Dana Reynolds, president is a Certified Supreme Master Gem Cutter #96CGE42 through the American Society of Gem Cutters. Dana has been cutting and collecting fine gem rough for over 17 years. Dana bought his facet rough from all over the globe and back then I (Frank, his father) wondered why we were getting 600-dollar phone bills from Africa??? But little did I know he was investing in the future by purchasing natural, fine color-change sapphires from Tunduru, Tourmalines from Namibia, and all these different gem minerals from countries I had never heard of. Dana takes this gemstone business very serious, as he wanted the rare colors, and unusual gemstones not many people ever hear of; but he was a cutter and collector. So testing of the gem minerals as well as knowing where the gem mineral originated are all important factors in knowing what you have. We have all the modern testing equipment such as digital spectroscope, Refractive Index tester, dichroscopes, dark field 60x microscopes, color filters, and many other testing instruments to assure that you are getting what you pay for. Many of our gemstones were cut from our rough purchased more than 15 years ago; before many of the controversial treatments that we see today in colored gems
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 17:21:41 +0000