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Training & seminars

A hands-on seminar for everyone, and a seminar on precious stones as investments reserved for bankers. Places are limited and given on application.

Elke Berr giving a seminar for the staff of a famous watch brand, Geneva, 2016.

Two seminars, every month

Our workshops cover both the theory and the practice of the very particular market of precious stones.

Open to everyone

Hands on the Precious Stones

For two hours you work as a gemmologist, with the same professional instruments we use every day: the loupe, the microscope and the refractometer. You examine real rubies, sapphires, emeralds and diamonds, with natural and synthetic stones side by side, and learn to recognise a natural stone, spot a treatment and understand what gives a stone its value.

When
First Tuesday of each month, 12:00–14:00
Group
5 people max
Duration
2 hours
Where
Our office in Geneva (the address is sent in your confirmation email)
Access
On application, confirmed by us
See the dates
Chart: quality-adjusted price index of fine sapphires at public auction, 2010 to 2025
Reserved for bankers and wealth managers

Gemstones as Investments & Safe-Haven Assets

How the coloured stone market works, what makes a stone investable, how it behaves next to other assets, and how to document, value and pass it on. Based on our own work with financial institutions.

When
Last Tuesday of each month, 12:00–14:00
Group
5 people max
Duration
2 hours
Where
Our office in Geneva (the address is sent in your confirmation email)
Access
On application, with a professional email
See the dates More information for banks & family offices

Upcoming dates

Seminars, fairs and other events. Apply for a seminar online, or contact us to meet at a fair.

A private session for your team? We also offer talks on tailor-made themes.

Past events

Fairs where we have exhibited.

Meet us in Geneva

For an appraisal, an inheritance valuation, a seminar or advice before a purchase.