Color Story

Robert Leser began his career in the early 70's as the third generation of a family business now celebrating its 100th year in the industry. At first dealing in rough and polished diamonds with his father Jacques and grandfather Joseph, Robert's career evolved over the past 35 years from internationally known diamond dealer to a name recognized in the U.S. for innovative jewelry design. "When I began combining two or more colored gemstones together in 1997, I saw the results were cool, warm and hot looks. Every time I offered a new design in several color combinations, each looked so different that I had a hard time deciding which my favorite was. I began to give these combinations names, such as "Tropicana" for Blue Topaz and Peridot or "Midnight Sun" for Garnet and Citrine. These names told a story and so I named the brand Color Story.