Tucson and Beyond
With better than expected attendance and serious buyers, Tucson exceeded expectations for most gem dealers. The high end is still strong but the middle is slowly coming back. Red, pink, and lavender spinel colors all…
News ArchiveGem Market Pulse February 2013: Tucson Gem Show
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)Gem Market Pulse January 2013: Chinese Freshwater Pearls
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)Diamond Market
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 Market
Diamond 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 MarketColored Stone Market
More 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 MarketThe Colors of Corundum
Transparent 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 ArticlesGem-A Conference 2012
London 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 ArticlesIon Engraving on Diamonds
As 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 MarketWorld of Gems Conference III
2012 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 Articles