The #jewellery trade centre is located in #Silom road also known as gemstone district of Bangkok (Thailand). It’s a 59-story skyscraper meant to be one of the tallest buildings in #Thailand. This amazing structure was built in 1996. The jewellery #trade centre was designed by Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum
J.T.C is known for trading, sourcing and distribution of gems and jewellery. #Retailers, suppliers & #manufacturers of jewellery and lose gemstones, rough stones from all over the world have their outlets inside the retail area of this building.
In this massive structure (J.T.C) they also have #banks, food courts, coffee outlets, retail outlets,7 eleven Convenience stores. And the galleria #condominiums for residential purpose. J.T.C is having well-equipped gem testing labs, #AIGS is one of them which is one of the largest gem labs in Asia. Superrich of the fourth floor gives you the ease of money exchange, The #retail space featuring shoes, #sunglasses, #clothes and many other #fashion accessories.
On the east of Thailand, there is a #beautiful town called Chanthaburi on the banks of the River. Chanthaburi is the Province and the capital of the Mueang Chanthaburi District. The gem business in Chanthaburi began many centuries ago when rubies and sapphires were discovered in rural areas of Chanthaburi, Trat, among other precious stones local to this region.
Chanthaburi is a well-known destination for gem trading. Happens in the Talat Ploy area of Si Chan Road. This area is having dozens of gem trading shops where people from various countries come and buy a variety of gemstones and rough stones according to their needs. These include almost all kinds of gems, from blue sapphire, ruby to emeralds and diamonds, mined across Asia and the world. Some jewelry retailers also come to buy the finished loose stones to craft them into #beautiful jewelry pieces.
Many gemstone shops open on weekdays, but if you want the full experience of buying gemstones you should visit Chanthaburi on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
A golden gift - in more ways than one. Angelina Jolie and jewelry designer Robert Procop donated this citrine necklace to the Smithsonian’s National Gem Collection in 2015. It features 64 cushion cut citrines and a stunning 177.11-carat pear-shaped citrine pendant set in 18K gold. Called the "Jolie Citrine Necklace," it is housed in the same hall that contains the Hope Diamond and the Star of Asia sapphire. Jolie designed this necklace in collaboration with Procop as part of the Style of Jolie collection. Proceeds from the sales of jewelry in this collection are donated to the Education Partnership for Children in Conflict, which builds schools for children in conflict-affected areas. The first few schools were built in Afghanistan. Courtesy: RP Studio
The Colombian Emerald and Diamond Necklace designed by Edmond Chin for Boghossian was the top seller of the Magnificent Jewels sale at Christie's in Hong Kong, receiving $7 million.
The piece contains 28 cushions and octagonal-cut Muzo emeralds with a total weight of 117.60 carats and 48.01 carats of oval and rectangular-cut, D-to F-coloured diamonds. It ran just under its low estimate at the November 29 sale, which garnered a total of $51.5 million, the auction house said on Sunday.
Prices of top quality-colored diamonds, jadeites, and rubies will be offered today by collectors from 24 countries and four continents around the world for some of Christie's best-known jewels," said Vickije Sek, chairman of the Asia Pacific auction house for jewelry. "The depth and promoting sales results reflect healthy demand in the market."
It pointed out that Christie sold 76% of the items offered at the Hong Kong event. On 8 December the company will be celebrating its sale of New York Beautiful Jewels.
Thailand is a
significant centre for the manufacturing and export of colour gemstone,
jewellery and has a legacy of processing rubies, sapphires and other gemstones.
For many years, Thailand has been a centre for rubies, both in production and
in mining. Thailand is the main centre for cutting and treatments of the
precious gemstone. Thailand is a leading manufacturer of silver and gold
jewellery and manufacturing centre of Pandora, one of the leading manufactures
in Thai jewellery economy, employing thousands of people.
Thailand has a tradition of exporting colour gemstones and jewellery, using highly skilled
labour and cutting-polishing technology, Thailand’s third-largest export is
gems and jewellery, which employ around one million people after the computer
sector and automobiles.
Leading players
such as the United States and China have a strong taste for Thai- silver, gold,
and colour gemstone jewellery. Thailand has set a goal to become a global
centre for trade-in jewellery and gemstones by 2021.
Let’s try to know about Emerald today with “JEWEL
THIEF”
Emerald are one of the most desirable Gemstones due
to their beauty and lovely Green colour.
The finest emeralds generally come from Columbia,
Africa, Brazil and the Russian mines who also produce fine quality stones.
Emerald is a precious gemstone comes in the beryl
family; the chemical composition of emerald is (Be3Al2(SiO3)6). The green
colour in emerald is because of chromium trace inside the stone.
Properties of emerald
Hardness _ 7.5 TO 8 on Mohs scale, Lustre_
Vitreous, Colour_ Green,
Crystal system_ hexagonal, Family _ Beryl.
The valuation of every Gemstone depends upon the “4
C's”: carat, colour, clarity, and cut.
If you are buying any expensive Gemstone you have
to know bit about all four of these (“4 C's”), Try to buy Gemstone loose so you
can check the weight of your precious Gem by yourself and can examine it
properly.
Here are the “4 C's”
colour
As Colour is one of the major factors in
establishing the value of a gemstone, same goes with emerald, the most
demanding colour of emerald is vivid green, then comes bluish green to pure
green. The most prized emeralds are the best greens (vivid green) with high
transparency with no colour zoning.
cut
The cut of the stone depends upon the shape of
rough, cut gives the stone an entirely different look. Some famous cuts of
emerald are- Step cut, Brilliant cut, Mixed cut, Cabochon cut and Achler cut.
clarity
Clarity means how gemstone looks like on the inside.
The clarity of emeralds makes them different from any other gemstone. Most
emeralds have inclusions which include minor bits of gasses, other minerals and
crystals, and liquids that emeralds take on during the crystallization process.
Carat
Carat weight plays a major role in the pricing of
every Gemstone. eg 5 carat stone is expensive than 1 or 2 carat stone. Experts
of Emerald always suggest buying smaller emerald rather than buying big one’s
reason being, smaller one with excellent colour and transparency is priceless
then the bigger one.
Next time when you go to buy an emerald for you,
keep these small things in mind
