Gem Quiz

Unsaturated, Unconventional, Understated But Thoroughly Modern. Who Am I?

My more traditionally colored family members include some of gemology’s most famous stones.

Published

9 months ago

March 16, 2023

INSTORE Staff

Unsaturated, Unconventional, Understated But Thoroughly Modern. Who Am I?

I AM A THOROUGHLY modern stone, from my unconventional unsaturated color (somewhere between black and white) to my young admirers and their love of the understated, to my social media-powered emergence in recent years. Among my more illustrious family members are some of gemology’s most famous stones, found in both the British and French Crown jewels. That will likely never be my fate … but I’m just happy to hang with the cool kids.

Why This Jeweler Chose Wilkerson

Mark Lauer is the owner of Mark Michael Diamond Designs, the Minnesota-based jewelry gallery known for exceptional and uniquely designed diamond jewelry. Though he loved creating the beautiful jewelry his business was known for, retirement was an exciting alternative to the 60+ hours a week he’d spent building it up. He called Wilkerson to help with a retirement sale. “I did talk to two other companies, but I just didn’t feel they offered the same services that Wilkerson did,” he says. “I knew Wilkerson had the expertise to follow through and give me the service and results that I wanted. They’re the number one rock stars in this industry.”