The Tucson Gem Show 2016
Traffic was up in Tucson this year with many high end gems returning to the US with the China slowdown. Sapphire was definitely number one with all others a distant second. Consumers are becoming more…
Colored Stone MarketGem Market Pulse February 2016: Tucson Gem Show 2016
The 2016 Tucson gem show had better than expected traffic and buying. North American buyers will drive the trends this year.                                                                                              …featured gem is Fire Opal The New Year got off to a shaky start as…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Gem Market Pulse January 2016: Rubellite Tourmaline
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)Diamond Market in Turmoil– Change is Coming
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 MarketConferences
The 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…
ConferencesThe Colored Stone Market – January/February 2016
At 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 MarketGem Market Pulse November 2015: Padparadscha
In 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)Grading and Pricing Japanese and Chinese Cultured Pearls
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 ArchiveThe Little Red Engine that Could – I Think I Can, I Think I Can
 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…
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