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A Gem Dealer’s Journal: Eying at the heart of the Gem trade with Phuket Khunaprapakorn from Gemburi

• A Gem dealers journal • Asia Lounges • asialounges • Bangkok • blog • branding • burma • color • Gem Cutting • Gemburi • Gemfields • gems • gemstome • Gemstone • heat treatment • interview • investment • jewellery • jewelry • K.Phuket • Mozambique • news • Phuket • Phuket Khunaprapakorn • Richard W Hughes • rough • ruby • Ruby Lords • Simon Dussart • Simon Sai Dussart • Succession • Thailand • tradition • treatment

A Gem Dealer’s Journal: Eying at the heart of the Gem trade with Phuket Khunaprapakorn from Gemburi

Hey Loungers, You often hear us talking about Thailand, and Bangkok in particular, as being the beating heart of the gem trade yet never really explained why. Well, today, we can finally help you get a better grasp over the importance of Thailand for our merry trade. Today, we have the pleasure of introducing you to one of Chantaburi’s Lords of the Ruby trade. Today, we have the pleasure of interviewing the owner of the titanic Gemburi company, the jovial and outgoing Phuket Khunaprapakorn! Khun Phuket, the floor is yours! Ā  Discover Gemburi's K. Phuket Khunaprapakorn story now as a...

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A Gem Dealer’s Journal: Discovering an Institution: L’Ecole – School of Jewelry Arts, created by the initiative of Van Cleef & Arpels with our friend Olivier Segura:

• A Gem dealers journal • AFG • arts joaillers • Asia Lounges • asialounges • Billie Hughes • blog • branding • creations • discovery • DUG • education • Exposition • gem • gemological laboratory • gemology • gems • gemstome • Gemstone • GIA • hand made jewellery • interview • investment • jewellery • jewelry • L'Ɖcole des arts joailliers par Van Cleef and Arpels • L'Ɖcole school of jewelry arts • lotus gemology • Natural Gems • new approach school for jewelers • Olivier Segura • photomicrography • school • Van Cleef and Arpels • VCA

A Gem Dealer’s Journal: Discovering an Institution: L’Ecole – School of Jewelry Arts, created by the initiative of Van Cleef & Arpels with our friend Olivier Segura:

Hey Loungers, Today we are proud to receive Mr. Olivier Segura on behalf of L’Ecole – School of Jewelry Arts. We interview him as our friend Lotus Gemology’s E.Billie Hughes gave a series of very successful presentation about gemological inclusions named after their latest book: Inside Out with Olivier himself, in Paris on March 12th 2020 and followed closely byĀ an exhibition : ā€œDiscover the Gemstones – Ruby&Sapphireā€ curated by Billie and Olivier, still on going as we write these lines (September 17th) in L'Ɖcole Asia Pacifique in Hong Kong. Olivier is a seasoned gemologist that has directedĀ the French Gemmological Laboratory...

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A Gem Dealer’s Journal: Interviewing the Russian Gems Bond: Dmitry Zyubenko:

• A Gem dealers journal • Asia Lounges • blog • burma • colombia • color type • Dmitry Zyubenko • gem • Gem Cutting • gemological laboratory • gems • gemstome • Gemstone • GIA • gift • interview • introduction to gemology • investment • Jeffery L Bergman • jewellery • jewelry • lotus gemology • mahenge • Mozambique • Natural Gems • one of a kind • origin • ruby • sapphire • Simon Dussart • Spinel • SSEF • tanzania • treatment

A Gem Dealer’s Journal: Interviewing the Russian Gems Bond: Dmitry Zyubenko:

Hey Loungers, His name is Zyubenko, Dmitry Zyubenko and the trade has about as many urban legends about his past as there are stones available. Today we receive the cheerful Dmitry to learn more about his path and his trade. Today we get to see another facet of our Eastern friends and the east European gem trade! Dmitry, tovarish (comrade), the floor is yours! Ā  Ā  Dmitry Zyubenko is with us in the Lounges today - Photo Credits: Dmitry Zyubenko Ā  AsiaLounges: Privet, Dmitry! Thank you very much for being with us today. Let’s start with learning a bit about...

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