All That Glitters Website and Info Changes for October 2024!

 

Here are the changes on the All That Glitters Website for October 2024:

 

This Month's Special:   1.06ct, VVS2J laser inscribed/GIA Certed Engagement Ring and Wedding Band!

A Wonderful Deal on a Nice on Two Diamond Rings – Save 10% OFF our regular low price and $3,500+ off the price we have to ask for this same item that we have posted on a well known website due to the high commissions involved (as we put a more realistic retail price on the piece vs. the low typical savings we offer All That Glitters Customers).

Visit our Monthly Special Page to Learn More…

https://www.atggems.com/Monthly_Special.htm

 

This Month’s Gem News:  Karowe Mine Yields Massive 2,492ct. Rough Diamond

Lucara Diamond Corp. has unearthed a diamond weighing 2,492 carats from its Karowe mine in Botswana, billing it as one of the largest stones ever recovered.

Visit our Monthly Gem News Page to Learn More…

https://www.atggems.com/Monthly_News.htm

 

Newly Faceted or Newly Photographed Gemstones: 

A decent number of newly faceted gemstones from our rough returned in late August from one of our specialty cutters and can be found on our Newly Photographed Page!

Visit Our Newly Photographed Page to See What is New…

https://www.atggems.com/Photos_New.htm

 

Gemstones in Cutting:  

Nothing new in cutting.  We might be selling our existing and last rough to the trade/cutters or perhaps cutting some of it and releasing it at ridiculously low prices – but then again, our prices is a fraction of retail prices seen out there. 

With the exception of one piece of rough, our Blue Flash Amethyst will not be replaced when the last has been sold.   Not only is this material not being found, but the price has gone increased like many other rough and faceted gemstones, not to mention the cost of fine cutting.  Other than one piece of this Blue Flash Amethyst Rough, we no longer have any more of this material. 

Recently back from Cutting!  View 25 newly photographed gemstones from our rough in the very near future – this includes: 

Ametrine, High Quality Oregon Sunstone (large ones too!), 7 pieces of Blue Flash Amethyst (the last of our rough and it is no longer available to obtain from this locality), Lab Grown Alexandrite, LuAl Garnet (Lab), and two pieces of Brandy Colored Ukrainian Topaz.  We are very excited about this Topaz because the color is special.  These pieces come from a famous deposit where the Topaz can grow as a Bi-Color Topaz – naturally occurring light Blue Topaz and this unique Brandy Color together in one crystal.  You can sometimes see this on the market faceted as bi-color gemstones, but in order to have decent color saturation, they typically have to be larger gems.  Very interesting color and locality and a collectors gem for those in the know; or for those who don’t know about this deposit and these gems, one will see a beautiful brilliant brandy colored Topaz!  In the case of these pieces, the rough was trimmed from the brandy colored section of the rough and might not have had any light blue at all in the rough; perhaps the blue part if it existed, had inclusions.  (These two Topazes are this Month’s Special – now is the time to save $$$ on these two items – this is also the last of this unique gemstone material that we will have.)

There is very little new rough presently and we already have representations faceted from that rough, including:  Blue Flash Amethyst, Blended Ametrine, Tourmaline, Color Change Diaspore, Yellow Beryl, Color Change Garnet, Umbalite and Rhodolite Garnet, Oregon Sunstone, Synthetic Alexandrite and others….

 

All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase!

All That Glitters had teamed up with Stuller Settings - Choose a Setting/Design for a Gemstone in the Comfort of Your Home!   Once you have made your choice/selection, save it.  We will be notified via email and can provide you a special All That Glitters discounted price, typically about 35% off the price that had been displayed; what is calculated is the retail price, so we must recalculate to give you the All That Glitters Discount!  Note that savings on All That Glitters colored gemstones could be as high as 75% or so off retail, since we purchase as close to the source as possible, and there are no others in between the purchase of the rough or faceted gemstone.  Contact us if you have found your special gemstone in our inventory and we can provide the dimensions if not already stated on our website – you can search the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase for that shape and those dimensions to find that special setting…

Visit the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase and Start Designing Now!

https://www.atggems.com/Jewelers-Showcase.htm

 

 

All That Glitters Website and Info Changed for September 2024!

