The reality show "THE CUT" gives a new generation a platform to show creative jewelry design and craftsmanship, and turns it into real business for Thai entrepreneurs. Under the project "THE GEMS AND JEWELRY JOURNEYS IN THAILAND", the TV program builds brand awareness while Business Matching activities connect trading partners and open new markets. A survey of participating teams found sales rose from 78.65 million Baht to 235.16 million Baht, a growth of nearly 199%.
GIA has acquired an unsurpassed collection of 2,665 crystals, gems, and minerals, each exhibiting extraordinary inclusions composed of foreign minerals, as well as trapped fluids and structural characteristics. The unique collection was curated over 60 years by GIA Analytical Microscopist John Koivula, who is widely regarded as the world’s foremost expert in identifying and documenting gem inclusions. GIA will debut select pieces from the collection at the AGTA Tucson GemFair and the Tucson Gem…
Sapphire connoisseurs know that “Classic Kashmir” is a trade term that has been used in the markets to describe blue sapphires with visual and chemical characteristics consistent with those from the historical Kashmir occurrence in India, namely intense blue colour with a velvety appearance caused by profuse minute rutile inclusions. This designation is typically attributed…