This pendant watch is very important.
In the 1920s a new focus on lady’s
diamond and gem-set watches were
becoming increasingly popular. The
quality of gems used was always an
important factor for the new female
clientele that the watch manufactures
and jewelery houses were catering to.
Gübelin started as a family owned shop in
1855, Eduard Gübelin was responsible for
buying the firm’s highest quality stones
for their creations. He was particularly
concerned with the quality that he was
using and he wanted to be able to test
the authenticity of the gems before
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incorporating them into his designs.
In 1923, Eduard Gübelin opened an
in-house laboratory with a focus on
testing quality. This was a revolutionary
idea and really transformed the
Gübelin company. Today, the Gübelin
Lucerne Gem Lab is one of the most
respected in the world and acts as one
of the most trusted authorities when
it comes to testing and checking the
quality of rare gems. Eduard Gübelin is
credited for establishing gemology as
a science and it is considered as one of
the 21st century’s most important and
influential gemologists.
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