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.

[JustinKPrim]

Thank you to Victoria Raynaud, Emmanuel and Daniel Piat, Xavier Grospiron and Robert Courbe-Michollet from allowing me to interview them.

[benev]

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

[canadiangemstones]

Thanks for preserving and sharing this interesting bit of history!

[therbeeo]

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

[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.

[joshuahyman]

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

[TheEggman]

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.

[myrtille]

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

[slackwatters]

Awesome knowledge man love it thank you.

[largent]

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.

[GulhayatAltay]

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

[gregderksen]

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

[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.

[Moh.gemcutter]

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

[theplumbingprospector]

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