Blog
Peter Torraca’s observations, stories, and practical knowledge drawn from years of experience working with gemstones in & around the jewelry trade. Witticisms, criticisms, questions, and pithy comments always welcome.
Jeweler’s Brief: Repairs & Recutting (part 1)
New Find Tanga Garnets
Scratch & Dent Sapphire
82ct Tanzanite Transformed
Rose Cuts!
Heat Shock in Tanzanite
Simplicity: Ice Flower Round
Charybdis Square
Malawi: Chicken Legs
Malawi: Ntenje
The Stone Behind the Win
Malawi!
By Far the Prettiest
Citrine Asscher Fire
The Importance of a Crown
Always Worth the Extra Cost
Dangerous Feathers
Sneaky Synthetic Sapphire
Old European Cut
Q&A: Heating Zircon
Recut Project: Untreated Yellow Sapphire Round
Spessartite Garnet Recutting Project
Recut Project: Yellow Sapphire Square Cushion
Danburite Asscher Wedding Project
Merry Christmas
Bi-Color Montana Sapphire
Heating Red Zircon
How to use Gem Boxes
Color-Change Sapphire Surprise
Green Zircon Recut
What color is sapphire?
Smokey Quartz Recut
Memories: Lolatema, 2009