 

Here are the changes on the All That Glitters Website for September 2024:

 

This Month's Special:   

Visit our Monthly Special Page to Learn More…

https://www.atggems.com/Monthly_Special.htm

 

This Month’s Gem News:   Monthly Gem News Page to Learn More…

https://www.atggems.com/Monthly_News.htm

 

Newly Faceted or Newly Photographed Gemstones: 

Though we noted that we had two new Ametrines back from our specialty cutter, it wasn’t noted until we were creating this email for our customers, that we noticed we had never loaded up the two associated videos for these pieces!  We corrected this recently and now they made be viewed on our Newly Photographed page.  Our cutter put large culets on the bottom of these two gemstones, making them appear to have been cut back in about the 1920s, an old fashioned faceting design that diamonds were faceted in and is a trade mark of the cutter Jean Noel Soni cutting style.  He has quite a following in this style of cutting and larger gemstones can be produced; just another cutting style which we have never done before but our cutter decided on this as the rough was on the shallow side.

Visit Our Newly Photographed Page to See What is New…

https://www.atggems.com/Photos_New.htm

 

Gemstones in Cutting:  

With the exception of one piece of rough, our Blue Flash Amethyst will not be replaced when the last has been sold.   Not only is this material not being found, but the price has gone increased like many other rough and faceted gemstones, not to mention the cost of fine cutting.  Other than one piece of this Blue Flash Amethyst Rough, we no longer have any more of this material. 

Recently back from Cutting!  View 25 newly photographed gemstones from our rough in the very near future – this includes: 

Ametrine, High Quality Oregon Sunstone (large ones too!), 7 pieces of Blue Flash Amethyst (the last of our rough and it is no longer available to obtain from this locality), Lab Grown Alexandrite, LuAl Garnet (Lab), and two pieces of Brandy Colored Ukrainian Topaz.  We are very excited about this Topaz because the color is special.  These pieces come from a famous deposit where the Topaz can grow as a Bi-Color Topaz – naturally occurring light Blue Topaz and this unique Brandy Color together in one crystal.  You can sometimes see this on the market faceted as bi-color gemstones, but in order to have decent color saturation, they typically have to be larger gems.  Very interesting color and locality and a collectors gem for those in the know; or for those who don’t know about this deposit and these gems, one will see a beautiful brilliant brandy colored Topaz!  In the case of these pieces, the rough was trimmed from the brandy colored section of the rough and might not have had any light blue at all in the rough; perhaps the blue part if it existed, had inclusions.  (These two Topazes are this Month’s Special – now is the time to save $$$ on these two items – this is also the last of this unique gemstone material that we will have.)

There is very little new rough presently and we already have representations faceted from that rough, including:  Blue Flash Amethyst, Blended Ametrine, Tourmaline, Color Change Diaspore, Yellow Beryl, Color Change Garnet, Umbalite and Rhodolite Garnet, Oregon Sunstone, Synthetic Alexandrite and others….

 

What Has All That Glitters Been Involved in Recently?:

Unfortunately, we had an issue for a bit of time for those people attempting to access our website via smart phones and perhaps even tablets, laptops, etc.  Email was also down for a few days, so any emails sent to us from our website pages or directly, would have been returned as undeliverable.  This issue has been corrected.

With the exception of one piece of rough, our Blue Flash Amethyst will not be replaced when the last has been sold.   Not only is this material not being found, but the price has gone increased like many other rough and faceted gemstones, not to mention the cost of fine cutting.  Other than one piece of this Blue Flash Amethyst Rough, we no longer have any more of this material.  Will we be slowing down in the faceting of any rough we have as our inventory is quite large and we would like to find a buyer or auction house who would be interested in some of our inventory.  We do well with our material at auction, as we frequently obtain selling prices 2x to 4x what we ask on our website…

 

All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase!

All That Glitters had teamed up with Stuller Settings - Choose a Setting/Design for a Gemstone in the Comfort of Your Home!   Once you have made your choice/selection, save it.  We will be notified via email and can provide you a special All That Glitters discounted price, typically about 35% off the price that had been displayed; what is calculated is the retail price, so we must recalculate to give you the All That Glitters Discount!  Note that savings on All That Glitters colored gemstones could be as high as 75% or so off retail, since we purchase as close to the source as possible, and there are no others in between the purchase of the rough or faceted gemstone.  Contact us if you have found your special gemstone in our inventory and we can provide the dimensions if not already stated on our website – you can search the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase for that shape and those dimensions to find that special setting…

Visit the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase and Start Designing Now!

https://www.atggems.com/Jewelers-Showcase.htm

 

 

 

All That Glitters Website and Info Changes for July 2024!

