STORY BY BRUCE MCKAY
A cameo by Andreas Roth, set in a gold mounting done by the author
BRUCE MCKAY
In a Western Germany valley between Frankfurt and Luxembourg is the town of Idar-Oberstein, the heart of the gemstone industry. Long past its glory days of being the main source of cut gems in the world, it remains home to some of the worlds finest gem cutters – gem cutters whose exceptional skills have been passed down through the generations of families like the Roth family of Idar-Oberstein.