1. UBM - Fair in Freiburg, Germany

The 1. UBM - Fair in Freiburg, Germany.

The british UBM organising office.

What happened to the free shuttle bus to Basel ?

The international exhibitor list.

Flowers and tools.

The important search of the supplier.

FZ, an important German wholesale magazine.

In hall 3, floor G, Hongkong and USA.

In Hall 2, Antwerp and Germoney.

Floor F, more nice exhibitors.

Hall 3, the participating countries India and Thailand.

Hall 3, Columbia: emeralds and more …

Special friend of trapiche emeralds.

Nice to see competitors from Turky.

USA, partly in Indian hands.

Even Mauritius participate from far away.

Italy & Hongkong, with yellow shoes.

The Asian look, always.

A funny company name, who found that ?

Jadeites, sapphires and my Asterism - DVD.

Stars forever.

The opal lady Heike Ludwig and a neighbour.

The big Hahn´s company diamonds.

More … rough … diamonds.

Blue sapphires, star sapphires and more.

A very nice booth set up.

Collegues from Idar-Oberstein.

The Idar-Oberstein company Mayer.

Spassiba, a few russians are also here.

Mawingu Gems, Tansanites etc. near Idar-Oberstein.

Wow, Ferrari; u like the lady or the car ?

The Hooge Rad - Antwerp participating.

Same as the IGI labs and the Karp company.

Advertising of Idar-Oberstein institutions.

Pforzheim on the other side of this floor.

DGemG - the German gemmological association.

Hainschwang´s GGTL Lab in Liechtenstein.

GRS Labor of Dr. Peretti. Swiss - Thailand - Hongkong.

A few seminars also there.

MOGOK in Upper Burma, Mecca of ruby and sapphire.

Soo deep moved Peretti´s team into the Mogok mines.

A movable press - reporter.

Especially some diamond dealer booth were empty a day before the fair was really finished.

Visitors on the way.

The UBM - Media- imperium.

Freiburg is the symphatic town of this fair.

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