MARKET INTELLIGENCE 56 | JNA July/August 2023 Miners and merchants from Sri Lanka have been the force behind formal and informal mine-to-market supply lines from Madagascar. The political and financial crisis in Sri Lanka has also contributed to a disruption of supply from Madagascar. Shiny outlook Coming back to the rest of the coloured gemstone market, prospects are promising. Demand for top-grade, untreated, rare gemstones is quite strong in 2023. This includes gems of all shapes and sizes. The market is moving beyond traditional definitions of topgrade in colour to include more open colours with better light performance. International jewellery brands, including teams beyond Europe, were all at GemGenève viewing and buying coloured gemstones. Exhibitors also had international buyers from the US, Japan, China, India, the Middle East, Hong Kong and Singapore. The halo of high-performing gems has extended beyond ruby, emerald and sapphire to include Paraiba tourmaline, spinel and even tsavorite. Opals seem to also be having a moment as many dealers reported increased queries. There is a growing demand for unconventional shapes and cuts offering the opportunity to create one-of-a-kind jewels. Gems displaying a cat’s eye effect are increasingly popular and GemGenève featured a notable cat’s eye rubellite and tourmaline layout from Miranda Group Co Ltd, a cat’s eye alexandrite from 100% Natural by Nassi and a cat’s eye aquamarine set in a necklace by designer Austy Lee, to name a few. With the increase in prices of diamond melee, calibrated coloured stones are seeing a sharp uptake in demand. The challenge for the coloured gemstone sector remains sourcing rough gems at prices that the market can digest. Industry stakeholders continue to caution, expecting a softening of demand and fewer transactions in the second half of 2023. But participation in upcoming international shows is robust, and all eyes are now on Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong in September for the next chapter of this ongoing saga. 过去五年，彩色宝石的需求显著上升，而新冠疫情更在某程度上为行业注入更大 动力。第六届GemGenève日内瓦国际宝石与珠宝展于5月11至14日圆满举行，不 少参展商均表示，顶级彩宝在2022年的需求创下历史新高，是非同寻常的一年。 除了消费者的储蓄和股票获利有所增加外，去年社会政治气候的不稳与动荡，也促使部 分社会阶层将稀有的瑰宝——即未经处理且品质超群的大型宝石，视为另类资产类别和财 富避风港。 大多数业者表示，2023年的彩色宝石需求普遍稳定，顶级宝石继续得到国际珠宝品牌以 至鉴赏家的青睐。 备受宠爱的宝石 除了展出经典的红宝石、祖母绿和蓝宝石以外，GemGenève也见证了市场对帕拉伊巴 碧玺的强劲需求。在过去两年，这个宝石品种的价格上涨了超过一倍，大型尺寸尤甚。参展 商透露，重量达10克拉以上、品质纯净的顶级帕拉伊巴碧玺，售价为每克拉25,000美元，比 疫前的12,000美元大有增长。 Zambian emeralds from Tank Fine Gems的赞比亚祖母绿 (Photo credit 圖片攝影: Richa Goyal Sikri) GemGenève (Photo credit圖片攝影: András Barta)
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