Author Archives: Brian Gavin

Brian Gavin, “Brian The Cutter”, is an internationally recognized diamond expert and the designer/creator of A CUT ABOVE diamonds – the first branded hearts and arrows diamonds to be sold on the internet in 1999. He co-founded Whiteflash in 2000, and was employed as Executive Vice-President from June 2001 – December 2008. He is also well known for his creativity in jewelry design and photographic techniques, and is sought after for his deep knowledge of all aspects of e-commerce in the diamond and jewelry industry.

Jun
25
2009

Brian Gavin‘s Fishtail Pave Diamond Engagement Ring Settings with Various Heads are a Big Hit…

Tweet Over the past several weeks we have custom made several different versions of the very popular “fishtail pave” setting in both 2mm and 2.5mm widths. We have made it in platinum and 18K white gold We have made it with Brian Gavin Signature F/G VS and H/I SI signature diamond melee half way, three [...]
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Jun
16
2009

Brian Gavin Creates a Milgrain Platinum Diamond Antique/Vintage Style Heirloom Ring…

Tweet In the middle of February we were contacted via e-mail by a customer who had contacted us at the end of last year based on my reputation. On discovering that I had moved, she googled my name and found a way to contact me at my new company. She was looking for a Brian [...]
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Jun
07
2009

A Small Sampling of New AGS Certified Brian Gavin Signature Hearts & Arrows Diamond Inventory…

Tweet Last time I listed some of our new diamond inventory here on the blog we had a tremendous response. Although we have a long waiting list for specific sizes/colors and clarities I thought it would be good to list a small sampling of some new Brian Gavin Signature hearts and arrows diamond inventory that [...]
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Jun
04
2009

Brian Gavin and Lesley Harris attend their Son’s College Graduation in New York City…

Tweet Last Thursday Lesley and I flew to New York to attend the college graduation of our second son, Aaron B. Gavin. For the past four years he has been a student in the Scholars Program in the Honors College at Brooklyn College, a campus of the City University of New York.  He graduated with [...]
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May
20
2009

Talking diamonds with Brian Gavin is like talking with Itzhak Perlman about music…

Tweet At the end of March we received an e-mail via my brianthecutter.com website inquiring about the possible purchase of a 3.61 E VS1 round brilliant diamond. The customer had been reading about diamond prices having dropped and wanted my opinion as to whether I thought that it was a good time to be making [...]
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May
18
2009

Brian Gavin Diamonds and Mark Morrell Team Up to Create a Magnificent Custom Ring for a UK Customer…

Tweet At the beginning of March, a customer contacted me via my brianthecutter.com website inquiring about a cushion cut or oval shaped diamond and a custom ring. The customer was from the UK but was based in the Sudan at the time, so there was a time lapse between e-mails. After some reading and education, [...]
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May
15
2009

Brian Gavin Diamonds Creates the “Sally” Five Stone Custom Ring and Receives Rave Reviews…..

Tweet At the end of February we were contacted by a longtime former customer who was interested in having us create a custom platinum five stone ring for her mother. She had previously purchased a 5 stone u-prong right hand ring for herself and she wanted five Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows diamonds set [...]
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May
01
2009

Brian Gavin Creates a Magnificent Diamond Pendant-Brooch featuring his Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows Diamond Melee…

Tweet "This design is totally Brian's brain-child. I just threw a bunch of pictures at him with parts of things I liked , we talked twice with him asking me very specific questions (is it a flat design or does it have dimension, do you see prongs anywhere, is the outline more architectural or organic) [...]
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Apr
26
2009

Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows Diamond Inventory Update….

Tweet Many new and previous customers have been e-mailing and calling in asking how and where to view lists of Brian Gavin Signature hearts and arrows diamonds that are available for purchase. Our e-commerce site is under construction and the state of the art diamond search is 90% complete. In the meantime, following is a [...]
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Apr
22
2009

Loyal Customer Purchases her Matching Diamond Wedding Band from Brian Gavin Diamonds…

Tweet About a month ago we received an e-mail from a customer who had purchased her engagement ring from WF while we were still there, asking us if we could order her matching white gold diamond wedding band. Being that we have established such solid relationships with our vendors over the years, we were able [...]
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