Topaz Goldsmith and Gallery

In August of 2017, the "Great American Eclipse" introduced astronomy enthusiasts to a phenomenon called the Diamond Ring Effect. On Thursday of last week, a breathtaking "ring of fire" solar eclipse also known as a wedding band in the sky dazzled viewers in Canada, Greenland and the Arctic. Check out our blog to find out why a solar eclipse can sometimes look like an engagement ring and at other times look like a wedding band http://mauitopaz.thejewelerblog.com/

After six days of scouring the surf at Egmont Key on Florida's Gulf Coast, a brokenhearted Isliany Rawshdeh was nearly ready to give up her quest to find her cherished engagement ring an irreplaceable custom keepsake. But, instead of throwing in the towel, the St. Petersburg, FL, resident reached out to the West State Archeological Society, a Tampa-based club comprising amateur treasure hunters. Find out what happened next at our blog... http://mauitopaz.thejewelerblog.com/

A Depression-Era $20 gold coin that wasn’t meant to see the light of day became the world's most valuable coin last week when it was scooped up by an anonymous bidder at Sotheby's New York for a cool $18.9 million. We've got the full story at our blog... http://mauitopaz.thejewelerblog.com/

Framed by an oversized graphic of New York City's iconic Chrysler Building, auctioneer Rahul Kadakia slammed his hammer down to close out the bidding on the top lot at Christie's Magnificent Jewels event on Tuesday. It was 1:25 in the afternoon, and the 54.03-carat "Chrysler Diamond" Lot 136 had just fetched $5.07 million, narrowly edging out the 204.36-carat "Dancing Sun" diamond, which earned $4.95 million 90 minutes earlier in the session. Our auction report continues here... http://mauitopaz.thejewelerblog.com/

The gallery housing the Hope Diamond at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC, will finally reopen to the public Friday, June 18, after being shuttered for 461 days. We've got all the exciting details at our blog... http://mauitopaz.thejewelerblog.com/