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Craftsmanship & Design
Gerd Märker
Cutting diamonds requires
concentration, dexterity,
knowledge and experience
Emotion and
craftsmanship
“Diamonds are one of those things
whose value exceeds the financially
measurable,” Gerd Märker is convinced.
He loves his profession, which
puts both his expertise and social
competence to the test every day.
C
utting a diamond requires expertise
and experience, dexterity, a trained
eye and good ears. In addition, spatial
perception is called for to “feel” the stone in its
uncut form, explains master cutter and diamond
assessor Gerd Märker. “The stone is always
the ‘boss’ during cutting, because its
properties determine what processing is possible.
You need to consider the fact that the
cutting angle for a standard cut changes up to
56 times,” the self-employed specialist continues.
REVITALISING
STONES
His area of expertise is cutting, repair, recutting
and grading in accordance with IDC requirements.
Gerd Märker describes the level of accomplishment
required as “absolute perfection”.
He is aware of his responsibility when
handling the precious stones, also because
they have an emotional value to his customers
in addition to a material one. Regenerating old
or damaged stones is worthwhile, he says:
“The drawers of many jewellers and goldsmiths
contain treasures that can be easily
brought back to life.” Saraj Morath
www.gm-diamanten.de
Diamond expert
Gerd Märker
Photos: Gerd Märker
088 GZ plus 05/18