 

Here are the changes on the All That Glitters Website for July 2024:

This Month's Special:   

Visit our Monthly Special Page to Learn More…

https://www.atggems.com/Monthly_Special.htm

 

This Month’s Gem News:  

Visit our Monthly Gem News Page to Learn More…

https://www.atggems.com/Monthly_News.htm

 

Newly Faceted or Newly Photographed Gemstones: 

All That Glitters Rough sent to one of our Specialty Facetors is back and includes:

Five Ametrines, one very large elongated oval, one standard flat faceted and three of which are unique in cutting style!  (Two of these unique cutting styles has been sold)

Four Oregon Sunstones – all very different in color, some with schiller and in design (Two have been sold)

One Lab Grown Round Alexandrite – full of life and various flashes of color!

LuAl Lab Grown Garnet – You’ve never seen a gemstone glow like this…Literally!  (Sold)

Two Blue Flash Amethysts – Not many of these are seen in the market.

Two Color Shifting African Garnets (Ruby Red, Magenta and Burgundy depending on lights)

(These two beauties have been sold and all these recently sold gemstones have been purchased by stores/goldsmiths!)

…And lots more recently added since the beginning of the year, including some important rings!

Visit Our Newly Photographed Page to See What is New…

https://www.atggems.com/Photos_New.htm

 

Gemstones in Cutting:  

NOTE – gemstones in cutting described below should be received back from our specialty cutter in a few weeks and after photography and html code generation, be available for sale – so keep checking back.  We do anticipate having these described and available in our August Monthly Email – but for those who can’t wait, check out our Newly Photographed page in a few weeks or send us an email to obtain an update!

Faceting has begun on about 22 pieces of rough in the hands of one of our Specialty Facetors and we are expecting about 25 pieces to be returned in perhaps about two months.  A few pieces will be cut in half.   Of these pieces currently in cutting, we have:

Ametrine, High Quality Oregon Sunstone, 7 pieces of Blue Flash Amethyst (the last of our rough and it is no longer available to obtain from this locality), Lab Grown Alexandrite, LuAl Garnet (Lab), and two pieces of Brandy Colored Ukranian Topaz.  We are very excited about this Topaz because the color is special - these will be large pieces.  These pieces come from a famous deposit where the Topaz can grow as a Bi-Color Topaz – naturally occurring light Blue Topaz and this unique Brandy Color together in one crystal.  You can sometimes see this on the market faceted as bi-color gemstones, but in order to have decent color saturation, they typically have to be larger gems.  Very interesting color and locality and a collectors gem for those in the know; or for those who don’t know about this deposit and these gems, one will see a beautiful brilliant brandy colored Topaz!  In the case of these pieces, the rough was trimmed from the brandy colored section of the rough and might not have had any light blue at all in the rough; perhaps the blue part if it existed, had inclusions. 

There is very little new rough presently and we already have representations faceted from that rough, including:  Blue Flash Amethyst, Blended Ametrine, Tourmaline, Color Change Diaspore, Yellow Beryl, Color Change Garnet, Umbalite and Rhodolite Garnet, Oregon Sunstone, Synthetic Alexandrite and others….

 

What Else is New on the All That Glitters Website?:

We have added two more payment methods for our customers:  Zelle and Cashpay

(Cashpay will be an option in Square, as well as credit cards and ACH)

 

What Has All That Glitters Been Involved in Recently?:

The All That Glitters website uses a laptop heavily for working with photos, creating html code and tables, verifying that web pages will display properly, etc.  After 7 years, we have updated the previous laptop with a new one.  Back in 2017 with the purchase of a new laptop then, finding a laptop that had CD/DVD capabilities for reading as well as writing, wasn’t easy.  Now it is impossible as the technology has gone to the cloud.  We will be using an external drive to backup files, photos, etc. as we don’t believe in having certain things out of our control and elsewhere where it could possibly be accessed or hacked.

