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In January 15th, 2018: one of the biggest diamonds in the World
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From November 15th, 2017 till January 10th, 2018: Van Cleef and Arpels - Invaluable Ballerinas
From November 15th, 2017 till January 10th, 2018 - Van Cleef and Arpels -
2017 November 28th : A new alliance between two laboratories
AIGS & GGTL Announce the creation of ‘Gem Alliance’
The AIGS (Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences) Laboratory and the GGTL announced that they are forming the Gem Alliance, a cooperation based on the sharing of information and gemological data.
The decision was taken by the AIGS Lab chairman, Kennedy Ho, and the founders of the GGTL, Franck Notari and Dr. Thomas Hainschwang.
Kennedy Ho said, “We recognized that by working together, we make our labs stronger, which led to the decision to form this alliance.”
The AIGS Lais based in Bangkok. The AIGS serves the gem and jewelry industry and the public alike with a comprehensive range of gemstone and jewelry analysis reports.
The AIGS is also a school of gemology.
The AIGS was founded by the Ho Group. It will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2018.
GGTL (GemLab and GemTechLab), are based in Geneva and Liechtenstein. They are a 20 year old full-service, independent gemological testing laboratories.
GGTL was founded and managed by two gemological experts and researchers Franck Notari and Dr. Thomas Hainschwang.
In GGTL a team of gemologists provides the complete range of gemological laboratoty services for diamonds, gemstones and pearls, with specialist focus on a number of advanced fields of research, including fancy colored diamonds and synthetic diamond detection.
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Laurent Sikirdji from Gemfrance
Ambassador of the books GemstonesBook of Vladyslav Yavorsky -
In October, 2017: some new sportsmen
Devoted to my customers, lover of the good work, I am a perfectionist in my professional life and in my passion of gemstones and jewelry(jeweler's store), but also in my sports activities.
It is not custom, I want to share with you my sports results of these last two months.
At the end of August, third in veteran 3 on the trail of 100 km of the UT4M (which makes it 105), and 6000m of made uneven.
September 30th, 2017, third in the world championship of judo in veteran M7, less of 66kg.
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In September 21st, 2017 : a valuable record for a sapphire of Kashmir
$1,1 million, $112,000 the carat, for a sapphire of 9.61ct. -
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2017 September 3: A fabulous collection of books documenting on gems, jewelry, mineralogy by the Gemological Institute of America
The GIA (Gemological Institute of America) gives you the opportunity to have on line the most comprehensive collection documenting the history, science, business and art of gems and jewelry.
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2017 March 24: Grand opening of the new website
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2014 - 06 - 18: The new most expensive pen in the world
Mont Blanc has created this unique expensive pen.
It is called the Monte Cielo and is adorned with more than 1500 precious stones, diamonds and sapphires for more than 12 carats.
Its price : 2,4 millions of Euros. More than 800 craftsmen have been required to make this piece, which will, of course, be unique.
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2017 January, a new book from Vlad. : Gemstones - Terra Connoiseur
Gemstones - Terra Connoiseur -
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2016-09-09: 3 millions dollars for a teapot
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Murchison Metorite
The Murchison meteorite used to create this pendant has the particularity of containing amino acids. They are at the base of the DNA chains, so at the base of the source of the life on Earth.
With this pendant our customer has some of our extraterrestrial origin around the neck.
You can learn more about this meteorite see on Wikipedia
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Bubbles Citrine Pendant
This citrine is created by our lapidary. It has no bubble, but half spheres ae cut in the cullet to give this effect.
We can supply others citrines like that one:
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Katrina Ring
That ring was done with a moonstone from Myanmar (Mogok), with black diamonds, intense pink sapphires.
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Mogok sapphire - 200 diamonds ring
All the steps of this creation.
New customers have discovered our website and have been in confidence to order a ring for a weeding birthday.
I have met us to first choice a stone. They have selected with me this huge 3.01 burmese sapphire. I bought it from Mogok.
The second step was make a design for the ring in accordance of her personality.
The drawing was done. After that it was time to use the 3D software to have a better picture of the ring. With that software it is also easy to calculate the number and size of the diamonds to be used.
Here we have set 200 diamonds on this platinum ring.
You can see the final result. And we was happy together with this result.