ÊTRUNE University

Learn before you commit.

A standing reference on loose stones, written by the gemologists who grade the inventory.

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What it is

Not a blog. A reference.

A short, current curriculum on loose gemstones — what a certificate says, what it hides, and what to ask before you spend.

Vocabulary

Read the report first

GIA, AGL, GRS, Gübelin — which fields actually move price, and how to verify them.

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Treatments

Disclosed, accepted, rejected

Heat on corundum, oil on emeralds, irradiation on topaz. The line we hold.

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Four pillars, one curriculum

Reading a report

Which fields move price, and how to verify the report ID.

The 4 Cs

Carat, colour, clarity, cut — and what a certificate cannot tell you.

Treatments

Industry-standard versus value-destroying. The line we hold.

Care

What to do, what to avoid, when to send a stone back for refinishing.

Why

Educated buyers stay buyers.

Most jewellers sell you the certificate and stop talking. We don't — the cost of educating you is lower than the cost of a regret.

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For whom

Couples · Collectors · Trade

The reading list is the same — only the depth varies.

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ÊTRUNE University

Read first. Buy with intent.

Browse the shelf with the same vocabulary the trade uses — and the confidence to ask harder questions.