A gem dealer's journal

A Gem Dealer’s Journal: Manning the Mines with Ian Harebottle:

February 03, 2021 • A Gem dealers journal • AFGEM • All Star Minerals • Asia Lounges • asialounges • ASM • Csarite • Emerald • gemfields • Harebottle & Associates • Ian Harebottle • Ruby • Tanzanite • TanzaniteOne • Tsavorite

Ian Harebottle: Don’t get me started on NeoColonialism as my blood boils when I think of what we went through in Gemfields trying to acquire an asset in Colombia. In my book, many of the prevailing global systems are designed to do just that – make people feel good about things, while 100% preventing proper development in Countries that are desperate for growth and transformation. But that is another story…..

Interview with the most famous Field Gemologist to have roamed the Earth: Vincent Pardieu

May 30, 2019 • A Gem dealers journal • aigs • Asia Lounges • blog • burma • colombia • color • color type • DANAT • east africa • garnet • gem • gemological laboratory • gems • gemstome • Gemstone • GIA • interview • Lapidary • lotus gemology • madagascar • mahenge • merelani • Mozambique • Natural Gems • one of a kind • origin • rough • ruby • Simon Dussart • Spinel • SSEF • tajikistan • tanzania • treatment • Tsavorite • Tucson • vietnam • Vincent Pardieu

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 Gübelin 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 “VP Consulting SPC”, 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, we’ll 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 Dealer’s Journal: Genesis of a brand, Simon’s reverse interview by Billie Hughes

May 07, 2019 • A gem dealer's journal • ArjunaIrsuttiPhotography • Asia Lounges • asialounges • balas ruby • Billie Hughes • blog • branding • color • creations • garnet • gem • gemological laboratory • gems • gemstome • Gemstone • gift • gold • grape garnet • hand made jewellery • interview • introduction to gemology • Jeffery L Bergman • jewellery • jewelry • Lapidary • lotus gemology • mandarin garnet • merelani • Natural Gems • origin • rough • ruby • sapphire • Simon Dussart • Simon Sai Dussart • Spinel • tourmaline • treatment • Tsavorite

Hey Loungers,

Today we’re shaking up our usual format with a reverse interview of AsiaLounges’ founder, Simon Dussart by none other than gemologist and award-winning photomicrographer Billie Hughes of Lotus Gemology.

We’ll be talking about our brand genesis, what it stands for, and what we believe in.

Hope you like it!