When Jorge Adeler was a young man, growing up on the beautiful beaches of Mar del Plata, Argentina, he used to read news from Rome, NY, Paris and Moscow. Even then, he believed that to truly understand what the news meant, a person had to understand the origin and cultures of the people writing them. Years later, as a jewelry designer, his theory still rings true. To be able to understand a gem, first one has to understand its origin, its people, its country and its hidden emotion.
With this knowledge and understanding he is able to pair a gem with its rightful person. Only then can he communicate its secrets and mysteries and create a piece of jewelry with emotion and purpose. These pieces not only possess great value and beauty, but also allow the wearer to share a world that has fascinated mankind since ancient times.
Jorge Adeler visits the diamond bourses of Ramat Gan, Israel, the diamond cutting capital of the world, to select and purchase stones. Access to the bourses is garnered only through long-standing relationships of trust and ethical dealings. READ FULL STORY >
Jorge Adeler describes a visit to the emerald mines of Coscuez, Colombia where dangerous mining conditions yield the most magnificent emeralds...often at a very high personal price to the miners who extract them. READ FULL STORY >
In search of greater knowledge of the golden pearl, Jorge Adeler visits Palawan, Philippines. Read about this special pearl and see some of Jorge's photos from this beautiful archipelego. READ FULL STORY >
Mr. Adeler became involved in the jewelry business for many reasons, one of the most prominent was his love of gems and also his passion for travel. Having grown up in Argentina he had both physical proximity (to the vast richness of the Brazilian gem mines) as well the cultural understanding that allowed him to travel through extremely inhospitable regions of the Andes and the jungles of Colombia. Through his over 30 years of travel in the world of gems and his subsequent accumulation of knowledge and contacts in the field of gemology, he has been able to hone in on the finest sources for gemstones, pearls, Italian gold and shipwreck coins.