 

All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase!

All That Glitters had teamed up with Stuller Settings - Choose a Setting/Design for a Gemstone in the Comfort of Your Home!   Once you have made your choice/selection, save it.  We will be notified via email and can provide you a special All That Glitters discounted price, typically about 35% off the price that had been displayed; what is calculated is the retail price, so we must recalculate to give you the All That Glitters Discount!  Note that savings on All That Glitters colored gemstones could be as high as 75% or so off retail, since we purchase as close to the source as possible, and there are no others in between the purchase of the rough or faceted gemstone.  Contact us if you have found your special gemstone in our inventory and we can provide the dimensions if not already stated on our website – you can search the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase for that shape and those dimensions to find that special setting…

Visit the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase and Start Designing Now!

https://www.atggems.com/Jewelers-Showcase.htm

 

 

 

All That Glitters Website and Info Changes for June!

 
Here are the changes on the All That Glitters Website for June 2024:
 
This Month's Special:   
Visit our Monthly Special Page to Learn More…
https://www.atggems.com/Monthly_Special.htm
 
This Month’s Gem News:  
Visit our Monthly Gem News Page to Learn More…
https://www.atggems.com/Monthly_News.htm
 
Newly Faceted or Newly Photographed Gemstones: 
All That Glitters Rough sent to one of our Specialty Facetors is back and includes:
Five Ametrines, one very large elongated oval, one standard flat faceted and three of which are unique in cutting style!  (Two of these unique cutting styles has been sold)
Four Oregon Sunstones – all very different in color, some with schiller and in design (Two have been sold)
One Lab Grown Round Alexandrite – full of life and various flashes of color!
LuAl Lab Grown Garnet – You’ve never seen a gemstone glow like this…Literally!  (Sold)
Two Blue Flash Amethysts – Not many of these are seen in the market.
Two Color Shifting African Garnets (Ruby Red, Magenta and Burgundy depending on lights)
(These two beauties have been sold and all these recently sold gemstones have been purchased by stores/goldsmiths!)
…And lots more recently added since the beginning of the year, including some important rings!
Visit Our Newly Photographed Page to See What is New…
https://www.atggems.com/Photos_New.htm
 
Gemstones in Cutting:  
Faceting has begun on about 22 pieces of rough in the hands of one of our Specialty Facetors and we are expecting about 25 pieces to be returned in perhaps about two months.  A few pieces will be cut in half.   Of these pieces currently in cutting, we have:
Ametrine, High Quality Oregon Sunstone, 7 pieces of Blue Flash Amethyst (the last of our rough and it is no longer available to obtain from this locality), Lab Grown Alexandrite, LuAl Garnet (Lab), and two pieces of Brandy Colored Ukranian Topaz.  We are very excited about this Topaz because the color is special - these will be large pieces.  These pieces come from a famous deposit where the Topaz can grow as a Bi-Color Topaz – naturally occurring light Blue Topaz and this unique Brandy Color together in one crystal.  You can sometimes see this on the market faceted as bi-color gemstones, but in order to have decent color saturation, they typically have to be larger gems.  Very interesting color and locality and a collectors gem for those in the know; or for those who don’t know about this deposit and these gems, one will see a beautiful brilliant brandy colored Topaz!  In the case of these pieces, the rough was trimmed from the brandy colored section of the rough and might not have had any light blue at all in the rough; perhaps the blue part if it existed, had inclusions. 
There is very little new rough presently and we already have representations faceted from that rough, including:  Blue Flash Amethyst, Blended Ametrine, Tourmaline, Color Change Diaspore, Yellow Beryl, Color Change Garnet, Umbalite and Rhodolite Garnet, Oregon Sunstone, Synthetic Alexandrite and others….
 
What Else is New on the All That Glitters Website?:
We have added two more payment methods for our customers:  Zelle and Cashpay
(Cashpay will be an option in Square, as well as credit cards and ACH)
 
New Page Added to our Learn More Page:
We wanted to share a new page regarding lectures/discussions at the Tucson 2024 Gem and Mineral Show this year, which contained important Trade Info that we thought All That Customers would find interesting/insightful.  This had been March’s Monthly Gem News.  Therefore, we have made it a permanent page on our Learn More page.
https://www.atggems.com/Learn_More.htm
 
What Has All That Glitters Been Involved in Recently?:
We are still working on some custom pieces of jewelry and this project should be completed within a week or so.  Customer is very much looking forward to seeing the finished product!

