The Gems of French Jura

In this video, I take you on adventure through the mountains of French Jura. We visit many small villages that were once gemcutting hubs for France and the world.
Thank you to Victoria Raynaud, Emmanuel and Daniel Piat, Xavier Grospiron and Robert Courbe-Michollet from allowing me to interview them.
To see more of Victoria's work, visit : www.magusgems.com
To learn more about Grospiron, visit: grospiron.fr
To learn more about Piat, visit: piat.com
- French wooden handicrafts image courtesy of anticstore.art
- Jewel Watch Bearings images courtesy of wikipedia, monochrome-watches.com, and professionalwatches.com
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[@JustinKPrim]

Thank you to Victoria Raynaud, Emmanuel and Daniel Piat, Xavier Grospiron and Robert Courbe-Michollet from allowing me to interview them. To see Victoria's work, visit : www.magusgems.com To learn more about Grospiron, visit: grospiron.fr To learn more about Piat, visit: piat.com

[@therbeeo5364]

I just realized how under-rated your channel is... wow. The commentary and production are so 🔥

[@JustinKPrim]

Thank you. I am especially proud of this video

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Thanks for preserving and sharing this interesting bit of history!

[@gmariet1391]

What a great tour , thank you !

[@JustinKPrim]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@joshuahyman3612]

I had no idea about the gem cutting that happened in France. This was educational, Justin. Thank you!

[@spritelysprite]

Great presentation!

[@slackwatters9604]

Awesome knowledge man love it thank you.

[@myrtille92100]

Très beau documentaire! Wonderful documentary, Love it!!!

[@JustinKPrim]

Thank you. It’s a beautiful place and easy to shoot.

[@Pazu84Vaucluse]

amazing

[@TheEggman51]

I very much enjoy your lapidary related videos. Thank you for sharing the history of this amazing craft, even as your are discovering and recording it.

[@GulhayatAltay]

Thank you for such a nice video about the history of lapidary. I wish I would visit those places. Regards from Istanbul

[@at9362]

Fascinating .. Thanks for this!

[@gregderksen1996]

Tres bon Justin! What a walk through time. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@JustinKPrim]

Merci!

[@benev9469]

Thank you Justin for the nice videos! Greetings from Bulgaria!

[@largent45]

Thank you for that lovely walk through history and it's informative look at the history of gem cutting in the Jura Mountains. So much history and through so many years. It's just amazing. To understand what these people had to learn and work with and to know just how successful they became is amazing. Thank you for this wonderful look at an important place in the history of gem cutting.

[@martinkovacik1240]

Thank you it was very nice

[@CurrentlyRockhounding]

That was an amazing and insightful tour of a place I will never visit. I really do appreciate the work you put into these videos.

[@JustinKPrim]

Thank you. When the subject is so lovely it’s hard to stop working on editing

[@Liburni]

thanks

[@DonariaRegia]

It's hard to imagine kids in still in school polishing faceted stones today. I did see a video about a professional 12 year old American lapidary. Such a rare thing to see, people so young yet so compelled to become experts in a specialty field.

[@JustinKPrim]

My wife started her Gemcutting apprenticeship when she was 14. I’m quite jealous as no similar opportunity was ever presented to me as a kid.

[@DonariaRegia]

@@JustinKPrim Victorian's advanced cutting skill is a sight to see. Working on the Swiss machine isn't something American cutters are really familiar with. Maybe you two can do a dual demonstration video? One with both of you cutting the same design with a back-and-forth between the Sterling and Bunter. A pair made for earrings could be the theme.

[@JustinKPrim]

@@DonariaRegia that could be fun. Let’s see if we can find the time.

[@theplumbingprospector9024]

Was there ever a symbol for a lapidary house. Like barber shops do or was it just known that it was a cutting house

[@JustinKPrim]

I never heard about a symbol. I think people in the business just knew.

[@Moh.gemcutter]

hello Justin, your video is awesome. I need your help. What's the best gem cut app for mac.Thank you.

[@JustinKPrim]

There is only one for Mac so it's an easy choice. Gem Cut Studio. Its great. I use it all the time

[@Moh.gemcutter]

@@JustinKPrim I thought there was something else. Thank you so much Justin.

[@JustinKPrim]

@@Moh.gemcutter there’s also GemCad But it’s only for windows and I don’t find it to be very nice to use at all.