Andrew Lucas, Nirupa Bhatt, Manoj Singhania, Kashish Sachdeva, Tao Hsu, and Pedro Padua, January 26, 2017
Examines Jaipur’s role as a coloured stone cutting and jewellery manufacturing centre, with profiles of 17 companies and their factory, trading and retail operations.
Read MoreKarl Schmetzer, H. Albert Gilg, and Heinz-Jürgen Bernhardt, November 8, 2017
Details the process used by Wiede’s Carbidwerk to produce star synthetic corundum from the mid-1950s until the 1970s.
Read MoreSally Eaton-Magaña, James E. Shigley, and Christopher M. Breeding, November 8, 2017
Summarises statistical data and distinctive features of several thousand gem-quality HPHT synthetic diamonds examined by GIA from 2007 through 2016.
Read MoreAhmadjan Abduriyim, Kazuko Saruwatari, and Yusuke Katsurada, May 5, 2017
Examines the sources, colour, texture and chemical composition of jadeite from Japanese deposits.
Read MoreTimothy Adams and Christel Ludewig McCanless, August 3, 2016
Hardstone figures of two Russian imperial bodyguards, commissioned in 1912 by Nicholas II, demonstrate the House of Fabergé’s meticulous detail and craftsmanship.
Read MoreAndrew Lucas, Armil Sammoon, A. P. Jayarajah, Tao Hsu, and Pedro Padua, October 31, 2014
Offers a first-hand look at Sri Lanka’s mining, cutting, jewellery manufacturing and retail sectors, where tradition and innovation converge.
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Tao Hsu, Andrew Lucas, Zhili Qiu,
Mu Li, and Qingyuan Yu, April 30, 2014
Examines China’s eminent role in the gem and jewellery industry, as a manufacturer and a consumer market, and its impact on the global trade.
Read MoreRussell Shor, January 30, 2015
Examines the growing percentage of rough diamonds being sold through auctions, a shift that has caused price volatility while opening up supply to more manufacturers and dealers.
Read MoreRussell Shor, May 21, 2013
A report on how high-profile jewellery auctions have affected the gem and jewellery market.
Read MoreRobert Weldon and Russell Shor, July 25, 2014
Examines the history of diamond production in Botswana and the long-term outlook for beneficiation through value-added industries.
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