Custom cutting
Many of the companies have some of the most experienced gem cutters in the world. The goal has been to combine that experience with American quality control and business practices to produce a better product. At the same time, they are maintaining the lower Asian prices. The nature of the material and the size of the order determine their prices, but normally on a larger order, faceting is about $2.00 a carat and cabbing is less than $1.00 based on finished weight. Customers will have to let them know what you have in mind for them to give a firm price.
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