Appraising an Aftermarket Rolex: A Case Study in Managing the Client and Appraiser Obligations
A simple Rolex watch can be an easy assignment once authenticated, by simply looking up the replacement value.
The Appraiser's NotebookRed and Yellow…Emeralds?
History tells us that emeralds are green. Gemology tells us that emeralds are green. In the late 1990’s one company started campaigning to refer to red beryl as red emerald, to market the rare gem…
Colored Stone MarketColored Stone Market
Market activity this summer remained light but conditions improved from the same period last year. Wholesale dealers continue to experience resistance from the retail level of the market. With inven- tory levels low, firms are…
Colored Stone MarketMarket Trends – Beryl
The beryl family consists of many varieties including emerald, green beryl, aquamarine, morganite, red beryl, heliodor (yellow), and goshenite (colorless). The GemGuide historically has priced five of these seven varieties. The rarity of red beryl…
Market TrendsBuying at the Source: The Virtues of Dick’s Law and Other Sundry Maxims of the East
There are many humorous things in the world; among them the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages. Mark Twain, Following the Equator, p. 213 Go East Young Man From the times of Alexander…
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