#1.) Who Wore What Jewels

at the 2024 Emmy Awards

Stunning Red Carpet Moments

LauraLee -

WhoWoreWhatJewels.com -

We are so glad that the 2024 Emmy Awards are back, if only to see the jewels being worn on eth red carpet!

"After last year’s SAG strike reshuffle, we’re finally seeing the stars step out this fall, and they did not hold back. Bvlgari Serpenti necklaces slithered across the red carpet on everyone from Saoirse Ronan to Maya Rudolph and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Of course, diamonds kept things timeless, but it was the bold pops of color—think Kristin Scott Thomas and Laura Dern—that had us buzzing. Dern even gave a cheeky nod to her show, Palm Royale.

Ready for the night’s best gems? Let’s dive in!"

Lauralee gives us that signature close-up with several stunning displays. Here we see Greta Lee wearing Tiffany & Co. diamond earrings set in platinum, featuring over 19 carats of tanzanite centers!

This should get you interested to click in and see the rest!

Tap Here to see Lauralee's coverage of the Jewels at the Emmys!

Second week in a row...

#2.) Tracing Pearls from Oyster to Counter

RFID Tags Inside Cultured Pearls

GIA’s Pearl Reports Include Traceability Information

Can it do More?

GIA Press Release –

the Gemological Institute of America

Roskin Gem News Report –

GIA reports for cultured pearls containing the Metakaku^® bead nuclei embedded with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags will now receive a report comment with the unique RFID reference number of the pearl, advancing tracing capability and source transparency.

GIA Steps Forward

Tom Moses, GIA executive vice president and chief laboratory and research officer, explains. “As sustainability becomes increasingly important to consumers, this technology can play a vital role in telling the complete story of these gems,” said Moses.

New Technology - Metakaku®

The Fukui Shell Nucleus Factory technology, Metakaku®, embeds a wireless RFID digital tag into the pearl’s nucleus so its origin and movement along the supply chain can easily be tracked. The RFID tag with its unique registry number, can easily be detected by an RFID reader during examination of the pearl. Adding the reference tracking number to the GIA Cultured Pearl Classification Reports uniquely identifies each pearl, matching it with its quality attributes based on the GIA 7 Pearl Value Factors.

We spoke to Fukui's David Wong to find out more - lots more!

Tap here to get all of the details you may have missed elsewhere!



The Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia has been closed now for a few years, but when the mine was operating, there were annual silent bid auctions called Argyle Pink Diamond Tenders, where the best of the best found that year were offered for sale to an invitation-only list of guests.

While at JCK Magazine as their Senior Gemstone Editor, and knowing a few VIP members of the trade with invitations who graciously invited me to join them, we were able to cover the details of many of these rare viewings, including some of the most rare and beautiful fancy pink diamonds ever known.

Since the mine's closing in 2020, Rio Tinto, parent mining company of Argyle, has been bringing to its Beyond Rare silent bid auction tenders, Argyle fancy pinks, violets, and reds, that, for whatever reason, were never included in past tenders.

Maybe they were considered too small, or too low in clarity, or thinking ahead - saved for a later date.

This year's Beyond Rare Tender, we see included "Seven Old Masters." We believe that these diamonds were once part of previous Argyle Pink Diamond Tenders. We were able to deduce that one of these rare diamonds, the Fancy Red, came from one of those auctions.

Here's the List: Up for Auction

30-ish Fancy Vivids

1 Fancy Red

1 Fancy Purplish-Red

3 Gray-Violets

(& other Grays/Violets)

3+ Fancy Deep Pinks

1 4.04 cts. D-color Type IIa

1 2.47 cts. Fancy Intense Yellow

... as well as several matched pairs, and a few suites as well.

In total there are 76 diamonds, weighing 39.44 carats, comprising:

• Seven Old Masters*, including that one Fancy Red diamond;

• 32 exquisite single lots of pink and violet diamonds, including one Fancy Purplish Red diamond; and

• A rarified offering of nine carefully curated diamond sets, two sets including a 2.47ct Fancy Intense Yellow diamond and a 4.04ct D colour diamond respectively, each from Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada.

The 48 lots will be showcased in London, Australia, Singapore and Belgium, with bids closing on November18, 2024.

Tap here for more details - and images! - from this special tender!

5th presentation – Auditorium 

• Speaker Thomas Hainschwang « Pink to Red and Violet Diamonds from the Argyle Mine, Australia: Properties, Color, Origin and Latest Research Results” and Q&A 

Tap here for more Symposium information

The 45th anniversary of the GAHK Journal is now available through the GAHK.org website.

