The story of the Liberty Star Diamond begins shortly after the tragic events of September 11th.  That horrible day in history was weighing heavy on my mind as I left U.S. soil on my way to Belgium to buy diamonds for my store in Spokane, WA.  With the nation on a high alert for terrorism, it was difficult for me to concentrate on buying diamonds.  I found myself in a small café drawing patriotic symbols on napkins to give myself a sense of security.  I then thought to myself, “I purchase my diamonds from the world's foremost diamond cutting houses, why can’t I memorialize the great nation that offered me a humble living with something that is revered?"

     I started drawing diagrams of a diamond and incorporating cuts or facets to resemble a star in honor of the American flag.  To my pleasant surprise, as I continued stripes appeared.  How amazing, Stars and Stripes!  After three years of working with some of Belgians finest cutters, a great deal of development, and patent pending, this beautiful stone offered a perfect five sided pentagon on the largest portion of the stone called the table.  Now having created a one of a kind patriotic diamond.  The next step was how to create a mounting.  I started working with my own goldsmith in which we developed a five-prong mounting that captured the stone perfectly.     

Thanks to the inspiration of our military and America’s will to persevere, the creation of a diamond that captures our spirit has been created.  In holding to this respect of country, I would like to offer the Liberty Star, first and foremost to the people who deserve to be adorned by her…  Our military.  This stone with 76 facets in honor of our country’s inception also brags of our country’s pride with a star, stripes and a 5-sided pentagon to forever memorialize our nations pride.  

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