Tag Archives: roughdiamond

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 Diamond, rough-diamonds-filteruiimagesize-large, 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, Rough Diamond, when-was-the-heart-cut-of-diamonds-first-introduced | Comments (0)

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, rough-diamond-in-rusia, roughdiamonds, Russia, The World Diamond Council, USA Patriot Act | Comments (1)

Jan

11

2009

How do inclusions in diamonds look close up?

Tweet Many times people ask about the nature of inclusions in diamonds, if they are dangerous, if they affect the durability and performance of the stone and if they are visible. Many question and want to know what they look like close up. Here are some close up shots of examples of typical inclusions in [...]

By Brian Gavin | Posted in Diamond Education, Photos | Also tagged A CUT ABOVE, ACA, Add new tag, Brian the cutter, close-upsofdiamonds, Cloud Inclusion, Crystal Inclusion, Diamond Inclusions, diamond-close-up, diamond-with-needle-inclusion, diamondinclusionsneedle, diamondmineral, diamondsinclusions, diamondupclose, diomand-crystal, Feather Inclusion, image, images-of-diamond-inclusions, Needle Inclusion | Comments (0)