Updated CIBJO Blue Books Available For Downloading

(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 Blue Books are living documents which are designed to facilitate a common language and benchmarks for members of our industry, irrespective of where they are located," said CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri. "We update them from year to year, to reflect changing circumstances, new discoveries and developing technologies."

Roland Naftule, President of CIBJO's Sector A, commented, "The area covered by the Blue Books is considerable, and they reflect the work done by a great many of our industry's finest minds. It is a massive task, and for that I would like to pay tribute to the many experts involved, and especially the presidents of the Sector A commissions and their steering committees."

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.