 
All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase!
All That Glitters had teamed up with Stuller Settings - Choose a Setting/Design for a Gemstone in the Comfort of Your Home!   Once you have made your choice/selection, save it.  We will be notified via email and can provide you a special All That Glitters discounted price, typically about 35% off the price that had been displayed; what is calculated is the retail price, so we must recalculate to give you the All That Glitters Discount!  Note that savings on All That Glitters colored gemstones could be as high as 75% or so off retail, since we purchase as close to the source as possible, and there are no others in between the purchase of the rough or faceted gemstone.  Contact us if you have found your special gemstone in our inventory and we can provide the dimensions if not already stated on our website – you can search the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase for that shape and those dimensions to find that special setting…
Visit the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase and Start Designing Now!
https://www.atggems.com/Jewelers-Showcase.htm

 

 

All That Glitters Website and Info Changes for April 2024!

 

Here are the changes on the All That Glitters Website for April 2024:

 

This Month's Special:  

Visit our Monthly Special Page to Learn More…

https://www.atggems.com/Monthly_Special.htm

 

This Month’s Gem News: 

Visit our Monthly Gem News Page to Learn More…

https://www.atggems.com/Monthly_News.htm

 

Newly Faceted or Newly Photographed Gemstones: 

All That Glitters Rough sent ot one of our Specialty Facetors, is back and includes:

Five Ametrines, One very large elongated oval, one standard flat faceted and three of which are unique in cutting style!  (One has been sold)

Four Oregon Sunstones – all very different including in color, some with schiller and in design (One has been sold)

One Lab Grown Round Alexandrite – full of life and various flashes of color!

LuAl Lab Grown Garnet – You’ve never seen a gemstone glow like this…Literally!  (Sold)

Two Blue Flash Amethysts – Not many of these are seen in the market.

Two Color Shifting African Garnets (Ruby Red, Magenta and Burgundy depending on lights)

…And lots more recently added since the beginning of the year, including some important rings!

Visit Our Newly Photographed Page to See What is New…

https://www.atggems.com/Photos_New.htm

 

Gemstones in Cutting:  

Currently have about 22 pieces of rough in the hands of one of our Specialty Facetors and we are expecting about 25 pieces to be returned in about a month or so.  A few pieces will be cut in half and it is possible that one piece, due to the size/weight (LuAl Lab Garnet) will not only be cut in two to create smaller/lighter gems, but a pair might be created for earrings for someone who is potentially waiting in the wings for this piece of rough to be faceted.

Of these pieces currently in cutting, we have:

Ametrine, High Quality Oregon Sunstone, 7 pieces of Blue Flash Amethyst (the last of our rough and it is no longer available to obtain from this locality), Lab Grown Alexandrite, LuAl Garnet (Lab), and two pieces of Brandy Colored Ukranian Topaz.  We are very excited about this Topaz because the color is special, these will be large pieces, this comes from a famous deposit where the Topaz can grow as a Bi-Color Topaz – naturally occurring Blue Topaz and this Brandy Color together in one crystal.  You can sometimes see this on the market faceted as  bi-color gemstone, but in order to have decent saturation in the color, they typically have to be larger gems.  Very interesting and a collectors gem for those in the know.  In the case of these pieces, the rough was removed from the brandy colored section of the rough.

There is very little new rough presently and we already have representations faceted from that rough, including:  Blue Flash Amethyst, Blended Ametrine, Tourmaline, Color Change Diaspore, Yellow Beryl, Color Change Garnet, Umbalite and Rhodolite Garnet, Oregon Sunstone, Synthetic Alexandrite and others….

