The US gem and jewelry market is experiencing uncertainty. This is at least in part attributed to the coming national elections. ...featured gem is Rubellite The holiday shopping patterns have exposed an underlying cautious mood among consumers…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Only a very few experts in the diamond industry could have predicted just how poor the state of the rough diamond market is actually in. This is not just a blip. There are fundamental changes…
Diamond MarketThe following summaries are for conferences where Gemworld participated. Not all speakers are listed, only a partial with information from their talks. Canadian Gemmological Association Conference Vancouver, Canada October 16-18, 2015 This was a special celebration year for the CGA conference…
ConferencesAt press time early December—the recent talk of solid growth experienced by the US economy in 2015 had failed to translate into strong sales in the jewelry sector. Many of the dealers that I have…
Colored Stone MarketIn contrast with the price corrections being observed in middle market diamonds and colored stones, important pieces continue to set records. ...featured gem is Padparadscha The latest Hong Kong Show illustrated the unusual consumptions trends that are…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)The historical importance of Japanese akoya, South Seas, and Tahitian pearls is key to the cultured pearl industry. Early courses taught by the GIA and subsequent grading systems developed by Gemworld incorporated key elements of…
News Archive The Diamond market continues to trundle along like an old time steam engine, struggling to get up the proverbial hill because of heavy burdens and needing to throw heavy baggage overboard to make it to the…
Diamond MarketThe Pearl market in Australia has been quite strong for a number of years. Jewelers usually stock pearls as supplementary products to gemstone set jewelry, however, in the last ten years or so, specialized pearl…
Gem Market NewsThere has been a steady price increase observed in blue star sapphire market in recent years. Interestingly, the upward trend is caused by growing scarcity of the high quality sapphire in general and not a…
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