The year 2013 was a lot better than the previous year for gem sales although the procurement of quality facet grade rough material was challenging due to problems in common mining areas in Africa.At the same time the price of quality material more than tripled in some cases due to scarcity and Chinese buyers still buying everything in site.Fortunately availability has stabilized somewhat although prices are still rising.
We will be increasing our price per carat for cut goods in the New year in order to still be able to bring our customers the quality they have come to expect at Clear Cut Gems.
We would like to thank our customers for their support during 2013.
I have added a few pictures of some of the more prominent stones cut throughout the year.
We wish you all the very best for 2014.
