Character Stones are among the most difficult gemstones to find. The reason for this is that most stones are sorted out according to classic criteria:

• too included
• not eye clean
• irregular
• not investment grade

What does that mean?

Most Character Stones are not even traded – they are sorted out.
The truly beautiful pieces account for less than 1% of production.

This explains the rapidly increasing demand:

• The best pieces are extremely hard to find
• There is no "replenishment"
• And there is no standard – every stone is unique