Lee Feldman is a watchmaker in St. Louis, MO for over 40 years. He has been on the Internet since 1997 with his watchrepair service. Never wanted to have a retail store and still doesn’t. The web site is managed by his wife, Ann. They can special order high grade watches and save you a little off retail.

Loose diamonds, which are certified by GIA or EGL specializing in Ideal Cut, are available to order or click and buy. They also have cultured pearls both salt and freshwater. The pearls are selected from the pearl farms located in the Pacific and then made into jewelry in Hawaii. All pearl jewelry items will be shipped from Hawaii.

For quality watchrepair service on your high grade watches, visit the Watch Repair website.

Located in Chesterfield, Missouri, USA.

Contact Ann Feldman by email: annfeldman@watchrepairstore.com

CASCO s.r.l. - founded in 1928 by Scognamiglio family is one of the leading manufacturer of coral and shell cameos utilizing traditional methods that have been used for over 5000 years. Cameos are available in Sardonyx shell, Lava, Turquoise and other materials.

Their factory is located in Torre del Greco, Italy, the capital city of coral and cameos, nestled between the foot of Mount Vesuvio and the Mediterranean Sea, overlooking the bay of Naples.

Contact Paolo Scognamiglio via their website for more info.

Deborah Wilson is one of the finest Jade carvers in North America. She lives in Vernon, a lovely small town in the Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada. There is an excellent ski hill at Silverstar nearby, which I have skied at with my family.

I first discovered her work on display in a gallery in Banff, in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Deborah has carved both small and very large sculptures in Jade, using boulders found in northern British Columbia. You can see examples of her work at her website:deborahwilson.bc.ca

In 1993, Deborah began offering her Jade Carving Workshops
(as advertised in The Lapidary Journal)
Since then, participants from Australia to Nebraska have enjoyed their six days of jade immersion, and part with a good foundation with which to embark on their own ventures. Deborah’s intensive workshops are designed to cover all aspects of hardstone sculpture.

I am hoping to join one of Deborah’s workshops some day as the chance to work with large scale carving would be a real treat for me. I feature more from Deborah Wilson in the resource area of my website in the Gemstone carvers area.

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You must visit Zee’s website Zees Minerals. The sheer size and scale of the specimens on display here will amaze you. There are crystals and fossils larger than a man and giant boulders of Malachite and Boulder Opal perfect for your millionaire’s driveway. If you are ever in Tuscon, Arizonia this is a must to visit !

Zee’s Minerals offers a world of rare & unique treasures and a vast selection of wholesale rocks, minerals and crystals. A second generation mining & gemstone expert and worldwide purveyor of the Rocks, Minerals, Crystals, Fossils, related items and materials, Zee’s meets the diverse needs of museum curators & rare specimen collectors, landscape designers & interior decorators, jewelers & artists, as well as wholesalers & retailers.

Some of Zee’s specialty items & services include Exotic Landscape Boulders & Sculptures; Dinosaur, Marine, Mammal & Plant Fossils; Large Stone & Wood Carvings; Mineral Fountains; Gemstone & Fossil Tables, Countertops, Surfaces & Display Pieces; Rare Mineral Specimens; Large Displays & Unique Creations; Rare Art & Artifacts; and Gold & Silver Jewelry. Expert Mining & Gemstone consulting, commissions and the execution of special projects are available for the even the most challenging of mining or mineral projects worldwide.

Wholesale Rocks, Minerals, Gemstones and Crystals, Rough Semiprecious Stones, Uncommon Cabochons, Iron, Wood, Gemstone Carvings, Polished Crystals & Minerals, Cactus, Mesquite Trees and Mine Rough Materials from around the world are just some of what you will find at Zeesminerals.com and at their Tucson, Arizona Gallery.

I have recently discovered a great resource for high quality gemstone carvings and jewelry at The Clamshell.net This site is run by by Mark Lassater. There is collected here some exquisite carvings and examples of minerals and crystals. These can be purchased by jewelry designers, jewelers and artists who can then use them in wearable art and custom designed jewels.

They exhibit at the major mineral shows including Denver and will be at Tuscon early next year. Sales are only made wholesale to jewelry businesses.

If you fall in love with any of the mineral pieces on display please contact Gareth Eckley at Portraits in Stone and I will try to purchase the piece for you. I could then either deliver it directly to you or design a setting in gold and create a unique jewel using the specimen.