Hello,

As I am starting to get into gemstone settings more and more, I am wondering if there is a recommended gemstone book that I can buy ? I'd like to get one that explains the finer details like how to spot a fake....The reason for this ,is I was offered a Pearl brooch the other day and after asking someone who is far more experienced than me, he advised me that they were high quality fakes.

I told the seller, who then told me that he remembered the stones were not real ...he forgot to tell me when he offered it for sale.

Many thanks

Skie