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March...those of you lucky enough to be born in March literally just get to march through a whole month of your fabulous birthstone: Aquamarine (literally translated “seawater”). I’m pretty excited about the brightness AND color of this one. A challenge in faceting Aquamarine is making it bright and sparkly without washing out the color!
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13.42ct - Malawi
Registry#: 2009020
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Let’s talk Red Spinel! Spinel is an allochromatic gemstone, meaning that scientifically it can come it every color. Most commonly in occurs in pinks and purples, but it is most highly prized in its red and blue colors that replicate the finest rubies and sapphires. Long ago, gems were categorized by color before modern gemology taught us to differentiate them by their characteristics. The separation between Ruby and Red Spinel was the such first breakthrough. This Red Spinel is, as always, available at rogerdery.com and gives a portion of its profits back to @thegemlegacy.
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2.92ct - Burma
Registry #: 1906036
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We are (literally) buried under the snow here in Detroit, so I’m burrowing deep in my studio and working on pretty things like this Tanzanite! 😍 Of course named for its single source and one of my favorite countries, Tanzania, Tanzanite is also a vast employer of its own people. The government of Tanzania requires all Tanzanites exported to be faceted. Many choose to go around that law and export illegally, but I LOVE how every Tanzanite I re-facet has already provided employment and income for a Tanzanian cutter. There is nothing more satisfying! I take their outline and re-facet it, using the wider range of modern tools available in my studio. A portion of the proceeds of this and every gem in my collection goes back to @thegemlegacy, including their initiative to train the next generation of gem faceters in East Africa.
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6.97ct - Tanzania
Registry #: 2012061
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Happy Valentine’s Day from most of the pink and red gem rough in my studio right now! 😆❤️
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Been a while since we’ve looked at the steps of gem faceting! The process has a lot of repetition to make the design symmetrical and balanced - the ingredients of precision (always my goal, if you didn’t know!). 😅 Ginger jokes that it just took me a few years to find my life calling - and it’s true! 😆 I am the definition of a perfectionist and gem cutting gives me the outlet to use that ability! You can see me here using consistent hand pressure to sweep back and forth to create facets.
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Roger and Ginger Dery have been sharing their love for color and precious gemstones with the world since 1981, nearly 40 years. Roger is an award-winning precision faceter and is passionate about holistic sourcing, education, and giving back to mining communities. Together, they believe in the power of sharing the story behind the gems and leaving a legacy at the source of every gemstone. Every gemstone is in Roger’s hands, from Discovery to Destination.

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Gems with a Mission

Roger’s focus is dedicated to East Africa, working with miners to secure singularly beautiful colored gems and holistically impact their communities. When Roger chooses to work with a mining area, he is making a long-term commitment to invest in the miners, their families, and their futures. He seeks to meet them where they are, often providing for basic needs: food, water, and cooking oil. His charitable efforts in East Africa are funded by our partner organization, Gem Legacy.

Why? Because it’s right thing to do. Gems with a mission leave a legacy for generations.

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See Where Beauty Is Born

By meeting the gemstone first in its original habitat, Roger has an understanding of the gem’s entire story and can execute his work in a way that displays the gem’s intrinsic beauty to its greatest potential while being faithful to the inherent characteristics of the gem. It is a curated journey from discovery to destination™.

Discovery to Destination™

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Explore our ever changing inventory of sapphires, garnets, tourmalines, iolites and dozens of other one-of-a-kind gemstones that never leave Roger’s hands from the discovery at the source to the destination – you! Each gem is holistically sourced™ and precision faceted to be treasured for generations to come.

Beautiful gemstones await!

Leaving a Legacy

Learn about our ongoing campaign to ensure that every gemstone in our collection had a positive impact on every hand it passed through. Roger is dedicated to education, children, and entrepreneurship through Gem Legacy, the 501c3 nonprofit organization he founded in 2018. It is his goal support education, vocational training, and local economies in East African mining communities.

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SPIRIT GEM QUIZ

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