The 31st INTERGEM from October 2 – 5 once again promises to live up to being the leading trade fair for exclusive gemstone rarities. No other event presents this one of a kind mix from finest gems, pearls, jewellery, technology and top-class makers.
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- Jewellery by Weyrich
„The INTERGEM is not only visited by buying teams from international renowned jewellers and jewellery manufacturers, goldsmiths and designers but everybody in search of exceptional goods and products”, says managing director Kai-Uwe Hille. Hille expects more than 3000 trade visitors for the 2015 edition: “Visitors can personally meet the leading heads from the gemstone industry and discuss latest trends or learn of new findings first hand. And: They can purchase materials for their jewellery dreams directly from established and trustworthy sources and therefore can be sure to receive authentic and genuine values.” The interest of visitors concerning the offered variety of the about 130 exhibitors should be as high as never before, since the global gemstone market is literally swept.
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- Fine gemstones by Constantin Wild
“For a couple of years now there has been an increasing demand in the industry – but demand keeps on colliding with limited resources”, Constantin Wild, owner of the same-named company, reports. “It keeps getting more and more difficult to attain high-quality stones. Many of the deposits in Africa and Latin America are exhausted.” Like in every other market an increased demand and limited resources affect prices: “The Paraiba Tourmaline now achieves absolute premium prices on the market”, Wild states.
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- Namibia Tourmaline by Arnoldi
Heike Faller of Karl Faller Lapidaries confirms: “The strong US-Dollar has increased buying prices by up to 20 percent in Euro by itself. Additionally the investment-demands, especially for rubies, sapphires and emeralds, are pushing prices into staggering heights. And Nicole Ripp from Groh + Ripp from Idar-Oberstein adds: “Interest for naturally coloured, top-class and exceptional gemstones exceeds resources by far. There is less cuttable material each year. Especially extraordinary stones are literally being soaked up by the market.
Jürgen Schulz, managing director of the opal specialist Emil Weis reports from Australia: “The general situation for rough stones is worse than last year. Boulder opals for example have become scarcer and prices have increased correspondingly.” For the Idar-Oberstein companies it becomes more and more difficult to replace sold stones.
“Sometimes I feel like a stockbroker: Hold or sell is the question”, says Constantin Wild.
The success of this business hinges on the purchase. To ensure good products, the market competitors need to react quickly when they hear of new findings. And this is the strength of the Idar-Oberstein companies: Thanks to direct and often personal contacts, sometimes for decades, to miners and rough stone suppliers around the globe, they are able to purchase rarities which are not available anywhere else on the market. This exclusive variety can be admired at the INTERGEM. Additionally, leading manufacturers, designers and young talents present innovative jewellery ideas, in which one-of-a-kind gemstones often play a major part.
The bottom line is that: Solely at the INTERGEM 2015 visitors can find such a superior and sparkling concentration of rarity and beauty.
