Colored Stone Market Report: Tucson Gem Shows 2024
The shows were OK for most people, though some caution remains, but with fine goods seeing strong demand, there’s optimism for the sector.
Featured ArticlesAI in Gemology: Opportunities, Implications, and Challenges
Machine learning, used for diamond grading and colored stone origin determination, comes with many benefits and concerns, experts in the gem trade shared.
Featured ArticlesProfile: Jewelry Designer and Pearl Innovator Melanie Georgacopoulos
Read how the designer, who draws on her background in sculpture and long-standing love of pearls, got her start and where she’ll go next.
Featured ArticlesPhotography 101
The second installment in the series offers options for adding light sources when photographing gemstones with phone cameras.
Featured ArticlesDiamond Market Holds Steady
Diamond prices seem mostly stable, though sales appear weak, and questions about the implementation of the G7 Russian diamond sanctions remain.
Diamond MarketBluetooth Discovery
If a gemologist-appraiser is caught up in litigation involving an appraisal, they will experience several mandatory legal process steps.
The Appraiser's NotebookInteresting Finds at the Tucson Gem Shows
Aligning with gem market trends seen over the past few years, GemGuide highlights the unique and special gemstones seen at AGTA GemFair and GJX 2024.
Market TrendsLost Cuts and Mogok Sapphires: Insights from the 2024 AGA Conference
GemGuide highlights interesting talking points from the event’s presenters.
The Trade in FocusGem Focus – February 2024 – Featuring Wavellite: the radiating mineral popular with collectors
When its spherical clusters are broken open, the cross section displays a popular signature pattern.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Lab-Grown Diamond Prices to Drop in 2024 as Market Reinvents Itself
Two diamond market experts talk about how the lab-grown sector could shape up this year.
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