Kyocera Corporation was founded in 1959 in Kyoto, Japan, as a company specializing in fine ceramics. Using this technology, we successfully developed our first lab-grown emeralds in 1975. The history of Kyocera’s lab-grown gemstones, "Crescent Vert," was launched with the dream of "enriching every single person's heart by delivering truly beautiful gemstones." Crescent Vert is grown in our laboratory in Kyoto, Japan. Nurturing the gemstones over time makes it possible to deliver nearly perfect