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Category Archives: Diamond Education
Jan
11
2010
Another Successful Diamond Recut Project by Brian Gavin…
A few months ago we received an e-mail from a longtime customer whose mother had dropped her ring and the diamond was chipped. She asked us if I could take a look at it and see if I could salvage it for her. On receiving it, I did my usual workup on the diamond and [...]
Oct
28
2009
Customer Feedback on a Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows Diamond…
In mid August we received a call from a very discerning customer searching for a 1.50 ct + high color/clarity Brian Gavin Signature diamond for an engagement ring. It took us a couple of months to fill his order, but we shipped out the diamond of his dreams last week. With his permission, we reprint [...]
Jun
15
2009
Brian Gavin Continues to Wow His Customers With a Personalized Diamond Experience…
…Hi Lesley, The diamond is beautiful! It has very colorful flashes! I had to get it appraised on Friday because BF wanted to and the GIA gemologist appraised it as a G-VS1. I'd put it at a low F/high G as well and it truly was very eye clean! I can't believe it's really an [...]
Mar
18
2009
Brian Gavin's Road Trip to Antwerp to Oversee the Production of His Signature Hearts and Arrows Diamonds…
In the video, see the streets of the Diamond Center in Antwerp, Belgium by both day and night and see me selecting the rough diamond material that will become part of my Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows diamond line.
Mar
13
2009
Brian Gavin Signature Hearts and Arrows Diamonds feature New AGS Platinum Light Performance Diamond Quality Report…
In the next week, Brian Gavin Diamonds, www.briangavindiamonds.com, will be launching its Brian Gavin signature hearts and arrows diamonds featuring the new AGS Platinum Report, a first on the internet. In January 2009, the AGS Laboratories launched its new diamond grading document, the Platinum Light Performance Diamond QualityTM Report which illustrates the AGS's breakthrough Light Performance [...]
Feb
24
2009
The History behind the Hearts and Arrows Images of Brian Gavin's Diamonds.
These familiar purple-pink hearts and arrows (H&A) signature images date back to 1999, just after I introduced A CUT ABOVE hearts and arrows diamonds in my company, Alpha Creations. My father, Ben Gavin, cut this diamond, which was one of the first perfectly cut H&A diamonds, and these are its H&A images.
This set the standard [...]
Feb
13
2009
Brian Gavin’s Colleague, Sandra Amadio, Visits Namibia………..
I heard from one of my colleagues in South Africa, Sandra Amadio, this week. Sandra recently visited Kolmanskop in Namibia. Kolmanskop is a ghost town in Southern Namibia which developed after the discovery of diamonds in the area in 1908.
The following video journal portrays this fascinating journey….I thought that you would all enjoy learning about [...]
Feb
06
2009
“EXTREME DIAMOND MAKEOVER” – The DIAMOND RECUT PROCESS…
Just after I launched this website, I was contacted directly by a customer who had previously been looking forward to working with me on her diamond recut. She was thrilled to have found me by typing 'Brian the Cutter' into the Google Search feature. After a couple of phone discussions and e-mails, she decided to [...]
Jan
19
2009
Brian Gavin and Gabi Tolkowsky meet in Russia……..
When I traveled to Russia for the International Diamond Cut Conference (IDCC) in 2004, I was fortunate enough to meet up with Gabi Tolkowsky, one of the world's most renowned diamond cutters and the sixth generation of the Tolkowsky family to make his name in the trade.
We met in the customs area of Sheremetyevo International [...]
Jan
16
2009
Buying Rough Diamonds in Russia
I've had many requests over the years to describe what it is like to purchase rough diamonds
I went on a trip to investigate the purchase of rough diamond material in Moscow, Russia for the creation of A CUT ABOVE's
The invitation came from Alrosa, which is the diamond sorting and marketing division of the State Committee [...]