The February Tucson Gem Shows were better attended than at any time in the past few years. Buyers were searching mostly for finer quality material. Red, pink, blue and green gems were particularly popular as…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Pearls, especially the Chinese Freshwater varieties, have been one of the bright spots for the industry during a sluggish economic period where other gem industry products were facing tremendous pressure in the marketplace. The main…
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Synthetic and treated diamond melee continues to plague the industry. Auctions continue to amaze with record prices on diamonds. Mixed US markets heading into the holidays. Belgium exports rise but US is third in world…
Diamond MarketDiamond markets remain soft among some uncertainty heading into new year. Overall prices declined by about 15% for one carat diamonds in 2011. DeBeers announces synthetic diamond tester for use with large parcels of melee. This…
Diamond MarketMore encouraging signs for the North American gem and jewelry trade are surfacing this time in recent reports issued in Hong Kong and India. In each, market growth that is attributed to improving consumption in…
Colored Stone MarketTransparent colored gemstones are loved for their beautiful colors. How they absorb the visible light that passes through them determines their color (Figure 1). The study of light absorption by materials is called spectroscopy. Because…
Featured ArticlesLondon played host to a number of impressive events this year and the Gem-A 2012 conference with record attendance and delegates from over 20 countries, was no exception. Held in conjunction with the annual graduation…
Featured ArticlesAs we entered the new millennium, DeBeers announced that they had technology to invisibly mark the table of a diamond with anything from text to photographs. Using this focused ion beam technology, they branded and…
Diamond Market2012 was a great year for conferences. Gemworld was pleased to contribute to that with our third conference. Following a tradition that we started in 2008, every two years we are host to our own…
Featured ArticlesSlow But Steady Growth and the Rise in Meaningless Brands The market continues to experience a drought of new gem products. Exploration has been sharply impacted by the sluggish economy in the west traditionally the industry's…
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