How origin is determined — and why it can double a stone's value
SSEF and Gübelin's reference collections, the limits of origin calls, and what 'declared' vs 'confirmed' actually means on a passport.
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Insights
The reference notes.
Plain-language explainers on origin, treatment, custody and exit — the questions a serious owner or buyer actually asks.
Published
LegalCustody·6 min read
What a warehouse receipt actually guarantees under Thai law
Civil and Commercial Code §775–796 in plain language: where your title lives, and what happens if the intermediary disappears.
VerificationLab reports·5 min read
A scan proves nothing: cross-checking a lab report
Why 'I have the certificate' isn't enough, and what checking it against the lab's own database actually protects against.
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Heated vs unheated: what the price gap really is
Why treatment disclosure moves price more than almost any other attribute — and how it's verified, not just asserted.
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The 30% problem: why colored-stone exits cost so much
Auction commissions, buyer's premiums, and the illiquidity tax — and how a verified, vaulted exit changes the math.
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Custody without a custodian bank
How separation of duties — vault, lab, record-keeper — gives you the guarantees of custody without concentrating risk in one party.
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