AGTA and Stuller Expand Retail Access to AGTA Responsibly Sourced Colored Gemstones
The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) and Stuller have announced a partnership that brings responsibly sourced colored gemstones from AGTA member vendors directly into...
Too Much Chromium? When Red Gems Stop Glowing
For generations, gemologists and jewelers have been taught a simple rule: chromium makes red gems beautiful. It is the element behind the glow of...
Pakistan’s Gemstone Push: A Long-Building Plan Moves Into Action
Over the past few years, the Roskin Gem News Report has followed Pakistan’s slow but deliberate push to modernize its gemstone sector. The newest...
Pezzottaite: From the Ground to the Vault — A Rare Beryl Revisited
Discovered in Madagascar in the late 1990s, pezzottaite was initially mistaken for pink tourmaline or morganite (pink beryl) before laboratory testing revealed it to...
FACETS Sri Lanka v. Gems Sri Lanka: Back to Back Gem Trade Shows
Two of Sri Lanka’s key gem trade events were once again running back-to-back in Colombo this week, giving international buyers and dealers a concentrated...
AGTA Spectrum and Cutting Edge Awards — The IMAGES: We now have them all...
The American Gem Trade Association has graciously shared the professional images by Jeff Mason of Jeff Mason Photography, capturing every winning entry from the...
Sotheby’s High Jewelry Geneva Auction Featuring Fancy Color Diamonds and No Heat Kashmir Sapphires...
The November Sotheby's High Jewelry Geneva auction put the spotlight squarely on a 10-carat Fancy Vivid Pink cushion-shape diamond known as the Glowing Rose,...
Invisible-Set Genius: Inside the Craft of Oscar Heyman
A Personal Note
Every now and then, a jeweler sends out a photo that stops you mid-scroll. Not because it's big or flashy, but because...
AGTA Announces the 2025 Spectrum & Cutting Edge Award WINNERS! … and the Roskin...
On a Personal Note:There was certainly a buzz in the room – well over 300 pieces to view, loose gems and gem-set jewelry stretched...
AGTA Continues the Fight for Zero Tariffs: Thailand and Vietnam Look to be Next
By Gary RoskinRoskin Gem News Report
The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has just announced a major development in its tariff-reduction campaign: the United States...
How AGTA is Singlehandedly Saving the International Colored Gemstone Industry*
Behind the scenes, the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has been fighting a quiet, complex, and costly battle in Washington, D.C. As AGTA CEO...
Guild Gemology Education Reports on Gemfields’ $32 Million Auction: “… a Measured Signal of...
Andrew "Andy" Lucas is the President of Guild Gemology Education. A former GIA field gemologist and education manager, Lucas has spent more than four...
