HGMS and Faceting and Gemstones Section member John Lee scored highest in this year’s Australian Faceting Guild Stone Competition. He submitted five stones and took three 1st places and two 3rd places!! That is incredible!! This is on top of his 4th place in the United States Faceting Guild (USFG) Grand Master competition last year.

According to John, he got three first place and two third place in the Open Challenge section, giving him a total score high enough to put him in the Open Champion position.

See videos below of the stones in motion to fully appreciate the beautiful cuts.