Ralph’s Blog
Edmonton’s longest-standing Graduate Gemologist, Ralph Vandenberg, has traveled the world honing his craft. Whether he is visiting the DeBeers’ diamond mines in Botswana or haggling over sapphires in the cutting rooms of Mumbai, India, Ralph is always on the lookout for the precious gems dreams are made of.
An experience I’ll never forget
It was early in the "Diamond play", the term [...]
What? Retire? Me?…. naw, not yet
It was early in the year 2018 and my [...]
Edmonton’s original “Indiana Stones”
"McBEAN, Roger Roger Christopher McBean passed away on June [...]
“THUD” ???
How big?!?!?! It was finally time to go. I [...]
How it all began…..
I am often asked how I got into the [...]
Superman’s Fortress of Solitude Found!!!!
As a child, growing up as I did during [...]