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Sri Lanka Gem Trip

Sri Lanka Gem Trip

Gemstone Odyssey Through Sri Lanka’s Sapphire Belt From the soft glow of gas-powered furnaces in quiet villages to the electric buzz of coastal trading hubs, Sri Lanka reveals every chapter of a gemstone’s life story. The journey winds past rubber plantations and emerald-green rice fields, [...]

Mokume-Gane

Mokume-Gane

Mokume-Gane: The Art & Science of Japanese Wood-Grain Metal Mokume-gane (木目金) is a Japanese metal-lamination technique in which alternating layers of dissimilar metals are fused, forged, and painstakingly sculpted until fluid, organic striations emerge—striations so reminiscent of timber that early admirers nicknamed the material “wood-grain [...]

16 Top Jewels At Baselworld 2016

16 Top Jewels At Baselworld 2016

For obvious reasons, watches get the majority of the headlines at Baselworld. The industry is centered in Switzerland where the show is located, and Baselworld is first and foremost a watch show. However, the annual tradeshow, the largest in the world for watches, is also [...]

Largest synthetic diamond

Largest synthetic diamond

The largest synthetic diamond faceted colorless HPHT-grown reported to date is a 10.02 ct E-color, VS1-clarity specimen, cut from a 32.26-carat piece of rough, was reported by IGI Hong Kong in 2015. Buy natural diamond in our shop The largest man made diamond The diamond [...]