Gems — Juergen

Opals:  Some Thoughts on Their Special Allure and their Challenges for the Jeweler If you’ve been following my shop for a few years, you will notice that I have never carried a lot of opals – not until recently!  You may know of my dislike for Ethiopian opals but if not, here's why I don't really like them: I bought some Welo opals shortly after they initially came out and there was a bit of a craze – prices actually went up from a few bucks a carat to $50-70 per carat wholesale within a year or two.  Shortly after...