Tag: No 56
Royal Provenance, Modern Brilliance
The November/December 2025 auctions delivered a spectacular sequence of sales, with some of the most historically compelling and visually arresting jewels to appear at...
Trade Show Report for the ICA Pavilion at the September Jewellery & Gem WORLD...
The important colored gemstone, pearl, and diamond show, part of the Informa-organized Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong 2025, concluded its September edition, held...
The International Gemmological Conference (IGC)
The International Gemmological Conference (IGC) convened its 38th edition, from October 20–24, 2025 at the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, located in the...
The VII National Gemological Conference
The conference began with a first session about new developments in gemology, dedicated to the wonderful world of tourmalines. Claudio Milisenda from the DSEF...
The Gübelin Gem Museum
Situated in the Swiss city of Lucerne, the Gübelin Gem Museum opens a window into the captivating world of colored gemstones, tracing their origins,...
The Historic Teachings of Gemcutting
As its title implies, this book presents a detailed, scholarly, and engaging journey through the long, intricate history of gemstone cutting—a craft that sits...
The Laboratory Manual Harmonisation Committee (LMHC)
Many in the trade may have already heard about the Laboratory Manual Harmonisation Committee (LMHC), founded 25 years ago as an essential group of...
Women in the Colored Gemstone Industry
In an industry long dominated by men, women are increasingly making their mark in the colored gemstone sector. They are directly involved in the...
Amethyst’s Regal Allure
Re-visiting a gemstone that has been in the jewelry world for hundreds of years—and written about many thousands of times—can be a daunting task....
Rediscovering Spinel: A Legacy Reborn
There is a quiet poetry to spinel—a gemstone that has adorned the crowns of kings, yet spent centuries living under another’s name. In the...
