The Journal
Field notes
from the salon.
May 2026
What D-color really means
A grader’s honest read on the top of the color scale, and when it is worth the premium.
Apr 2026
An afternoon in an Antwerp cutting house
How a 4-carat rough becomes a 2.04 finished brilliant — and what the lost weight buys you.
Mar 2026
Re-stringing a tennis bracelet, properly
Why a 30-year-old bracelet at the bench is the best kind of commission.
Feb 2026
Kimberley, twenty years on
What the certification means today, what it never claimed to mean, and the gap we fill.