May 18 2009
Gems and Jewels
What’s portable wealth that can fit in your pocket - diamonds and other colored gemstones that’s what. Recent auction reports show strong support for these tiny wealth repositores. There are some problems and they are big ones - you take a hit when you buy and sell and getting what you pay for can be very subjective unless you are an expert. That is why historic pieces like the $24 million Wittelsbach diamond below, hold their value, because their provenance is impeccable.
