how do you use this thing?

A couple weeks ago I went to an emerald party that a friend hosted.

Because that's how we roll, living in Colombia.  We just flit around, buying emeralds on a weekday.

Right.

A friend snapped this photo which is proof that I'm not going to enough emerald parties because I didn't know how to use the loupe (that little eyepiece thing you look through to see the imperfections in a gemstone).

 

(Truth be told, I was more concerned about that delicious food on my lap falling - notice the knocked knees - than I was with seeing the imperfections in the emerald.)

Needless to say, I bought nothing.

Sigh.