Australian Opal Centre (AOC) Announces 2026 Australian Opal Tour
The Australian Opal Centre (AOC) has announced the return of its Australian Opal Tour, scheduled for September 22–30, 2026—a nine-day journey covering more than...
Tariff Turnaround! U.S. Supreme Court Says Tariff Authority Belongs to Congress
After reading through 170 pages of the Supreme Court’s opinion, titled: LEARNING RESOURCES, INC., v. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, here is the...
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...
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...
GIA to Update Colored Gemstone Reports: More Country-of-Origin Gems on the List
GIA, the Gemological Institute of America, will launch redesigned colored stone reports and new services on January 1, 2026. The new reports will feature...
Into the Stone: Photomicrography from E. Billie Hughes
"One of the beauties of working with gemstones is that each time you peer into a stone, you get a glimpse of the universe...
Who Wore What Jewels: 2025 Los Angeles County Museum of Arts, Art + Film...
Covering the 2025 LACMA Art + Film Gala, WhoWoreWhatJewels.com offered a detailed look at the remarkable jewels worn at this year’s fundraiser supporting the...
The Fall 2025 edition of GIA’s quarterly journal, Gems & Gemology (G&G)
GIA’s Fall Gems & Gemology is now available for free online. In this season’s issue, very rare and fascinating diamond properties bring out the...
Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels: Featuring the Mellon Blue and the Rainbow Collection
Christie's once again brought its Magnificent Jewels sale to Geneva this past week, following its May auction that brought in more than $72 million....
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...
