This post is part of my World’s Most Expensive series, where we look at the most expensive gemstones that have sold at public auction and when you are looking at multi million dollar Sapphires, you know there are going to be some amazing examples in here! This post was complied after spending many, many hours … Read more
How do you start an online jewellery business? In this guide, I will cover what you need to know about starting your own online jewellery business, whether you are a jeweller, goldsmith, designer-maker or reseller. But What Do I Know About Starting One? Before Haywoods Gems, my business was called Haywoods Jewellery (I’m very creative … Read more
Taking pictures of jewellery sucks! And I’m going to try and make it suck a bit less. Now I’m not a professional photographer but when I was selling jewellery online, I spent hundreds of hours and a lot of money trying to figure out how to take good pictures and as I never had any … Read more
So you want to be a gemmologist but not sure where to start or what to do? Then this post is for you! This was inspired by a recent post I published where I discussed my journey to becoming a fully qualified gemmologist. Why Do You Want To Be A Gemmologist? This is a genuine … Read more
I started my own jewellery business in 2012, selling Gold and Silver jewellery and at the start of 2015, I added my first range of gemstone jewellery. And even though I knew what I was talking about when it came to precious metals, I didn’t really know much about gemstones and this lead to some … Read more
What are the most expensive gemstones in the world? I wanted to find out but a lot of the information online isn’t backed up by any data and you often see things like “they can cost up $X amount per carat” with no proof and that isn’t good enough for me. So I did the … Read more
As one of the Big 4 Gemstones, Emeralds have been loved, desired and cherished for hundreds of years. And as one of the most important gemstones in history, it is expected that some of the finest examples would sell for some serious money but what are the most expensive Emerald’s ever sold? I’ve done the … Read more
One of the most desirable colours when it comes to Diamond is blue as they are not only incredibly rare, only around 0.1% of all Diamonds are naturally blue but they are also stunning to look at and this rarity, combined with high desirability for fine examples mean that they can sell for a lot … Read more
Choosing the right gemstone for an engagement ring can be a difficult decision as there are so many potential options but unfortunately, not all of them are a good option. This is because an Engagement Ring is subject to quite a bit of wear a tear throughout its life and no other piece of jewelry … Read more