INHORGENTA MUNICH | Gemstones & Diamonds

“The diamond’s soul is light” – said the French moralist Joseph Joubert. Nowhere else can the lover of precious jewellery see this better than at INHORGENTA MUNICH. The exhibitors offer visitors all the sparkling facets of gemstones, diamonds and pearls. Arnoldi shows how a find turns into a sparkling gem. What nature took millions of years to create, the gemstone specialists from Idar-Oberstein perfect with sophisticated cuts. But that is not achieved with grinding and polishing alone, however – with the discovery of the often inconspicuous stones, the elaborate history of each unique specimen begins. Markus Paul Wild, CEO Paul Wild: "We’re becoming ever more dependent on fashion in this precious stone industry and we have to follow colour trends. Of course we also select our stones for each fashion year. So we must focus on the countries where we find the stones of these colours." Aquamarine, beryl and tanzanite are found in Africa or Asia. The Paraíba tourmalines, which have moved into the spotlight, come from Brazil. At INHORGENTA MUNICH, Groh and Ripp are displaying a ruby from Mozambique with twelve point six zero carats – an absolute rarity in this size and purity. The management already has an intended use in mind. Nicole Ripp, Gemmatologist Groh + Ripp: "I think that this stone would be suitable for the royal wedding of Harry and Meghan. It's really very special. Ruby has the color of love, it is a blood-red stone – this colour is called pigeonblood – this is a v