I just remembered a gripe that I wanted to share and this thread is as good as any other. Quite recently Troth was with Adina and was droning on about how things changed in the gemstone world due to covid and how Gemporia is in a unique position to help Hatton Garden. So he had had meetings with various Hatton Garden jewellers to see if they could help. Of course to do anything would need quantity but the stars clearly aligned when a long standing family jeweller had sufficient stock of a gold bracelet with Siam (Thai) gems, stonew which are now unavailable, mines now closed, xx years of stock, blah blah blah. Video from the Hatton Garden jeweller of the story, blah blah blah. Adina of course hanging on every word, gasps and mouth wide open. Essentially nothing that we are not used to, but it was the graphics that got me. After all this guff the graphics described it as the Siam Gemstone Bracelet (or words to that effect) but then it was further described as from the 'Jacque Christie Collection'!!! They must really believe their own hype!
