Tag Archives: Rough Diamond

Mar

18

2009

Brian Gavin's Road Trip to Antwerp to Oversee the Production of His Signature Hearts and Arrows Diamonds…

Tweet 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.

By Brian Gavin | Posted in Brian Gavin diamonds, Diamond Education, Rough Diamonds, Uncategorized, Video | Also tagged A CUT ABOVE, amberesbriangavin, Antwerp Diamond Center, antwerp-hearts-and-arrows, Brian Gavin, Brian Gavin's Hearts and Arrows Diamonds, Brian the cutter, brian-gavin-antwerp, hearts-and-arrows-diamonds-antwerp | Comments (0)

Mar

06

2009

Brian Gavin Views Rough Diamond Material in Antwerp, Belgium…

Tweet Two weeks ago, I spent the week at the diamond sorting and cutting facility in Antwerp, Belgium overseeing the new production of my signature hearts and arrows diamonds. Whilst there, I took pictures of some interesting rough diamond material to share with you all. The rough diamonds in the pictures will end up as [...]

By Brian Gavin | Posted in Photos, Rough Diamonds, Uncategorized | Also tagged A CUT ABOVE, A Cut Above Diamonds, ACA, Brian Gavin, Brian Gavin's Hearts and Arrows Diamonds, Brian the cutter, De Beers, Designed by Brian the cutter, diamondpackets, diamondrough, diamondsintherough, diamondsintheroughimages, hearts and arrows diamonds, octahedrondiamond, picsofroughdiamonds, rough-diamonds-filteruiimagesize-large, roughdiamond, roughdiamonds, roughdiamondsinantwerp | Comments (0)

Feb

24

2009

The History behind the Hearts and Arrows Images of Brian Gavin's Diamonds.

Tweet 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 [...]

By Brian Gavin | Posted in Diamond Education, Photos | Also tagged A CUT ABOVE, A Cut Above Diamonds, a-hand-rough-diamond, ACA, alpha-creations-diamonds, branded-diamond-rings, Brian Gavin, Brian Gavin's Hearts and Arrows Diamonds, Brian the cutter, Designed by Brian the cutter, Designs by Brian the Cutter, engagement-essay, h, roughdiamond, when-was-the-heart-cut-of-diamonds-first-introduced | Comments (0)

Feb

13

2009

Brian Gavin’s Colleague, Sandra Amadio, Visits Namibia………..

Tweet 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 [...]

By Brian Gavin | Posted in Conflict Diamonds, Diamond Education, Rough Diamonds, Video | Also tagged A Cut Above Diamonds, ACA, antwerp-diamond, Brian Gavin, Brian the cutter, Conflict Diamonds, Designs by Brian the Cutter, Diamond Inclusions, Engagement rings, Gemstones, namibia-rough-diamonds, Octahedron, sandra-amadio | Comments (0)

Feb

09

2009

Customers Write to Brian Gavin and Lesley Harris…….

Tweet When we launched our new blog and website, we started receiving huge volumes of e-mails daily…we were so touched by the incredible comments that were coming in and would love to share a small sampling of excerpts with you….. …My heart dropped when I heard that you and Brian had left. You made the diamond [...]

By LesleyH | Posted in Testimonials, Uncategorized | Also tagged A CUT ABOVE, Brian Gavin, Brian the cutter, brian-gavin-lesley, brian-gavin-leslie-harris, brian-gavin-pricescope, crazy-diamond-jewelry, customer service, Diamond, diamonds-by-the-yard-pricescope, Engagement rings, Eternity Ring, Lesley Harris, lesley-harris-brian-gavin, LesleyH, leslie-brian-gavin, Pricescope, pricescope-chain-recommendations, sapphire-color-stones-jewellery | Comments (1)

Jan

16

2009

Buying Rough Diamonds in Russia

Tweet 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 [...]

By Brian Gavin | Posted in Diamond Education, Photos, Rough Diamonds | Also tagged A CUT ABOVE, A Cut Above Diamonds, ACA, Alrosa, Brian Gavin, Brian the cutter, buying-russian-diamonds, diamond-glassie, diamondrough, diamondroughfromrussia, Kimberley Process, Octahedron, picsofroughdiamonds, rough-diamond-in-rusia, roughdiamond, roughdiamonds, Russia, The World Diamond Council, USA Patriot Act | Comments (1)