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Figure 1. This antique Indian-style headdress is decorated with handwoven light cream and cream-colored seed pearls. Photo by Gaurav Bera.

Seed Pearls in an Antique Indian-Style Headdress

Roxane Bhot Jain, Jayesh Surve, Abeer Al-Alawi, and Chunhui Zhou, January 26, 2024

GIA’s Mumbai laboratory analyzes seed pearls decorating an Indian-style headdress.

Figure 1. The “Infinite Blue,” an 11.28 ct Fancy Vivid blue diamond, sold for $25.3 million in Hong Kong. Courtesy of Sotheby’s.

Fall 2023 Auction Highlights

Erica Zaidman, January 26, 2024

Large blue and pink diamonds were among the top lots of the fall auction season, including the most expensive auction jewel of 2023.

Figure 1. Alex Skachkov of Misfit Diamonds. Photo by Jennifer Stone-Sundberg.

Misfit Diamonds: Beauty in the Imperfect

Jennifer Stone-Sundberg and Si Athena Chen, May 23, 2023

Unusual diamonds with eye-visible inclusions are gaining popularity in the market.

Diamond (left) and emerald (right) lenses.

Two Antique Mughal Spectacles with Gemstone Lenses

Christopher Vendrell, Augusto Castillo, and Emily Jones, January 28, 2022

Unique diamond- and emerald-lensed spectacles from the Mughal Empire were tested in GIA’s New York laboratory.

Danielle Miele is the GIA alumna behind the popular jewelry and style blog, Gem Gossip. Here, she models pieces from Vada Jewelry in Austin, Texas. Photo courtesy of Gem Gossip

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Alum’s ‘Gem Gossip’ Blog Draws Thousands of Instagram Followers

Jaime Kautsky, September 2, 2015

Danielle Miele’s love of jewelry – especially rings – shines in her “Gem Gossip” blog, which introduces fellow jewelry lovers to classic and trending designs.

Woman holds multiple strands of black cultured pearls.

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‘Pearl Goddess’ Pours Experience, Support into GIA Alumni Association

Jaime Kautsky, March 1, 2019

Betty Sue King shares her expertise at chapter meetings, on pearl trips and with donations to the Tucson auctions – all in support of the GIA alumni.

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How to Purchase the Perfect Diamond Engagement Ring

November 24, 2015

Follow these tips to pick out the perfect engagement ring for the love of your life.

The GIA Museum’s “Dreams of Diamonds” exhibit featured more than 4,000 carats of diamonds, and marked the U.S. debut of Alastair Laidlaw and Christine Marsden’s like-named book – a 160-page, 33-lb. tome. Photo by Kevin Schumacher/GIA

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‘Dreams of Diamonds’ Book, Exhibit Celebrate Spectacular Gems

Jaime Kautsky, March 4, 2016

Explore the wondrous world of diamonds in this large book (33 pounds and three feet wide when open) – and gallery from a past exhibit – that reveals their detail and beauty.

Jaipur, India: The Global Gem and Jewelry Power of the Pink City

Andrew Lucas, Nirupa Bhatt, Manoj Singhania, Kashish Sachdeva, Tao Hsu, and Pedro Padua, January 26, 2017

Examines Jaipur’s role as a colored stone cutting and jewelry manufacturing center, with profiles of 17 companies and their factory, trading, and retail operations.

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Pearls: Forever Fashionable

The exciting array of pearl choices available today can be overwhelming. Before you set off to buy pearl jewelry, be sure to understand the basics.

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