Artificial Intelligence in Images and Beyond
AI is here to stay, bringing with it both positives and negatives, and driving a need for rules and regulations based on basic principles.
Featured ArticlesFine Jewelry Auctions Hold Strong in H1 2023
Auction houses reported robust results for jewelry sales, with colored gemstones and signed jewels bolstering the category, but there is still some caution from buyers.
Featured ArticlesVictor Tuzlukov Celebrates ‘World Heritage’ with New Collection
Featuring 12 gems faceted to illustrate various countries’ cultural heritage, the first set in the series is now a part of the Somewhere in the Rainbow collection.
Featured ArticlesCultured Pearls Soar: High Prices and Higher Demand
Supply shortages seen over the past few years are slowly working themselves out, but cultured pearls have shown their strength and now are seeing prices tick up as global demand does too.
Featured ArticlesCommentary: The Issue of Source
Supply shortages are always important topics of conversation for the trade, but can current high rough prices be attributed to more than that?
Featured ArticlesDescribing Color: A Fool’s Guide
The market today is increasingly asking for color descriptors on colored gemstone reports. But talking about color comes with many complexities, making it a near-impossible task for labs.
Featured ArticlesGetting to Know a Mineral Legend
Bill Larson’s decades-long career has resulted in more than 100 trips across the globe and more than 1,000 mineral specimens in his own personal collection.
Featured ArticlesTucson Sets Upbeat Outlook for 2023
Fine quality, classic gems as well as unusual materials dominated this year’s Tucson trends. There was little interest in lower-quality common stones. Prices are what they are.
Featured ArticlesHot Trends, Hot Topics from Tucson
The annual gem shows brought many buyers and exhibitors back to Tucson this year, with floors active and crowded after opening the first day. Here are some insights from the 2023 events.
Featured ArticlesThe Rare, the Unusual, and the Obscure…
The basic definition of a gemstone is a material that is beautiful, durable, and rare. Each feature has a broad meaning, and all are debatable.
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