetts location of Smith & Son Jewelers, the decision came down to family. His father was retiring after 72 years in the business, and Andrew wanted to spend more time with his children and soon-to-arrive grandchildren. For this fourth-generation jeweler whose great-grandfather founded the company in 1918, closing the 107-year-old Springfield location required the right partner. Smith chose Wilkerson, and the experience exceeded expectations from start to finish. "Everything they told me was 100% true," Smith says. "The ease and use of all their tools was wonderful." The consultants' knowledge and expertise proved invaluable. Smith and his father set their own financial goal, but Wilkerson proposed three more ambitious targets. "We thought we would never make it," Smith explains. "We were dead wrong. We hit our first goal, second goal and third goal. It was amazing." Smith's recommendation is emphatic: "I would never be able to do what they did by myself."