SSEF FACETTE No. 17

SSEF Courses
SSEF Basic and
Small Diamond Courses
The SSEF is offering two diamond courses in 2010.
The Basic Diamond Course will be held from 18 - 22
September 2010. This course is aimed at students
who want to know more about the basics of diamonds
and diamond grading. During this course,
the participants learn how to grade a diamond stepby-step.
The course ends with an exam. Successful
students will receive the prestigious SSEF Basic
Diamond Certificate, recognized by the Swiss Gemmological
Society (SGG).
Diamonds may also be cut as very small stones,
often used by the watch industry, with a weight
equal or less than 1 point. In response we created
the SSEF small diamond course that has been running
for a few years. This is an advanced course in
which students learn to measure the quality of these
small diamonds. One session has been organised
for October (26 – 28 October 2010) and is especially
designed for people working in the jewellery
and watch industry. Previous experience is welcome
but not a requirement. For information, or to apply,
please contact us by phone (+41 (0)61 262 06 40)
or email (admin@ssef.ch).
SSEF Company courses
In order to train a larger number of members of
staff, we are pleased to offer SSEF Company
Courses, which can be specially designed to meet
your requirements. Please contact SSEF with any
questions about these courses. (admin@ssef.ch, or
tel. +41 61 262 06 40).
The participants of the Scientific Gemmology Course in
January 2009 (from left to right): Dr. Thierry Salva, Ms.
Yu-Chieh Tu, Julius Cogswell, Ms. Cheung Yuk King, Dr.
Franz Herzog, Dr. Francesco Natale, together with the
course teachers Prof. Hänni and Dr. Krzemnicki from
SSEF.
Congratulations...
We would like to congratulate the following students
for getting:
SSEF Basic Gemmologist Certificate:
With the highest distinction:
- Birgit Elett, Ebmatingen
and the following successful participants:
- Rajas Gupta, India
- Gertrud Immoos, Zürich
- Tanja Lecher, Erlenbach
- Rolf Krieg, Bern
- Oliver Waldis, Germany
- Regula Blumer, Seltisberg
- Silvia Gonzalez Huggler, Luzern
- Charles Handschin, Biberist
- Désirée Huber, Binningen
- Sanja Todorovic, Tanzania
SSEF Basic Diamond Certificate:
- Cynthia Bracher, La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Edinalva Edermann, Geneva
- Stéphanie Lambert, Geneva
- Luca Dotti, Geneva
- Thorsten Weber, Zürich
- Nadège Barthelemy, Tramelan
- Anne-Marie Ardito, Geneva
- Isabelle Brahier, Tramelan
- Ambroise Simon-Vermont, Geneva
- Jean-Luc Cornu, Tramelan
- Sébastien Gautier, Geneva
Only participants who pass the final exam receive
the SSEF Basic Gemmologist or Basic Diamond
Certificate. The qualification requires theoretical
knowledge as well as practical skills in gemstone
testing or diamond grading.
Advanced Gemmologist Certificate:
Courses on pearls
- Vanessa Paterson, United Kingdom
- Alberto Corticelli, Geneva
- Yvonne Julier, Lausanne
- Anna Hügli, Basel
- Laurent Cartier, Basel
- Anne-Marie Vaubourg, France
- Patrick Flückiger, Geneva
- Franz Herzog, Oltingen
- Anu Manchanda, United Kingdom
- Avnish Shah, India
- Jose Casares, Geneva
- Dominik Steiner, Winterthur
- Ronny Totah, Geneva
- Ugo Trimarchi, Italy
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