Crown Gems

Sign up now for the next Fair Luxury Open House, featuring the irrepressible Greg Valerio speaking about the PeaceGold project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

More details and registration here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqceCspj4rGNKsYYGwQRA65JRLON08eQII #/registration

This session is on Thursday 25th April at 7pm BST and it is being jointly hosted by Christina T Miller Consulting - sustainable jewelry.

Another genius idea from Gemmology Rocks! Instead of chocolate for Easter, gift someone (or yourself) a gemstone in an egg. It's the better option for your waistline :)

Shiny Recycled Gemstone Easter Egg! Waaaay better than chocolate! US, Canada & Mainland Europe customers: you can still order, but it is unlikely to get there by Easter. Delivery times are 3-7 BUSINESS DAYS. A recycled gemstone in a shiny golden egg, what more do you want? Each egg will be packed with one of our recycled gemstones...

A good test with the polariscope to determine if you are looking at man-made glass (paste).

A good test with your polariscope to determine if you are looking at paste (man-made glass).

Our next Open House with be on Feb 27th, hope you can join us!

Have you ever considered using Fairmined Gold? Laura Galvis of will be giving a presentation about Fairmined, with a focus on their licensing process including certification and pricing. She will explain what it entails for designers and brands to be Fairmined licensed and the benefits that being a licensee brings for miners and makers.

During the Open House we'll also be hearing from ethical jeweller about how she's incorporated Fairmined Gold into her work, what that means to her and importantly her clients.

There'll be a chance for questions at the end.

Register to attend via the link in bio.

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Time for a guessing game!! How much do you think this 6mm octagon sapphire weighs? Comment your guess below for a chance to win a sapphire worth £50!

💎 one guess per person
💎 closest guess wins
💎 the winner will be announced tomorrow 20/2 at 5pm!

The answer is 2.69 cts. See our recent post to figure out why this small sapphire weighs so much!

Good afternoon from the UK 🇬🇧
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Tickets are on sale now! Sadly, I won’t be there. I decided to go and watch (maybe partake) in the gold panning championships in Scotland!

Looking forward to a bit of gem banter with Stuart Pool 😀 Book your ticket!! 🎟️

If you're headed to Tucson, be sure to stop by the EM booth in the Galleria, Booth 10, at the AGTA GemFair 💎🌵

We will be out there from Jan 30 - Feb 4 at the Tucson Convention Center - come say hi! 👋

This amazing ring features a beautiful, Tanzanian which was cut in our workshop, just outside Colombo.

A breathtakingly beautiful design by Untold Jewellery London which features a Moyo Gems garnet in a setting made from Fairtrade gold and complemented with traceable Canadian diamonds.

Come join the Ethical Gem Suppliers in Tucson next Sunday for food, drink and responsibly sourced . It's a free event, so register now and we'll see you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sonoran-happy-hour-tickets-778019155237

The next major event in my calendar is in Tucson at the Ethical Gem Fair.

Hope you can find time to visit if you are in town.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-ethical-gem-fair-tucson-january-2024-tickets-698101278717

Start where you are and take baby steps: Identify your values, then start to evaluate your current practices. By doing so you can more clearly communicate your standards, then adjust and make changes. Set -up a simple system to manage and monitor, and strive for continual improvement.

This is not about perfection but about progress.

Jump On a Call With Us!

Christina T. Miller Consulting and her team of professional consultants have 18 years of experience and have been pioneers in this space, leading the charge since 2004.

We have developed proprietary systems to help the jewelry industry enter the new era of responsible and sustainable businesses.

We're happy to answer your questions, guide you and suggest the best course of action for YOUR needs, schedule a call: https://buff.ly/3Rj84Nx

A tale of two diamond certification schemes: the Kimberley Process and the G7’s Russian diamond ban The diamond trade is today faced with arguably the biggest crisis since the blood diamond controversy of the late 1990s. Once again this has to do with widespread concern that proceeds from mining and trading this precious symbol of eternal love are being used to finance conflict. This time the sour...

You can find some of our gemstones in Tucson at the Ethical Gem Fair.

Hope you can find time to visit if you are in town.

US Ethical Gem Fair Tucson - January 2024 US Ethical Gem Fair Tucson The Destination for Responsibly Sourced Gemstones from around the World

Join us for Grapes & Garnet in Cardiff 💎 🍷 We will spend the afternoon walking you through the six different types of garnets whilst tasting six different wines! We’ll teach you all about garnets and wine and why they come in different varieties and what their features are.

It’ll be an afternoon filled with educational banter, witty insights & an abundance of fun! To learn more & register please visit the link in our bio!

*as a reminder - existing customers receive a discount on events. If you don’t have the promo code please message us and we’ll send it over 🍷 💎

Upcoming events from Nineteen48 where you can buy some of our Sri Lankan gemstones...

Roll call - are we seeing you in Tucson in January?! 🙋‍♀🙋🙋‍♂

There's so much to do, and we can't wait to get to get together in person with our community! You can find EM at these events during the Tucson Gem Show:

▶ Sonoran Happy Hour, Sunday Jan. 28th from 4-6pm at the Scottish Rite Cathedral

▶ Ethical Metalsmiths meetup, Monday Jan. 29th from 5-6:30pm at The Owl's Club

▶ GemFair Tucson, from January 30 – February 4 at the Tucson Convention Center

Looking forward to reuniting with our community in the desert soon! 💚🌵

Initiatives in Art and Culture celebrates Moyo Gems. Building on a gemology education initiative developed by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in collaboration with NGO Pact, Moyo Gems provides the world’s first sustainable market for colored gemstones from artisanal sources. Meaning 'heart' in Kiswahili (the dominant language in Tanzania and Kenya) and in some other languages on the African continent, Moyo Gemstones is an ethical gemstone collaboration with Tanzanian Women Miners Association (TAWOMA) to assure that artisanal women miners and their allies receive fair market value for the gems. Moyo Gems is operated by the nonprofit development organization Pact, which collaborates with the Tanzanian Women Miners Association, the Association of Women in Extractive Industries in Kenya, East African exporters, and the responsible international trading companies ANZA Gems, Nineteen48, and Maison Piat. The initiative's goal is to empower women miners to work safely, mine better, improve financial security, and create stable, equitable markets for fair trade.

We encourage you to join IAC in supporting this initiative through purchasing the gemstones to use in your jewelry or by donating via the Network for Good page: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/moyogemstones

All donations are tax deductible.