# Valumira

> Valumira Jewelry Convention: a fine-jewelry trade show in twelve cities, one a month, November 2026 to October 2027. Official stays for every show are run by Bookend Partners (https://bookendpartners.com) at https://valumira.bookendpartners.com.

## Shows

- [Las Vegas, United States — Fri–Sun 20–22 November 2026](https://valumira.com/#las-vegas-nov-2026): Las Vegas Convention Center. Opening show · finished jewelry and bridal. Stays: https://valumira.bookendpartners.com/events/las-vegas-nov-2026
- [New York, United States — Fri–Sun 11–13 December 2026](https://valumira.com/#new-york-dec-2026): Javits Center. Estate, signed pieces and the auction preview. Stays: https://valumira.bookendpartners.com/events/new-york-dec-2026
- [Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Fri–Sun 15–17 January 2027](https://valumira.com/#dubai-jan-2027): Dubai World Trade Centre. Gold, high jewelry and the Gulf buyers. Stays: https://valumira.bookendpartners.com/events/dubai-jan-2027
- [Hong Kong, China — Fri–Sun 12–14 February 2027](https://valumira.com/#hong-kong-feb-2027): Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Pearls, jade and Asian manufacturing. Stays: https://valumira.bookendpartners.com/events/hong-kong-feb-2027
- [Basel, Switzerland — Fri–Sun 12–14 March 2027](https://valumira.com/#basel-mar-2027): Messe Basel. Watches, precision setting and Swiss houses. Stays: https://valumira.bookendpartners.com/events/basel-mar-2027
- [Bangkok, Thailand — Fri–Sun 16–18 April 2027](https://valumira.com/#bangkok-apr-2027): IMPACT Exhibition Center, Muang Thong Thani. Colored stones and cutting. Stays: https://valumira.bookendpartners.com/events/bangkok-apr-2027
- [Vicenza, Italy — Fri–Sun 14–16 May 2027](https://valumira.com/#vicenza-may-2027): Fiera di Vicenza. Italian goldsmithing and chain. Stays: https://valumira.bookendpartners.com/events/vicenza-may-2027
- [Antwerp, Belgium — Fri–Sun 11–13 June 2027](https://valumira.com/#antwerp-jun-2027): Antwerp Expo. Diamonds, rough and lab-grown. Stays: https://valumira.bookendpartners.com/events/antwerp-jun-2027
- [London, United Kingdom — Fri–Sun 16–18 July 2027](https://valumira.com/#london-jul-2027): Olympia London. Antique, designer and the British makers. Stays: https://valumira.bookendpartners.com/events/london-jul-2027
- [Miami Beach, United States — Fri–Sun 13–15 August 2027](https://valumira.com/#miami-aug-2027): Miami Beach Convention Center. Latin American buyers and resort jewelry. Stays: https://valumira.bookendpartners.com/events/miami-aug-2027
- [Mumbai, India — Fri–Sun 10–12 September 2027](https://valumira.com/#mumbai-sep-2027): Bombay Exhibition Centre. Manufacturing, polished diamonds and bridal gold. Stays: https://valumira.bookendpartners.com/events/mumbai-sep-2027
- [Sydney, Australia — Fri–Sun 15–17 October 2027](https://valumira.com/#sydney-oct-2027): ICC Sydney. Closing show · opal, South Sea pearl and Pacific makers. Stays: https://valumira.bookendpartners.com/events/sydney-oct-2027

## Journal

- [Setting your open-to-buy before a jewelry show](https://valumira.com/journal/setting-your-open-to-buy-before-a-jewelry-show): How to work out what you can actually spend at a trade show, split it by category rather than by supplier, and hold a reserve for the unplanned find.
- [Buying diamonds in Antwerp: how the rough-to-polished trade works](https://valumira.com/journal/antwerp-diamond-trade-buyers-guide): Why so much of the world's diamond trade still passes through a few streets in Antwerp, and how a buyer should prepare before walking into it.
- [Buying colored stones in Bangkok: treatment, lots and currency](https://valumira.com/journal/buying-colored-stones-in-bangkok): What changes when a buyer sources sapphire, ruby and spinel close to the cutting trade: treatment disclosure, parcels versus singles, and which currency to pay in.
- [Why the gold trade runs through Dubai](https://valumira.com/journal/why-the-gold-trade-runs-through-dubai): Dubai mines no gold and is one of the world's largest markets for it. The port, the refineries, the time zone and the pricing habit behind that.
- [How to read a diamond grading report in ninety seconds](https://valumira.com/journal/how-to-read-a-diamond-grading-report): The four lines on a diamond grading report that a buyer should check at the counter with a loupe, before the colour and clarity grades.
- [Trade day or public days: which day to attend a jewelry show](https://valumira.com/journal/jewelry-trade-show-trade-day-vs-public-days): Why Friday at a Valumira show is kept for the trade, what changes on Saturday and Sunday, and how buyers, exhibitors and visitors should choose a day.
- [How to work a jewelry trade show floor in one day](https://valumira.com/journal/working-a-jewelry-trade-show-floor-in-one-day): A route through the hall for a retail buyer with one day, a fixed open-to-buy and no intention of going home with regrets.