Editor’s Note
The latest editions of all six CIBJO Blue Books, the definitive standards for diamonds, colored gemstones, pearls, coral, precious metals, and gemological laboratories, are now available for download. These essential industry references are regularly updated by expert commissions.
(IDEX Online) – The latest editions of all six CIBJO Blue Books are now available for downloading from the CIBJO website.
The six CIBJO Blue Books are definitive sets of grading standards and nomenclature for diamonds, colored gemstones, pearls, coral, precious metals, and gemological laboratories. They are compiled and consistently reviewed and updated by the relevant CIBJO Commissions, whose members include representatives of trade organizations and laboratories active in the respective areas of the industry.
In the almost complete absence of jewelry industry standards endorsed by the International Standards Organisation (ISO), the CIBJO Blue Books are the most widely accepted set of globally accepted standards, CIBJO said in a statement.
The updated versions can be downloaded from: http://www.cibjo.org/introduction-to-the-blue-books/.
For individuals who are not members of a CIBJO-member organization, each individual download costs 9.90 Swiss francs. All six Blue Books (Diamond Book, Gemstone Book, Pearl Book, Coral Book, Precious Metals Book and Gemmological Laboratories Book) can be downloaded as a single package at a discounted rate of 49.90 Swiss francs. Individuals who are members of an organization that belongs to CIBJO are entitled to receive the CIBJO Blue Books free of charge. They should contact the organization of which they are members to arrange delivery of the relevant Blue Books by email.