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What does it mean when the description says that a gem has a logo on it?
Below are pictures of the logo on some gems as seen from the side. The arrow points to where the logo is on the Blue Topaz, and the Citrine has a logo right in the middle of the gem below the girdle. Logos vary in size and exact location, depending on the size and facet pattern of the gem.
Why don't all of the gems have logos?One reason a gem may not have a logo is because in some cuts there is no way to place a logo without it appearing in a disagreeable way from the front of the gem. Some gems do not have logos because I am considering entering them into a faceting competition. Because the competitions are judged "blind," the judges are not supposed to know who cut the gem and a logo would defeat this purpose. Other gems have facets that are just too small to place a reasonable-sized logo on them. In some cases (increasingly rare) we subcontracted out the cutting of the gem and so we did not put our logo on it. We almost never subcontract anymore because our cutting methods and capacity have continually improved, but in the past, subcontracting was necessary to keep up with the volume of gems we needed. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Many of our gems have a stylized JD logo (see image at right) on them just below the girdle. This mark sets a gem apart as one of our pieces and adds value by attesting to it's uniqueness and quality. The logo indicates the gem is one of ours without disrupting the face-up beauty of the gem. The logo, which is a registered trademark of ours, is the initials JD in the shape of a faceted gem's profile.
