Why is there a Jaguar in our logo?
We get it… “Why the Jaguar? What’s the connection?” So, we asked Manuel to explain: “The recounting of the majesty…
Mudejar Ring Design
This custom project for a client features a 22kt gold original “Mudejar” style ring design by Marcial de Gomar and…
How To Buy An Emerald
The beauty of purchasing an emerald lies in the diversity and variety of nuances of color, clarity, fire/brilliance and sizes available to select. Choose clarity and fire/brilliance over color or conversely, the darker green, whichever pleases you more.
Rough Emerald Perfection
Our very own journey in this classroom of life requiring the mining of the “inner gems of virtue” that lay latent within each one of us, somewhat mirrors that same journey in the gem world. The extreme pressures and heat that the elements of the earth undergo to transform into magnificent gems are mirrored by the heat and pressure of trials and tribulations mankind endures which also have the ability to transform us into spiritual gems.
Manuel’s First Conch Pearl Encounter
“One successful fishing day I traded 8 lobster with a local fisherman named Regino Castillo, for a fine pink pearl that later was made into a beautiful gold pendant with emerald and diamond accents. Although I felt that I might be getting the short end of the deal since I knew nothing of the history of conch pearl jewelry at the time or what I was looking at, that same pendant sold for over $6000.00 in the 1980’s…”