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The Story Behind the Stone: And the winner is… Moonstone!

Diana Jarrett GG, RMV by Diana Jarrett GG, RMV
February 2, 2010
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Every year armchair designers and the real deal who labor hunched over a jeweler’s bench eagerly await the results of the annual AGTA Spectrum Awards competition. Sure the winning beauties are displayed at the next Tucson GemFair each year, but who wants to wait that long?

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Tying Best of Show and winning 1st Place – Evening Wear, James Currens’ (JW Currens, Inc., New York) platinum and silver Empress ring features a 15.58 pear-shaped moonstone and color-change garnets and diamonds. Photo Courtesy of American Gem Trade Association.

There was a bit of an upset at the last competition as far as most favored gemstones were concerned. Grabbing Best of Show and First Place Evening Wear was none other than the melancholy moonstone. We love em – those moody mellifluous stones most often polished en cabochon so as to lose none of their brooding luminosity.

Still it was a surprising turn in a competition where the sky’s the limit as far as pricey gems are concerned. Moonstone is not a big ticket item. Well, grandma said “Pretty is as pretty does” and there’s no denying that moonstone draws you in as if it’s going to whisper a secret in your ear.

New York based designer James Currens paired the most intriguing of stones – a jaw dropping 15.58 carat pear shaped moonstone encircled by several rows of none other than color change garnet. Yup, his confidently iconoclastic ring showed jewelry lovers a thing or two about what successful stone pairing is all about. Who would have thought – I mean who would have thought, other than Currens? Bravo for that brave combination.

Moonstone found favor in other categories as well, such as the bridal wear division where New York designer Evelyn Clothier, received Platinum honors for her platinum earrings featuring blue moonstone cabochons and diamonds. Michael Endlich from Oakland, CA took  Manufacturing honors, business/day wear with his rose gold ring featuring a rainbow moonstone accented with two diamonds.  Other moonstones were found in entries from Pave Fine Jewelers of Oakland, CA and a moonstone surrounded by Paraiba tourmalines and diamonds from designer Philip Zahm.

Graduate Gemologist and Registered Master Valuer Diana Jarrett is also a member of the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA). She’s a frequent lecturer at conferences and trade shows. Jarrett serves as Colored Stone Editor for Rapaport Diamond Report; with other works regularly appearing in trade and consumer publications. Contact her at info@dianajarrett.com or visit her website: www.dianajarrett.com.

Diana Jarrett GG, RMV

Diana Jarrett GG, RMV

Award winning trade journalist and gemologist Diana Jarrett is a Registered Master Valuer Appraiser and a member of the Association of Independent Jewellery Valuers (AIJV). She’s a popular speaker at conferences and trade shows. Jarrett writes for trade and consumer publications, online outlets, her blog: Color-n-Ice, and www.jewelrywebsitedesigners.com. Contact her at info@dianajarrett.com, visit her website at www.dianajarrett.com, and follow her on Facebook and Twitter (Loupey).

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