[Jewelry making - Article 01246] - Re: [Orchid] Gemesis laboratory grown diamonds

[Daniel Spirer]

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    Alright, I'm really confused here.  Is Orchid not a forum for people
    who make a living from selling jewelry, are trying to make a living
    from selling jewelry, or dreaming of making a living from selling
    jewelry?? So why all the negativity about a product that helps you do
    this? Some of you who are struggling now could make a whole lot more
    money if you incorporated diamonds into your pieces than you do now.
    Who cares why they are valued? They have value.  Use that fact to
    make more money so you can make more jewelry that you like to make. 

    I'd like to point out to you that the reason platinum is so highly
    valued and in demand in the US right now is because of a marketing
    campaign run by the Platinum Guild International, who used to be (and
    may still be) primarily funded by the world's largest platinum
    producers. Does that mean we should denigrate the value of platinum? 

    And incidentally, even if you can't bring yourself to stick diamonds
    in the center of a piece, they are, without any question in my mind,
    the best accent stones you can have for ANY colored stone available
    today. And they always add value (and hence profit) to your piece. 

Daniel R. Spirer, G.G.
Daniel R. Spirer Jewelers, LLC
1780 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02140
daniel AT spirerjewelers.com
www.spirerjewelers.com

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