 

What Else is New on the All That Glitters Website?:

We have added two more payment methods for our customers:  Zelle and Cashpay

(Cashpay will be an option in Square, as well as credit cards and ACH)

 

New Page Added to our Learn More Page:

We wanted to share the page regarding lectures/discussions at the Tucson 2024 Gem and Mineral Show this year, which contained important Trade Info that we thought All That Customers would find interesting/insightful.  This was March’s Monthly Gem News.  Therefore, we have made it a permanent page on our Learn More page

https://www.atggems.com/Learn_More.htm

 

What Has All That Glitters Been Involved in Recently?:

We have been quite busy logging the newly arrived faceted gems into our database, doing photos and some videos, creating tables/html code, calculating yield/costs/pricing, uploading all to our website server.  Also, weighing, photographing and documenting what is in the new parcel sent to our cutter.  Lots of work related to creating the label, doing paperwork, packaging and visiting the post office – as we are mandated to have the package scanned in order for the insurance for this high value package to be valid.  Sales this year have been pretty strong from the public, collectors and the trade in general.

 

 

All That Glitters Website and Info Changes for March 2024!

Here are the changes on the All That Glitters Website for March 2024 – Celebrating our 43^rd Year in Business:

 

This Month's Special:  

Visit our Monthly Special Page to Learn More…

https://www.atggems.com/Monthly_Special.htm

 

This Month’s Gem News: 

Visit our Monthly Gem News Page to Learn More…

https://www.atggems.com/Monthly_News.htm

 

Anticipated New Items to Be Photographed:

We will not be receiving a number of new items added to the All That Glitters Collection, including about 15 gemstones that were partially faceted and started in the All That Glitters Office, until sometime in March.  We had hoped to have been photographing these pieces by now, but we are working on the details of shipping/insurance, etc. and busy after the return from the Tucson Show – and not to mention the fact that covid was also an issue.  Trade Shows, especially Tucson, is a place where one is exposed to all kinds of viruses at this time of the year.  We will be creating another package for this cutter containing rough from All That Glitters, and there will be even more newly photographed gemstones to view in the not too distant future!  There are so many gemstones in the ATG Collection with only a few actually appearing on our website!  Total loose gemstones is approximately 5000, and that doesn’t include rough, mineral specimens or trade/mineral/gemstone ‘related’ items!

 

Newly Faceted or Newly Photographed Gemstones: 

5.33ct Neony Pink Sapphire (certed) with two 1/2ct Diamonds set in 18kt Yellow Gold Ring – An Absolute Must See!

2.50ct Blue Sapphire (certed) set in Platinum, surrounded by 1ct of Diamonds  (Estate Piece)

1.80ct Natural Alexandrite set in Platinum surrounds by 1.23cts of Diamonds  (Estate Piece)

Two Exceptionally Deep Blue Aquamarines – Santa Maria Color as some call it in the Trade

Three Incredible Play of Color Large Opals

Chrome Tourmaline Trilliant (Sold recently to a goldsmith)

Unique Chrome Sphene – Lots of Fire – Dispersion is Greater than Diamond!

Large 6+ct PINK Topaz, Natural Color, No Heat, etc.

Precious Imperial Topaz - 19+ct Pear; 6+ct Pink Pear; Peach Orange 3+ct Pear

3.43ct Pear Imperial Topaz

Two Matched Pairs (round) of Deep Blue Tanzanite (7mm and 8mm)

Wonderful Orangy Zircon Cushion  (Currently On Hold and we assume this will be Sold!)

A Large Orangy Mozambique Tourmaline – Incredible!

3+ct Round Blue-Green Namibian Tourmaline

107ct Quartz with Aesthetically Pleasing Dendrites – large and priced to move

Large 3+ct Neony Green Tsavorite (has small inclusions but fine with naked eye)

Neon Pink Sapphire Oval and Blue-Purple Trilliant Sapphire, Both UNHEATED!

Half Carat Natural Alexandrite

Three Tricolor Quartz (Amethyst/Clear/Amethyst), Carved and Faceted by a Multi-Award Winning Cutter

Two Very Deeply Colored Pink Topaz Pear Shapes (will be sent out for Gem ID – decades old from a jewelry store in Germany(?))

Visit Our Newly Photographed Page to See What is New…

https://www.atggems.com/Photos_New.htm

 

Gemstones in Cutting:  

On the dop currently in the All That Glitters office for cutting, a Blue Flash Amethyst which will be a similar shape that some people have seen in a Clear Danburite we faceted in the past.  Due to numerous sales and activities in the All That Glitters Office, no work has been done on this Amethyst recently.  This gemstone might be sent out with other rough to one of our specialty cutters to be completed.  The

All That Glitters Ultratec lapidary unit is in need of some repairs/tweaking.

