A gem dealer's journal — Asia Lounges
A Gem Dealer's Journal: Interviewing GIAĀ“s current head of field gemology in Bangkok: Wim Vertriest
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Hey Loungers,
Wim Vertriest is the current Supervisor of GIAĀ“s field gemology program in Bangkok, Thailand.
Today, we propose you an interview with Wim in hope to better understand what field gemology is all about and what the average day at BangkokĀ“s GIA office looks like as well as how and why is a gemological field expedition deployed.
With this in mind, we propose you to fasten your seat belt and to follow us as we interview Wim Vertriest. Wim, the floor is yours!
A gem dealerās journal: Dive in the life of an auction master with Stewart Young
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Hey Loungers,
Today weāll be welcoming in our column for the first part of a twin interview Mr. Stewart Young.
Stewart has been working for some of the most famous auction houses in the world and has more recently been at the helm of the rise of Hong Kongās fastest rising auction house: Tiancheng International.
Today, Stewart is at the helm of his very own high jewellery brand but that will be a story weāll be discussing in part two of this interview so stay tuned to learn more about it.
Without any further delays we give todayās guest: Stewart Young!
A Gem Dealerās Journal: Interview with a Pearl Master: GIAās Nicholas Sturman
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Today we interview Nicholas Sturman, currently GIAās senior manager of pearl identification globally who is based in Bangkok. Nick has over three decades of pearl identification under his belt and is here today to help us understand this very specialized part of the trade.
Our British friend worked on pearls for 16 years in Bahrain before joining us here, in the world gem capital, Bangkok, almost 11 years ago.Ā
Without any further delays we give you Nick Sturman,
Interview with the most famous Field Gemologist to have roamed the Earth: Vincent Pardieu
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Hey Loungers,
Today we receive Vincent Pardieu, one of the most famous, if not the most famous field gemologist in activity. Vince has been working for AIGS, then GĆ¼belin and rose to fame through his tenure at GIA as he started the Field Gemology department for the Bangkok chapter of the famous organisation.
Today, while providing independent services at āVP Consulting SPCā, he is affiliated to DANAT, the Bahrain based lab where he is building a reference collection. This endeavour allows him and his teams of cameramen and photographers to travel the world and go from mine to mine and further gemological knowledge worldwide.
Today, weāll pick his brain about field gemology obviously, but also about his thoughts about the trade, the tendencies and of course about his favourite gems.
Without any further delays, we give you Vincent Pardieu!
A Gem Dealerās Journal: Discovering the Mysterious World of Jade with Legendary Gemologist Richard W. Hughes
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Hey Loungers,
Today we will dive into the peculiar and mysterious world of jade with legendary gemologist, and author of the ruby and sapphire Bible: Ruby and Sapphire: A Gemologistās Guide, Lotus Gemologyās Richard W. Hughes.
With him we will explore his passion for this material and the world that surrounds it. We will try to understand the difference between the various type of jades, what they are used for or what different nations consider jade to be. Whether it is the famous Burmese jade or the sublime and delicate Chinese nephrite sculptures, we hope to learn about them all today.
Without any further delay, we interview one of the only āgweiloā (white foreigner) mainlanders ask to speak about jade: Richard Hughes.