Duncan Miller

Synthetics are a wonderful source of relatively inexpensive faceting rough, in a wide array of colours, some of them not available at all in natural stones. On the whole, synthetic gem rough is predictable in its behaviour and also enables the cutter to explore quirky cuts in larger sizes than would be affordable in natural rough. And increasingly jewellers are setting well-cut synthetics in precious metal jewellery. So dive in, and enjoy yourself.

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