When Price Becomes Secondary to Availability: Why GemGuide Changed the Way it Prices Burmese...
For decades, gemstone pricing guides have operated on a simple assumption... If enough material exists in the marketplace, researchers can observe transactions, compare qualities,...
Does the Emerald Still Match the Report? – SSEF Issues Trade Alert
TRADE ALERTSSEF - the Swiss Gemmological Laboratory
SSEF Issues Trade Alert After Identifying Re-Filled EmeraldsAccompanied by Earlier "No or Minor Enhancement" Reports
Picture this:
An emerald with...
Into the Stone: Photomicrography from E. Billie Hughes
This time, Billie Hughes gives us something rarely seen: a before-and-after-and-after-again look at what happens to an inclusion during heat treatment.
As gemologists, we are...
For Your Summer Reading: We Have a Few Suggestions
Designing American Jewelry
by Ellie Thompson
An inspirational book about a jeweler's journey that helped shape her designs.
The Hardness of Emerald
by Ron Ringsrud
Ron Ringsrud's...
SSEF Trade Alert: Fraudulent filling of fissures in emeralds after they have been laboratory...
TRADE ALERTSSEF - the Swiss Gemmological Institute
Based on a number of recent cases, the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF is issuing a trade alert concerning...
In Memoriam: Elvis “Buzz” Gray, October 24, 1933 – April 18, 2026. The Loss...
Elvis “Buzz” Gray seemed to have a way of being in the right place at the right time. His son, Mike Gray, says it...
US Debut of Kazakh Jade at the 2026 International Jade Summit
by Emily “D.D.” FrontiereContributing Editorfor the Roskin Gem News Report
The Monterey Bay Jade Festival in mid-June has quickly become a must-see event in the...
Into the Stone: Photomicrography from E. Billie Hughes
We hope you are enjoying the outstanding inclusion images that Billie Hughes has been sharing with us.
Today’s image takes us inside a natural...
Arnold & Son Puts the Storm on the Dial: Watches at Watch & Wonders...
As we expect from a high-end watch show, watches at Watches & Wonders Geneva tend to focus on complicated mechanics, precious metals, and diamonds.
But...
Pronouncing Paraíba – Just so you know…
Over the years, we’ve noticed the pronunciation of “Paraíba” slowly drifting — from four syllables down to three, often heard as pah-REE-ba.
But Paraíba is...
Pakistan’s Gemstone Push: From Rough Supply to Market Presence?
As first reported April 27 by Arab News, Pakistan plans to host its first international gemstone exhibition in July 2026 as part of a...
Tariffs Again? Yes — The Latest on Refunds and possible more Tariffs
You may be thinking: Didn’t we already cover tariffs?Yes, we did. But...
So what’s changed?
Nothing dramatically overnight—but the Huffington Post and AGTA’s latest updates include...
