A gem dealer's journal — tourmaline

Hey Loungers, Yours truly has been interviewed by LuxurySocietyAsia concerning AsiaLounges and the ways of bespoke Jewellery! Wanna hear more? Contact us directly at simon@asialounges.com to book a meeting with us here, in Paris from December 17 to 20 or from 21 to 31 December in Barcelona!Don’t forget to visit our pals from Galleria Kosmima over in Madrid should you want to see some of our tourmaline rings collection! See you in the Lounges,    Read on =>

Hey Loungers,  As some of you may have seen from our Facebook page we have organised a pol asking whether you'd have us improve the website or make a series of ready made jewellery.  You have voted and 55% of you have decided for the ready made jewellery!   And so we are currently in the process of making said set of nice and cute, open colour, Tourmaline rings!  We are planning on unveiling the finished products by the second week of September as we'll visit the Cannes Yachting Festival with our buddies over at Margoulette! We were thinking of basing our new collection...

Dear Loungers,  Today's post is one I have been wanting to go through for some time: The making of a Gem. How do Mother Earth's finest treasures turn into lovely gems? While not being a cutter myself, I have recently indulged in purchasing rough and proceeded to have it faceted into the gems that make our heart sing! While I wish I could be exploring with you the cutting process of every single gems we are purchasing at Asia Lounges, I decided to guide you through one of them: this lovely Green Tea Tourmaline!  First came the Rough and with...