coster diamonds
i decided to quickly hop into coster diamonds before heading into the rijksmuseum, which is just across the street. coster diamonds has been in the business since 1846 and operates in amsterdam, the diamond capital of the world. inside the museum, it steps you through the process of polishing a diamond, what to look for and points out some of coster diamonds' famous cuts. coster recently invented (or accomplished) a new cut, the royal 201 . it is pretty magnificent. check it out compared to a diamond of the same size and quality of a "brillant" cut. the exhibit was just very informative as someone who knows very little about diamonds. this chart was particularly helpful! one of their most famous diamonds is in the crown jewels of england. they have a replica of it in the museum. overall, i gave it a "B," which for most museums would mean "ehh, if you have a lot of extra time, go for it." in this case, though, it means something...