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Laine
- Apr 20
- 2 min
Lab Grown Diamonds 101
An introduction to this up-and-coming alternative to natural diamonds While natural diamonds have always been the traditional go-to...
Laine
- Oct 20, 2022
- 5 min
A Guide to Pastel Gemstones
Pink Morganite · Aquamarine · Coloured Sapphire In this month of Halloween, we’re doing a special kind of trick-or-treating. The “candy”...
Laine
- Sep 20, 2022
- 6 min
More on Gemstone Grading
The Best Labs to Get Your Coloured Gemstones Verified In last month’s blog entry, we shared the answers to the 7 most frequently asked...
Laine
- Aug 20, 2022
- 4 min
Is it always better to buy a diamond with a grading report?
7 Must-know Facts About Diamond Verification Pretty much the way a marriage certificate signifies the holy bond of matrimony, do diamonds...
Laine
- Jul 20, 2022
- 1 min
Diamond Clarity Characteristics – Part 2
A Guide to Reading GIA Clarity Plotting Symbols for Blemishes 🧐 The “clarity” out of the 4Cs is of essence for selecting a dazzling...
Laine
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
Diamond Clarity Characteristics – Part 1
A Guide to ReadingGIA Clarity Plotting Symbols 🧐 Tough and brilliant as they are, diamonds are formed under extreme heat and pressure,...
Laine
- Apr 20, 2022
- 7 min
Black Day Special | A Guide to Black Gemstones
Black Diamond · Onyx · Black Spinel While we often celebrate diamonds and precious gemstone as the language of love, there is nothing...
Laine
- Mar 20, 2022
- 6 min
White Valentine’s Special | A Guide to White Gemstones
Moonstone · Opal · Mother of Pearl What do you associate the month of March with? For me, it’s a romantic month which reminds me of...
Laine
- Jan 19, 2022
- 2 min
Valentine’s Special | Ruby 101
Facts About the Most Romantic and Expensive Coloured Gemstone With less than a month to go until Valentine’s Day, we’re definitely...
Laine
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
【Diamond Anatomy】Talk About Diamonds Like an Expert!
A Glossary & Guide to Professional Diamond Terminology When studying gemology or even simply selecting and purchasing a diamond, aside...
Laine
- Oct 20, 2021
- 2 min
The World’s Top Diamond Producers and Cutting Centres
The formation and origins and diamonds (Part II) In last month’s blog entry, we introduced the magical ‘Kimberlite pipes’ which carried...
Laine
- Sep 20, 2021
- 2 min
How diamonds ‘shot’ to the earth’s surface from 700km underground
The formation and origins and diamonds (Part 1) Diamonds are formed from carbon atoms under conditions of extremely high pressure and...
Laine
- Aug 19, 2021
- 2 min
Mohs Hardness Scale for Gemstones
Mohs Hardness Scale for Gemstones
Developed by German geologist and mineralogist Friedrich Mohs in 1812.
Laine
- Jun 19, 2021
- 2 min
【 Jewellery 101】What is Diamond Fluorescence?
When selecting a diamond, apart from taking note of the 4Cs (colour, clarity, carat, cut), you should also check whether it exhibits fluores
Laine
- Mar 20, 2021
- 3 min
【母貝乃珍珠之母？】珍珠母貝小知識
同步追加：珍珠及珍珠母貝的保養竅門 除了上一次介紹的珍珠，還有另一款大家不可不知、同樣來自海中的有機珠寶：珍珠母貝。 珍珠母貝英文名稱是「Mother of Pearl」（簡稱MOP）， 充滿霸氣的名字，常引來不少人的聯想：母貝真的是珍珠之母嗎？ 甚麼是珍珠母貝？...
Laine
- Feb 20, 2021
- 3 min
【真．珍珠？】珍珠的迷思： 養殖珍珠是否「真」珠？
你必需認識的4大類養殖珍珠 除了鑽石，珍珠亦是Laine Jewellery非常喜愛的珠寶！珍珠沒有鑽石與其他寶石的閃爍，卻有著柔美的亮澤圓潤，充滿高貴氣質，特別適合在新年及隆重場合穿戴。珍珠堪稱水中的有機寶石，與鑽石、紅寶石、藍寶石、綠寶石、貓眼齊名，有「五皇一后」的美譽...
Laine
- Aug 20, 2020
- 3 min
【彩鑽第二回】一文看清彩鑽顏色等級
同場加映：盤點破售價紀錄的天價彩鑽 彩鑽近年人氣有增無減，我們上一篇blog文提到有關彩鑽的6問6答，解答一些對彩鑽的常見迷思，今次再深入一點看看有關彩鑽的重要二三事：彩鑽顏色有哪些等級之分？近年破拍賣紀錄的彩鑽又有哪些？ 評鑑彩鑽顏色的三大屬性...
Laine
- Jul 20, 2020
- 2 min
【鑽石入門篇】有顏色的鑽石較珍貴嗎？
關於彩鑽的6問6答 彩鑽有「鑽石中的鑽石」之稱，在有色寶石中地位超然，近年在拍賣會不時刷新成交紀錄，也成為投資人士的保值之選。對於正在尋找鑽戒或鑽石的你，是否也對彩鑽有所好奇？今次來為大家解構彩鑽入門的一二事。 1️⃣ 甚麼是彩鑽？ 從科學角度來說，彩色鑽石（Fancy...
Laine
- Jun 20, 2020
- 4 min
【首飾入門篇】鑽石的鑲嵌款式大不同！
拆解最受歡迎的寶石鑲嵌方法 與大家分享過鑽戒款式的各種元素，包括鑽石切工、戒指金屬等，今次來介紹另一種對鑽戒整體設計非常重要的元素，就是鑽石的鑲嵌方法。 不同的鑲嵌工藝，不但對主導設計觀感，更會影響鑽石視覺上的大小、閃爍度等，而挑選鑲嵌方式，亦需考慮鑽石的卡數，有相當份量的...
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