Loretta Castoro has built a personal gem collection over the years from around the world, and she can recall when and where she acquired each stone. Individuals call upon Castoro to assist them with their own personal collection too, which reflect their tastes and unique styles. These collectors add to their own cache as carefully as Castoro has done.
While most collectors will never travel around the world to where the stones originated, they will nevertheless treasure them because they added each stone individually with Castoro's oversight.
Today, rampant consumerism has given way to thoughtful collecting of gemstones and jewelry. Serious jewelry lovers build their collection based on knowledge and careful selection. Castoro curates the collections of many private individuals or companies who are looking for sustained value and verified worth of their precious jewels. This is accomplished in steps as the owner learns more about the nature and rarity of each stone over time. Castoro guides her clients so that the collection will be important years from now—as much as it gives pleasure today.
To build your own personal gemstone and jewelry collection that reflects your unique preferences, we invite you to speak with Loretta Castoro and explain your vision. She will offer recommendations about how and where to begin, and what types of gems are best paired together to establish a world-class collection.
Her curatorial services are invaluable to the private or corporate client who demands the utmost care and attention to their collection. A superb gemstone collection should bring gratification to the client, and be a source of pride for generations to come.
The email address located on the Contact Page is a convenient and quick way to get in touch with Loretta.
Castoro's private clients turn to her for world-class gemstones skillfully set into original couture jewelry. The value and quality of each piece she creates is guaranteed. And discriminating public figures and private clients are assured that each piece Castoro creates for them is as unique as they are.
Castoro has invested her entire life and career in the pursuit of knowledge within the gem world. Other trade professionals read about colleagues braving remote regions in search of gems, but Castoro actually goes there for her first hand experience.
Castoro is an often invited speaker for many jewelry groups and gemstone companies. Her expansive background and expertise spanning decades are called upon by companies requiring top-notch education and the latest trade information delivered in an entertaining and easy to assimilate format.
From PowerPoint lectures, to show and tell with visual aids, Castoro brings her audience information that means business, empowering attendees with targeted content to enhance their place in the trade. Castoro creates mini-labs for those desiring hands-on advanced training in a small group setting.
Castoro is the first choice of serious gem/jewelry scholars of every level for her expertly customized guided gem expeditions.