In this fast-paced session, jewellery expert Katerina Perez distills her insider knowledge into ten essential rules for turning Instagram into a powerful sales channel. From crafting high-impact visuals and storytelling that seduces, to building trust, leveraging Reels, and converting engagement into sales. This talk is your shortcut to selling fine jewellery with flair, authenticity and …
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This talk explores the growing recognition of rare coloured gemstones beyond the traditional “Big Three.” Dispelling the outdated “semi-precious” label, the discussion highlights unique varieties, shifting market values, and rising demand. Featuring remarkable gem specimens, auction highlights, and red carpet moments, The Rise of Colour celebrates the beauty, rarity, and renewed appreciation for nature’s most …
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GemGenève Ceremony Awards for the following student projects: Read more The GemGenève Awards are graciously made possible thanks to the esteemed support and patronage of the SSEF.
Trois Genevoises en immersion à Jaipur, chez TankFineGems, pour explorer les secrets des pierres précieuses. Entre gemmologie et techniques de taille traditionnelles, elles ont perfectionné leur savoir. Une aventure unique au cœur de la capitale mondiale des gemmes. Speakers:
Art Déco jewelry is not just a style — it is a language that continues to resonate across time. This roundtable brings together voices from the world of design, antiquarian expertise and contemporary creativity to explore how the elegance of Art Déco lives on today. Between memory and modernity, rarity and reinvention, the conversation begins …
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Archaic communities possessed a deep understanding of gems, long before such knowledge reached the West, where it emerged much later through trade and scholarly exchanges. Meticulously documented in sacred texts, trade records, and state treatises, this wisdom shaped the way gems were valued and used. In this illuminating talk, gem expert, journalist, and author Richa …
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Violaine Bigot, Laurent Cartier and Kathia Pinckernelle will discuss how Art Deco jewellery defied convention by looking at materials, techniques, patterns, gems, colours and more. Speakers:
La taille des pierres précieuses est une étape cruciale de la joaillerie, et le métier de lapidaire, à la fois technique et créatif, consiste à sublimer la matière brute et à redonner vie aux gemmes. Exigeant savoir-faire, connaissances en gemmologie et maîtrise artistique, ce métier rare et précieux reste largement méconnu. Lors de la 9ᵉ …
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