Sapphire, Art & Science

Live Online Conversation

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A blue gem par excellence, the popularity of the sapphire is above all linked to its color. Buy beyond the symbolic importance of this gem, its success in jewelry is due to its remarkable physical properties.

Laurent Massi, a Doctor in Physics of materials and internationally renowned gemologist worked for many years in Bangkok primarily in gemology training. He will share his knowledge of gems, of the field and the market, in a conversation with Marie-Laure Cassius-Duranton, Gemologist and Art Historian, Teacher-Researcher at L’ECOLE School of Jewelry Arts. 

This online conversation will be broadcast live from L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts in Paris.

Speakers
Laurent Massi

Doctor in Materials Physics and Gemologist
&
Marie-Laure Cassius-Duranton

Gemologist, Art Historian, Researcher & Professor at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts

Thursday, September 22nd at 08:00pm (Japan Time)
Conference given in English
Simultaneous translations in
Japanese, Cantoneseand Mandarin available
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