Gem Focus – April 2024 – Featuring Australian Sapphires: the corundum that matches today’s trends
Their blue, teal, and parti-color options have led the gems to have something of a resurgence of late.
*Gem Focus & Market Pulse (Free Subscriber)Digging into Bonas, DelGatto’s Partnership to Fund Smaller Miners
The new model sees Bonas valuing stones and DelGatto offering financing based on the valuation until a tender can be held.
The Trade in FocusHow the Recent Back-to-Back Bangkok, Hong Kong Shows Went
The two trade events serve as good gauges to market health early in the year.
The Trade in FocusU.S. Employs ‘Self-Certification’ as Full Ban on Russian Diamonds Begins
As of March 1, importers of rough or polished diamonds more than 1 carat have to make a self-declaration.
The Trade in FocusColored 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.
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