The Return of Jonker VI! Diamonds Take Center Stage at Sotheby’s December Sale
On December 9, at Sotheby’s new New York home in the Breuer Building, an impressive lineup of diamonds, important colored stones, and signature house...
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...
Scoping It Out: Photomicrography from Melissa Scarani*
Scoping it out
Images by Melissa Scarani
Melissa Scarani, GG (GIA), FGA, ASA, is the founder of Gemology Resources, and Houston Gemological Lab in Houston, Texas....
AN UPDATE – The French Crown Jewels: After the Louvre Heist… Better Images of...
Over One Month Later... What the Gem Industry Needs to Know
It has now been over a month since four men, disguised as construction workers,...
Susan Jacques Awarded GIA’s Richard T. Liddicoat Award for Distinguished Achievements
GIA Honors Susan Jacques
CARLSBAD, Calif. – November 10, 2025 – During the GIA Board of Governors meeting in early November at the Institute’s headquarters...
AGA Honors Brendan M. Laurs with 2025 Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in...
The Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA) is proud to announce that Brendan M. Laurs, Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Gemmology, has been selected as the...
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...
NAJA’s 65th ACE©IT Winter Conference in Tucson!
The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers Announces Dates and International Team of Speakers for the Association’s 65th ACE©IT Winter Conference in Tucson.
For decades, hundreds...
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...
OLD IS GOLD: The Opportunities in Estate Jewelry – Feature story in the GemGuide
by Brecken Branstrator, GIA GG, Editor-in-Chief, GemGuide.
Estate jewelry is one of the hottest categories in the market right now — offering not only a...
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...
