How to Pay Wholesale For Jewelry

22.05.12

His ring (above left) consists, for example, of an “unheated Burmese sapphire” of 13.22 ct, grounded in platinum and studded with 1.80 ct of brilliant-cut diamonds. Almost all sapphires on the market these days are heated by a technique that stabilizes the stone’s color ; only a tiny amount of sapphires, the highest quality, are unheated as this one is. This Vogelsang-designed ring costs 350,000 Swiss Francs or $380,000. The “Lovebird Pendant” (above right) is fashioned out of a 17.61 ct Morganite (a rare form of pink beryl named after gem collector and banker J.P.Morgan), and 1.98 ct of brilliant cut diamonds. That pendant costs Sfr 33,800.

That night the Vogelsangs and I dined at the Kindli , a wood-paneled restaurant in the backstreets of Zurich that has been around since 1474. (Dishes run from lamb’s lettuce topped off with a boiled egg, to buttery calves livers and sage served alongside Swiss “Rösti,” grated boiled potatoes that are pan fried until crusty.) When I was growing up in Zurich, the Kindli boasted an umpah band, but has since become much more elegant and refined.

Source: Barron's (blog)