Tag: precious stones
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Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF now offers age dating of natural pearls as a client service
SSEF first gem lab to introduce age dating of pearls The Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF has become the first gem laboratory worldwide to introduce, as an additional service to clients, age dating of pearls using carbon-14 (14C). This scientific method can provide the pearl industry with new valuable information about the age of loose pearls…
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The Precious Chopard Haute Joaillerie collection is as refined as it is spectacular
Delicate and precious, finely wrought and set with luminous gems… Meet the Precious Chopard collection – a lacework of intermingled creativity and emotion. Jewellery watches along with matching necklaces, earrings and rings compose the Precious Chopard collection which is as refined as it is spectacular. Just as Haute Couture utilizes only exceptional fabrics, giving life…
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So who are the true High Jewelry talents of today?
by Philippe Mihailovich The 28th edition of the Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris known as the grand dame of antique fairs and the world’s major showcase for haute joaillerie opened this year without the big maisons that were exhibiting at the last show in 2014, notably Alexandre Reza; Boucheron; Bulgari; Cartier; Chanel; Chaumet; David Morris;…
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Blés Vendôme, le jardin éphémère: Gad Weil for Les Blés de Chanel High Jewelry
Chanel and artist Gad Weil gave us the occasion to feel like Russel Crowe in the middle of an infinite wheat field in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000). To feel the grains in your arms is an incomparable daydreaming state of mind. The wheat fields in the Place Vendôme in Paris is a poetic installation…
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Know Your Diamond: MidEast Watch & Jewellery Show focused on gold and diamond opportunities
Know Your Diamond: MidEast Watch & Jewellery Show in Sharjah, the region’s most popular jewellery fair, focused on gold and diamond opportunities The 32nd MidEast Watch & Jewellery Show, the region’s most popular jewellery fair, got under way on March 27 at Expo Centre in Sharjah. For its spring edition, the five-day show is hosting…