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SSEF launches Education Scholarships
SSEF is launching two educational scholarships in gemmology, that will each be awarded once annually. They allow the scholarship winner to take a course at SSEF for free. SSEF will also cover the nece
SSEF on-site testing in Hong Kong, 12 – 22 September 2024
We will be in Hong Kong 12 – 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 wil
SSEF in Bangkok 14 – 23 August 2024
We will be in Bangkok 14 August – 23 August 2024 offering our on-site testing services. The office will be closed on August 17th and 18th. Our office is in the gem trade district at the Silom Road.
SSEF at GemGenève (09-12 May 2024, Booth B13)
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 B13. SSEFGemGenève Booth
Join us for the live presentation of ASDI-500 (screening diamonds down to 0.5mm size) at the Antwerp Diamond Bourse on Thursday March 21st
ASDI-500, is the world’s first automatic device to verify the nature of diamonds – natural diamonds VS laboratory-grown diamonds VS diamond simulants – down to the tiny size of half a millimeter
SSEF on-site testing in Hong Kong, 23 February – 04 March 2024
We will be in Hong Kong 23 February – 04 March offering our on-site testing services, during the upcoming Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fairs. Equipped with our mobile instruments and spectrometers, w
SSEF at Tucson AGTA show (30 January – 4 February 2024)
SSEF is honoured to take part in the upcoming edition of the AGTA show in Tucson (AZ, USA). We will be offering coloured gemstone express testing services at our booth in the East Galleria. SSEFAGTA B
SSEF closed 21 December – 2 January
The SSEF laboratory will be closed for the holidays from December 21st 2023 to January 2nd 2024. We will reopen on January 3rd 2024. Our whole team would like to thank you for your confidence in our s
SSEF at GemGenève (02-05 November 2023, Booth A71)
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 A71. SSEFGemGenève Booth
Irradiation Treatment in Rubies and other Corundum Varieties: Update about Ongoing Research at SSEF on this Issue
Irradiation of corundum varieties to change and enhance their colour is known since many decades but remains a difficult and challenging issue until today, as no gemmological method is currently known
SSEF in Bangkok 22 – 26 May 2023
We will be in Bangkok 22 – 26 May 2023 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 t
SSEF FACETTE MAGAZINE 2023
The latest edition (May 2023) of SSEF’s Facette magazine is now available online as a PDF. This magazine brings you reports of our latest gemmological research and findings, courses and other SSEF a
SSEF at GemGenève (11-14 May 2023, Booth B03)
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 B03. SSEFGemGenève Booth
New and additional criteria to detect low-T heated pink sapphires applied by SSEF
Heat treatment of ruby, sapphire and other colour varieties of corundum is one of the main issues for the gem trade. As such, detecting such treatment is a major task of gemmological laboratories issu
SSEF and UNIMEC introduce the ASDI-500, world’s most precise automated small synthetic diamond screener
The ASDI-500 is able to detect and extract synthetics and simulants as small as half a millimetre in diameter, at the astounding speed of 700 stones per hour. The ASDI-500 Automated Diamond Spectral I