Company
Although we often still find it hard to believe ourselves, the beginnings of the KRÜSS enterprise go back more than two centuries. Since KRÜSS was founded in 1796, we have been able to gather a great deal of knowledge and experience. The field of measurement devices for gemmology is particularly close to our hearts.
Today, as then, you can only purchase gemmological devices of the highest quality from us. Pioneers of modern gemmology, such as the Gübelin family, work with KRÜSS quality instruments, such as the Triplet-Weinschenk loupe. It is a fine optical masterpiece and uses high-quality lenses and offers flexible adjustable magnification levels (10x, 20x, 28x).
Our interesting company chronicle, written by Andres Krüss, tells more about our history and has now been reprinted. In addition to the German version, with many interesting historical illustrations, it is now also available in English for the first time.
A wide variety of devices are used for investigations in the multifaceted field of gemmology. These are used to test, examine and evaluate gemstones. Many of these devices can be purchased in our web store for gemmology. We also offer many news and videos in which our experts show the complex application possibilities of our measurement devices for gemmology.
Of particular interest: For those interested in gemmology, we offer many excerpts from a specialist publication on gemmological examination methods. The author of this specialist publication is Prof. Dr Jochen Schlüter, a qualified mineralogist who graduated here in Hamburg. After subsequent exploration activities in Germany and abroad, he has been director of the Mineralogical Museum in the Center for Natural History (CeNak) at the University of Hamburg since 1988 and still teaches at the university today.
The common goal for web and print: We wanted to offer generally understandable explanations and explanations of gemmology and provide information about the matching gemmological devices. Interested Applications should understand the scientific basis on which our devices work.
You can order excerpts from the entire publication free of charge as a white paper in the Applications section. These offer a lot of information on the questions: Which device is best suited for which investigations? How do the respective devices work? For which type of tasks can they be used in practice?
In this manner we are treading a completely new path and are proud of our cooperation with various photographers and publishers. Accordingly, we have been authorised to display a highly impressive tanzanite photo by the well-known mineral photographer and collector Malte Sickinger. This now adorns our homepage.
We were no less pleased to be able to use photos from Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag in Basel and the renowned photographer couple Harold & Erica Van Pelt, who are considered pioneers of gemmological photography. Together, their photos help make complex scientific relationships even more understandable. On the web as well as in specialist publications.
We hope you enjoy an interesting tour of discovery!