Konrad Darling

1.06 carat ruby. Courtesy Darling Imports.I’m back everyone! It’s been a while, but I can tell you, writer’s block is...

Hampton is a small city just south of Atlanta. It’s occasionally made famous during NASCAR season when the population quadruples...

Every four years, the world stops and tunes in to the World Cup, a thirty-two team tournament to crown a...

Lab-created blue sapphire. Courtesy Darling Imports.Fake. Knock-off. Cheap. Just a few words previously associated with lab-created gemstones. Low quality genuine...

Kristin Freeman’s set-up of equipment in her lab. Displaying (l-r) the polariscope, refractometer and microscope.Kristin Freeman’s set-up...

The Tucson Show has come and gone. All the sparkly jewels picked through like packages on Christmas Day. But now,...

Parti (bi-color) sapphire displaying two distinct color variations. Photo courtesy Darling Imports. In this edition of internet...

There is a simple phrase that can cause chill bumps even for the most savvy of jewelers. It’s benign, but...

- (L-R) Jack Murphy and Allan Kuhn, suspects in jewel robbery at The Museum of Natural History,...

From morganite to sapphire, color is becoming more popular in today’s engagement rings. While this trend is relatively young for...