For over twenty-six years I have been involved in the gemstone and jewelry trade-first as the owner of an incorporated company in Singapore, then in Thailand, and for the last fourteen years in Northern California. Throughout my career my reward has always come from the knowledge that I have gone the extra steps to ensure my customers' absolute satisfaction.

My commitment to customer care continues with the Jewelry Crossings web site. Your privacy as a Jewelry Crossings customer and the security of your transactions are paramount to your satisfaction and my success. We are known and respected for our Customer Service and that is very gratifying for us. Jewelry Crossings does not share or sell your personal information with any other parties. We have a 30-day money back guaranteed return policy, provided there is no damage to the jewelry. We're also delighted to provide you with free USPS Priority Shipping and free gift wrapping.

I want your shopping experience to be as intimate, convenient and fun as a visit to one of my seasonal jewelry shows around the United States. My goal has been therefore to create a unique jewelry shopping site where I can both emphasize one-of-a-kind, custom made pieces, and offer my selections of high quality sterling silver and gold pieces which can be purchased in multiples. Please feel free to contact me via email, phone or snail mail with questions, special requests, custom orders or suggestions.

Visit Jewelry Crossings often to check out the new jewelry and see what new additions have been made to the various collections. And don't forget to register on the Wish List so those who love you will know what your heart desires!

I hope you will soon believe, as we do, that Jewelry Crossings is not your average jewelry web site!

- Susi

History

Our company has its earliest beginnings as far back as 1970 when Susi’s husband, Harry, was studying mineralogy and geology at the University of Alaska and transferred his enthusiasm for mineralogy and gemology to his wife.

Fast forward... to 1981 and Susi makes a trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil from her expatriate homeland of Singapore to see friend Jill Lavin. Jill has been studying gemology there and is in the throes of setting up her own gemstone company. An idea hatches to bring fine Brazilian gemstones to Singapore where a flourishing jewelry trade already exists. Thus, in 1981, Susi incorporates Pedras Gemstones of Singapore. From 1981 until Susi's departure to Bangkok with family in 1989, Pedras focuses on providing a huge assortment of colored gemstones to its clientele.

Susi explores a 50 year-old amethyst mine
in the Brazilian state of Bahia

Many trips to Brazil to visit mining operations—amethyst, aquamarine, imperial topaz, emerald and more—in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Mines Gerais followed during those years. With the family transfer to Bangkok in 1989 Susi was able to expand her knowledge of sapphires and rubies with easy access to the corundum trade and added Thai goldsmiths and silversmiths to her many contacts.

Since moving to Northern California in 1992 after 18 years abroad, Susi’s company SCV Designs has been broadly partnering PJ Lavin. Susi and Jill have done private showings of their jewelry lines all over Asia, in Jill’s native England, and to venues in the U.S. too numerous to mention.

 
Now Jewelry Crossings brings Susi’s many diverse jewelry contacts from around the world together at one marketplace, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s been quite a journey of discovery for Susi and she hopes you will now join her here at Jewelry Crossings and discover it all yourself!