We have sent a number of unfinished gemstones started in the All That Glitters Office to be completed by one of our cutters – this includes Amethyst, Sunstone, Neon YAG, Ametrine, Color Shifting Garnet and Lab Alexandrite.   We will photograph these and offer them for sale in the future upon their return.  Hope to have them back in March…

There is very little new rough presently and we already have representations faceted from that rough, including:  Blue Flash Amethyst, Blended Ametrine, Tourmaline, Color Change Diaspore, Yellow Beryl, Color Change Garnet, Umbalite and Rhodolite Garnet, Oregon Sunstone, Synthetic Alexandrite and others….

 

What Has All That Glitters Been Involved in Recently?:

Back from the Tucson Show where we got the opportunity to see our friends/associates from various parts of the world.  In the past few years, a new deposit of pink Tourmaline from Nigeria is available.  Doesn’t require any heating to remove unwanted colors; the color is a lighter pink.  Prices on fine material are up and unheated corundum has seen another jump.  Finding rough at decent prices or finding any good rough is difficult.  Color is becoming more recognized by the public and the demand has been increasing;  natural diamond prices continue to drop as well as lab grown diamonds.  Colored Gemstones are becoming king – though most stores rely on their diamond and gold sales and don’t realize the potential of color, which has no controlling market unlike Diamonds which are controlled by DeBeers and the price of gold which is a commodity, is uniform around the globe.  Due to the time of the year and thousands of people coming into Tucson from around the globe, one usually encounters colds, flu, RSV, Norovirus and of course, covid.  This was another unlikely year for the Owner of All That Glitters, as somewhere during the show, covid was encountered and took hold for the first time – and testing negative did not happen until about day 17^th!   Frequently, dealers attending the Tucson Show end up with something during their stay, since it is difficult to avoid when there are perhaps something like 50,000 attendees.

An important large Blue Sapphire was sold this year, saving our customer over $10,000 off the estimated retail price. 

It has been noted in an attended discussion in Tucson, that fine colored gemstones will only be available/affordable by the upper middle classes.

 

All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase!

All That Glitters had teamed up with Stuller Settings - Choose a Setting/Design for a Gemstone in the Comfort of Your Home!   Once you have made your choice/selection, save it.  We will be notified via email and can provide you a special All That Glitters discounted price, typically about 35% off the price that had been displayed; what is calculated is the retail price, so we must recalculate to give you the All That Glitters Discount!  Note that savings on All That Glitters colored gemstones could be as high as 75% or so off retail, since we purchase as close to the source as possible, and there are no others in between the purchase of the rough or faceted gemstone.  Contact us if you have found your special gemstone in our inventory and we can provide the dimensions if not already stated on our website – you can search the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase for that shape and those dimensions to find that special setting…

Visit the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase and Start Designing Now!

https://www.atggems.com/Jewelers-Showcase.htm

 

 

  

All That Glitters Website and Info Changes for February 2024!

 

Here are the changes on the All That Glitters Website for February 2024 – Celebrating our 43^rd Year in Business:

 

This Month's Special:   

Visit our Monthly Special Page to Learn More…

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This Month’s Gem News:  

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Anticipated New Items to Be Photographed:

Next month, mid to late February, we hope to have a number of new items added to the All That Glitters Collection, including about 15 gemstones that were partially faceted and started in the All Glitters Office.  There are so many gemstones in the ATG Collection with only a few actually appearing on our website!  Total loose gemstones is approximately 5000, and that doesn’t include rough, mineral specimens or trade/mineral/gemstone ‘related’ items!

 

Newly Faceted or Newly Photographed Gemstones: 

Two wonderful estate pieces were purchased:

A Heavy 14kt gold (1/2+ troy ounce) set with an approx 8-9ct Checkerboard Cushion Cut Purple/Blue Tanzanite, with approx 42pts of Diamonds, size 7.  Could be a woman’s or man’s ring.  Save over $10k off the estimated retail price!

