Stefan Austermühle,

CEO of Gemrock Peru

I need to be clear straight from the start of this blog article. I am picky about quality in hearts. Correctly done, it is just such a beautiful shape. And it just pains the soul to see all these crappy and badly done so-called crystal hearts around.

This may sound arrogant, I get it. However, bear with me for a second and read through this blog. I believe that you will come to the same conclusion: a lot of what’s out there for sale doesn´t actually deserve to be called a heart. And it could be so much better.

Let’s have a look at what I don’t like in a crystal heart:

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Palm stones with a dent?

This kind of shape I can see more and more often in online sales. To me, this is anything but a heart. Maybe “Triangle” would be the best name to call it. But it could also be a palmstone with a dent in it, who knows?

Apart from not having a heart shape at all, additionally, it is just too flat, which is why I do insist: it is a palm stone.

Distorted triangles

One should never say “It can’t get worse”, because it can. This is a real triangle now, and a distorted one on top of it.

Triangle Micro-dents on top

This clearly shows that this manufacturer did not bother to buy the right tools. He just ground a triangular top dent into the heart using a regular grinding wheel. To me, that looks better than the previous examples, but can’t qualify for good quality.

The Arrow-style heart

We start getting to a design that actually looks like a heart. But for my taste, the shape is too straight towards the tip. Reminds me of an arrow point rather than a heart (but I said previously, I am just too picky)

If it wasn´t for the scratch….

This is actually looking like a heart. They made a nice upper cut and tried to make the upper curves round and smooth. The reason why we only find a few of these types of hearts in the market is that it’s not that easy to make such a nice round upper cut with a straight diamond wheel. If you don’t really know how to do it right, it comes down to what we see in this heart: the area of the upper cut gets all scratched. So, yes – nice try.

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OK, OK, I will stop it here. Too much complaining. I agree.

And I can hear you thinking: “Come on, so what is a quality heart?”

Here is what we at Gemrock feel a heart should look like:

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Gemrock hearts aim for the perfect shape.

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A slightly curved line towards the tip of the heart.

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The two upper rounds should be even and perfectly round ( like the ears of Mickey Mouse)

The overall shape should not be flat, but also not bulky, but rather even roundness.

And of course: NO SCRATCHES and a perfect polish

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