So many great feature stories in this issue including the Heat Treatment of Demantoid Garnet, The Importance of Geographic Origin of Ruby, Gemmological Features of Pink and Purple Diamonds from Siberia, and a panel review on the Jewellery Industry in Hong Kong!

Tap here to see the entire lineup of feature stories and to follow the link to the GAHK website and download your own copy of the journal!

Alan (John Alan William) Hodgkinson

Scottish Gemmologist, Author, Teacher

March 24, 1937 - October 7, 2024

We are very sad to report the passing of our friend and colleague, award winning Scottish gemologist, Alan Hodgkinson.

The consummate gentleman, jeweller and practical gemmologist, Hodgkinson authored his own experienced and often times  innovative gem testing procedures, Visual Optics, as well as a monumental gemmological textbook, Gem Testing Techniques, speaking directly to the identification of gemstones using commonly available - and affordable - gem testing equipment.

Hodgkinson taught, gave lectures and presentations, appraised jewellery, and was active with many valuers and gemmological associations, many of which awarded him honorary lifetime memberships, along with numerous medals and commendations.

To so many of us in the gem and jewelry industry, Alan Hodgkinson was the role model of a practical gemmologist.

He developed his own methods of testing, using simple visual observations to determine sophisticated gemological properties, all described in his books Visual Optics, and Gem Testing Techniques. He understood the science of light behavior in gemstones, and taught us how to use it all for gem identification.

He worked with filters, some he even helped develop (specifically those for separating natural from synthetic emerald).

Alan was awarded the first Diamond Award from the Canadian Gemmological Association (CGA), and the very first Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology by the Accredited Gemologists Association (AGA), all because of his gemological knowledge and his willingness, his passion, to share what he had learned or discovered.



On the life and fond memories of Alan Hodgkinson, tap here.

Chaumet

https://www.chaumet.com/us_en

Of the latest Chaumet high jewellery collections, Chaumet en Scène, Chaumet on Stage is their tribute to Dance. The craftsmanship and designs are outstanding, with matching quality gems.

Chaumet en Scène

“A tribute to dance, the second Chaumet en Scène tableau, features a series of choreographies in which the stones are the performers."

The dance theme is seen in the diamonds being set into large sweeping necklaces, while the colored gemstone necklaces tumble gracefully down the shoulders towards the pendant.

"Combining disciplines, Ceylon sapphires perform a contemporary ballet while the diamonds, tourmalines and rubellites engage in a frenzied tango, and the violet sapphires swing alongside their gold and material work.”

Tap here to See Chaumet's High Jewellery Collection

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Now back to this week's news!

Special thanks to Lee Horowitz, our friend and expert mining, gem & mineral consultant for the following images.

Here are a few new finds from the artisanal mining sector in East Africa - Malawi, Tanzania, and Kenya.

Interested? Let us know.

In the pictures above, Rose Quartz. "New rose quartz mine knocked cobbed cleaned 30 tons of material."

Images below, show Kenyan sapphire, from Garbatulla, Isiolo County.

Malawi Morganite

The Ethical Gem Suppliers is back in Brooklyn this week for a three-day trade-only event from Thursday, October 17 – Saturday, October 19, 2024.



Hosted at Brooklyn Metal Works, this exclusive opportunity invites industry professionals and students to learn, network, and shop from a curated lineup of responsible gem suppliers.

This year, you will see ANZA Gems, Capricorn Gems, Columbia Gem House, Nature’s Geometry/Quore, Nineteen48, and Perpetuum Jewels exhibiting.

When: October 17-19, 2024

Open from 10 AM – 5 PM daily

Where: Brooklyn Metalworks

640 Dean St, Brooklyn, NY 11238, Brooklyn, NY

Registration: Free registration available at www.ethicalgemsuppliers.com

For more information about the show, Tap Here!

Gem-A Annual Conference and Graduation

Saturday and Sunday, November 2-3, 2024

At etc.venues County Hall in Central London

Contact us at info@gem-a.com

CIBJO’s 2024 Annual Congress

Shanghai, China

November 2 to November 4, 2024

Pre-congress meetings will be held on October 31 and November 1.

Ethical Gem Fair NYC

Brooklyn, New York, USA

– October 17-19, 2024

To learn more about the FACETS SRI LANKA 2025 Trade Show, Tap Here!