The other piece is a GIA Certified and Laser Inscribed 1.06ct, Modified Brilliant Diamond of J Color, set in a 14kt gold engagement ring with numerous diamonds (approx 3/4cts) and with a matching wedding band with diamonds.  Approx a size 5.  You are really purchasing the main diamond and you can reset it, redesign it or wear it as is.

We have done attempted to rephotograph some fine gemstones, and also created a few associated videos.  There are a large number of photos taken with older cameras which are outdated, but there are so many and it does take a considerable amount of time to do photography correctly, that there is just not enough time.  A few gemstones have been updated with respect to text, photos and videos and they include:

Just under 3ct Precious Topaz from Ouro Preto – Exactly where you want your Topaz to originate; and an 8x10 easily set into jewelry!

Fancy Cut Green Tanzanite Faceted by an Award Winning Cutter – his work is in museums!

Our Largest Tanzanite - a 24.97ct Certed Deep Glowing Blue Oval (believe to be UNHEATED!)

10+ct Neon (Paraiba-Like) Blue Apatite

An 11.70ct Blue Flash Congo Amethyst was completed – a deep rich purple with some Blue Flashes depending on available lights.  This piece was faceted by the owner of All That Glitters – two other previously faceted gems include a Fancy Oval Lab Grown Alexandrite, weighing  26.50ct  and a nice 17+ct  Oval Chrome YAG.

A Tsavorite Oval is up for sale after about 37 years – it was in a heavy custom created ring for the owner of All That Glitters, and the ring was melted down a short time ago.

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Gemstones in Cutting:  

On the dop currently in the All That Glitters office for cutting, a Blue Flash Amethyst which will be a similar shape that some people have seen in a Clear Danburite we faceted in the past.  Due to numerous sales and activities in the All That Glitters Office, no work has been done on this Amethyst recently.

We have sent a number of unfinished gemstones started in the All That Glitters Office to be completed by one of our cutters – this includes Amethyst, Sunstone, Neon YAG, Ametrine, Color Shifting Garnet and Lab Alexandrite.   We will photograph these and offer them for sale in the future upon their return.  Hope to have them back in about a month.

There is very little new rough presently and we already have representations faceted from that rough, including:  Blue Flash Amethyst, Blended Ametrine, Tourmaline, Color Change Diaspore, Yellow Beryl, Color Change Garnet, Umbalite and Rhodolite Garnet, Oregon Sunstone, Synthetic Alexandrite and others….

 

What Has All That Glitters Been Involved in Recently?:

A much awaited Pink Tanzanite, also called Pink Zoisite (actual mineral name for Tanzanite) or Fancy Tanzanite, has finally been received.  This is a gem that the owner of All That Glitters had seen some time ago, as it was part of an important lecture on Fancy Tanzanite, with pink being noted as the rarest color and how limited the availability is.  This arrived just before the holiday and is currently in the mail to the new owner as this email is being written.

We are attempting to insure that the newly obtained GIA Certed Diamond Engagement/Wedding Band as well as the very heavy large Tanzanite ring is photographed and appears for sale for those who might be interested. 

A Tourmaline/Diamond ring purchased back in the 1980s, flew out of the All That Glitters inventory after it was seen in person by one of our customers whom we have worked with creating jewelry for approx 35+ years.

All That Glitters met with a customer from approx 15-20 years ago, originally introduced when the owner of All That Glitters was teaching a course called The World of Gemstones, shortly after the TV Show of the same name was created by L. Allen Brown/All That Glitters.   She viewed 8 fine Sapphires and chose the pink emerald/radiant cut, which was Certed by GIA – this is a borderline

Ruby, as there is sufficient red in the body color to be declared a Ruby in Europe and Asia. 

The Ouro Preto Yellow/Gold Topaz Pendant with a solitary diamond was delivered to the customer who had been waiting for a Topaz

Pendant for many years.  She was thrilled to finally possess something that was sought for years.

The customer designed ring noted last month using the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase link, was completed and this consisted of a round lab grown Alexandrite (faceted by the owner of All That Glitters), set in Rose gold where the accent gemstones were Moonstone! 

You can see photos of the Topaz Pendant (we have a similar oval should anyone wish a ring or pendant with a nice 8x10mm oval Topaz!) as well as the Alex/Moonstone/Rose Gold ring on our Newly Photographed page:

https://www.atggems.com/Photos_New.htm