JNA Nov/ Dec 2021

市場情報 JNA Nov/Dec 2021 | 45 As the pandemic eases, traders expect to see an overall uptick in jewellery sales. Sen of Fura Gems commented, “We are seeing more millennials buying coloured gemstone jewellery. People are celebrating key moments in their lives with an elegant piece of jewellery. We expect this trend to continue into the full decade.” Fura Gems also vowed to assist the trade through its Fura Marketing Council programme. “We are confident to position Australian blue sapphires on a global aspirational list. The consistent supply will add confidence and help traders take a long- term view on the category, leading to more manufacturing and retailers stocking and selling Australian sapphire,” Sen said. Consumers are developing a taste for unique alternatives to the classic blue sapphire, with teal and parti-sapphires, mainly sourced from Montana and Australia, emerging as new favourites. Traders see a bright future ahead as such emerging categories could have a strong positive impact on the market. These two distinct colours are far more easily obtained through heat treatment than blue sapphires. Heat treatment can take several weeks to achieve the desired blue colour whereas parti- sapphires require a week of heat treatment to achieve the variegated colours. “This can be very advantageous since we can use the same rough material to create blue and teal sapphires,” noted Sen. 'The Peacock’ necklace adorned with a Kashmir sapphire of 109.08 carats sold by Christie's Hong Kong in 2018 for HK$116.54 million (around US$15 million) – setting a world auction record for a Kashmir sapphire 2018 年，佳士得香港以 1.1654 億港元(約 1,500 萬美元)售出一條鑲嵌 109.08 克拉喀什米爾藍寶石的"孔雀"項鏈，創 下了當時喀什米爾藍寶石項鏈的世界拍賣紀錄