One World Gemstone – Custom Faceted Gemstones

Since 1981, Roger’s passion for fine colored gemstones has taken him around the world visiting mining and gem markets in India, Sri Lanka, South America, SE Asia and throughout Africa, including Madagascar. In the first 20 years he was only buying and selling finished gems. It was through the process of setting up two cutting factories in Namibia from 1999 to 2001 that his attention turned toward precision faceting. Intrigued by the various cutting styles, he was no longer content with average gemstones. It was now time to embark on the journey of faceting his own.

He began by recutting his own gems. Absorbed in the re-making of his inventory so they would come alive, he developed various techniques to re-create looks that were so popular in past centuries. This inspired Roger to create several genre of facet arrangements that you will find in his Revival, Renaissance and Vintage Series as well as others.

The precision faceting of gems is Roger’s passion and this allows him to marry his 28 years of experience in the gem trade with his attention to detail. His desire is to facet gemstones that will be passed down through the generations as they commemorate special occasions and mark rites of passage. We hope you enjoy viewing his work as much as he enjoyed creating it.