In light of the difficult situation in Hong Kong and mainland China, and the postponement of the March Gem & Jewellery shows, SSEF has decided to support the trade by offering special conditions on SSEF-Ferrari shuttles from Hong Kong and Bangkok from coming Monday until late...
SSEF will be exhibiting at the AGTA GemFair in Tucson, 04 - 09 February 2020.We will be offering coloured gemstone express testing services at our booth in East Galleria at the Tucson Convention Center.Further, SSEF staff will be giving two talks covering two important industry topics in...
We will be in Bangkok 13 – 17 January 2020 offering our on-site testing services. Our office is in the gem trade district at the Silom Road. Equipped with our instruments and spectrometers, we will be testing coloured gemstones. Please contact us to make an appointment. More information on...
SSEF has been at the forefront of pearl research and developing new methods for testing natural and cultured pearls for many years. Dr. Michael S. Krzemnicki - director of SSEF- was invited to the Pearl Symposium in Bahrain in November 2019 to speak about these...
The Automated Spectral Diamond Inspection (ASDI) device, an automated small synthetic diamond screener that was first released in 2014 by the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF, has been evaluated by the ASSURE Program of the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) and proved to be one the few...
The dates for courses at SSEF in 2020 have been announced. Come and take a course with us to advance your gemmological knowledge! We will be offering a range of courses in 2020 that cover a wide variety of topics including: introduction to gemmology, origin determination...
The Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF has become the first gem laboratory worldwide to introduce DNA fingerprinting of ivory as a standard client service. It involves a scientific method that can provide valuable information about the species of ivory being used in jewellery and ornamental objects,...
We will be in Hong Kong 11 – 22 September offering our on-site testing services, during the upcoming Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fairs. Equipped with our mobile instruments and spectrometers, we will be testing coloured gemstones (no diamonds or pearls) at the Asia World...
We will be in Bangkok 19 – 23 August 2019 offering our on-site testing services. Our office is in the gem trade district at the Silom Road. Equipped with our instruments and spectrometers, we will be testing coloured gemstones. Please contact us to make an appointment. More information on...
We will be in Hong Kong 17 - 23 June offering our on-site testing services, during the upcoming Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair. Equipped with our mobile instruments and spectrometers, we will be testing coloured gemstones (no diamonds or pearls) at the Convention &...