Young Europeans are looking for new identification which includes the Jewelry they wear, says Hans Gunther Weinz of Gunther Weinz Edelsteinschleiferei.

            “The old ideas, looking for pearl chokers, Burmese rubies…(have given way) to new ideas, big designs, big sizes, individualistic serious jewelry, “Weinz told Jewel Siam recently.

            Young designers, graduates of top goldsmith schools in Europe try to fashion new things with non-traditional gemstones because many customers cannot afford the traditional stones of rubies and sapphires, he said.

            “The creative things still come from Europe, “said Jurgen Maes of Gebruder Bank Gemstones in ldar-Oberstein, West Germany.

            For years, traders in ldar-Oberstein abandoned the usage “semiprecious”.

            “That’s no way to introduce a really fine stone, “Weinz said. “People are finding out how nice top rubellites, aquamarines and tourmalines are, “Maes added “It is better to buy top quality semi-precious stones than mediocre precious stones.”

            Both blamed ignorant producers for not helping promote the lesser known gemstones. “No one needs to explain rubies, sapphires, diamonds and their history but let us talk more about the stones found in Brazil and the rest of Africa,” said Maes, “Stone dealers and cutters also don’t promote themselves by wearing the stones of their trade, “they said. “They should.