SSEF turns 50 in 2022! The non profit Schweizerische Stiftung für Edelsteinforschung was founded on August 22nd 1972 by Swiss trade organisations.Test your knowledge (all the answers can be found on our website) with 10 questions about SSEF and gems, and enter the draw...
For several months already a supply of blue cobalt-bearing spinel has been appearing in the gem trade, including some stones of remarkable size -up to 40 carats- and quality. According to information from reliable sources, the source of the new find is a deposit located...
We will be in Bangkok 23 – 27 May 2022 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...
SSEF is honoured to take part in the upcoming edition of the GemGenève show at Palexpo in Geneva. We will be offering coloured gemstone express testing services at our booth A59.SSEFGemGenève Booth A5905-08 May 2022 (May 4th is setup day, goods can be submitted from...
In light of information gathered over the past few months, we have now added rubies to this colour stability testing protocol, specifically but not limited to rubies originating from Mozambique....
A selection of precious coral samples (with centimetre scales) seized by Swiss customs and whose species were identified using the new forensically validated Coral-ID method. Photos: SSEF.BASEL, SWITZERLAND: FEBRUARY 14, 2022 – An international research group led by scientists from the Swiss...
The SSEF laboratory will be closed for the holidays from December 23rd to January 2nd 2022. We will reopen on January 3rd 2022.Our whole team would like to thank you for your confidence in our services. ...
Course materials in traditional Chinese (left) and Japanese (right), now being delivered online at no cost, as part of SSEF’s Understanding Gemstones educational programme.The Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF has added courses in Japanese and traditional Chinese to its free-of-charge online educational programme, entitled “Understanding Gemstones.”The...
The parcel of 10 Zambian emeralds submitted to SSEF for testing, which was found to consist of nine emeralds from the Kafubu area, and one emerald from the Musakashi area. Photo: © SSEFAdvanced testing using Laser Ablation Inductively...
SSEF is honoured to take part in the upcoming edition of the GemGenève show at Palexpo in Geneva. We will be offering coloured gemstone express testing services at our booth A39.SSEF GemGenève Booth A39 03-07 November 2021 (03 November is setup day, goods can be submitted) Tel: +41...