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Winners Announced for AGTA's Spectrum Awards™ Competition
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Winners have been named in the 2010 AGTA Spectrum Awards™ competition hosted by the American Gem Trade Association. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the competition. The competition was
held October 24-25, in New York, NY at a penthouse studio in Greenwich Village. Judges for the 2010 competition included designer/educator Cecelia Bauer, gem artist John Hatelberg, Nicole Keating of W magazine, Benjamin Macklowe of the Macklowe Gallery, writer/consultant Marlene Richey and Mish Tworkowski of Mish New York. MORE
Christie's Jewels: The New York Sale deemed an auction to remember
Tacy
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Christie's fetched $46, 513,050 at
its most recent sale, Jewels: The New York Sale & The Annenburg Diamond, Rare Jewels and Objets d'Art: A Superb Collection. The international auction house reports that 327 out of 385 lots sold, which achieved a combined sell-through rate of 85 percent by lot and 94 percent by value.
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Unmistakably Winza
Color n Ice Blog
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Plenty of time you can't tell what's inside by what's outside. Except maybe in the
case of Winza ruby. When you polish a stone you could remove the evidence of its origin determination. And other times that's not the case.
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Employing advanced light refraction science, Optix® stones are precisely cut with concave faceting to reflect significantly more light than stones with flat faceting. The result is a stone with unmatched brilliance. MORE |
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Chicago's Field Museum rock show
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The Field Museum has been reborn the Rock Hall of Fame. Picture knuckle-busting rubies, emeralds and sapphires, a fist-sized topaz and enough diamonds to make Elizabeth Taylor dizzy. Among the standouts: An 877-carat emerald from Brazil; a rare ruby topaz; and the famous Chalmers Topaz, a 5,890-carat, transparent blue wonder the side of a bodybuilder's
fist.
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Rio Tinto pink tender closes with 'exceptional results'
Idex
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All diamonds offered at Rio Tinto's 25th Argyle Pink
Diamonds Tender have been sold. The company did not disclose prices, only saying they achieved "exceptional result that belies the global financial crisis of the past 12 months."
Titled Grand Passions, this year's tender offered 43 pink diamonds from Rio Tinto's Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia, including four heart shaped gems.
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From the Sun King to the Smithsonian
Richard Wise
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On a dark night in September of 1792, someone made off with the 69 carat French Blue diamond. Confiscated from King Louis XVI by the revolutionaries of the
French National Assembly, the gem, along with the rest of the French Crown Jewels, had been secreted in a royal storehouse for safe keeping. Many of the gems stolen that night were subsequently recovered by the French government. The French Blue was never seen or heard of again.
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AGL acquires rights to JewelFolio
AGL and AGTA
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American Gemological Laboratories (AGL), a premium service provider of gemological analyses has acquired the rights to the prestigious JewelFolio™. The JewelFolio™ is a unique book that provides the most in-depth analysis and description of high-quality, high value gems and jewelry.
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 This week, AGTA recommends:
A Guide To Colored
Gemstones Brochure - Special Offer
AGTA has refreshed this valuable point of sale brochure by adding a new cover, new images and updating the text. The brochure is 16 pages of buying information and gemstone photography. This is a great resource for sales associates and as an informational brochure to give to clients. More
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A brave new world of freshwater pearls
Firstwater News
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The pearl has been through a major transition over the past decade; Chinese producers have begun culturing and marketing a whole new segment of freshwater pearls that are beautiful, colorful and best of all, affordable. Freshwaters, as their name suggests, are grown in freshwater lakes as opposed to saltwater, where traditional akoyas are cultured, mainly in Japanese waters. This change in pearl farming has meant
profound differences in the variety of pearls available on the market. Chinese freshwaters offer greater choice, higher quality and lower prices.
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Retailers ramp up social media for the
holidays
The Denver Business Journal
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Preparing for a tough holiday
shopping season, online retailers are beefing up their presence in online social media, a new study says. The National Retail Federation/Shop.org "eHoliday Study" shows more than 47 percent of online retailers polled said they will be increasing their use of social media this holiday season, with an understanding that shoppers use Facebook and Twitter regularly and that those tools are more cost effective, said a news release.
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respected laboratory for identification, treatments and origin reporting. AGL's experienced specialists and advanced analytical techniques uncover the secrets of every stone. Our reports are accepted throughout the industry, including wholesalers, retailers, auction houses and most importantly consumers. MORE |
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Heidi Klum planning to launch new line
Zimbio
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A few months ago, Heidi Klum admitted she'd been forced to shutter her jewelry label after a lawsuit from Van Cleef & Arpels proved too expensive to endure. But Klum has already landed yet another licensing deal, this time a collaboration with Rick and Brian Cytrynbaum on a "lifestyle collection."
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Gemological Institute career day reveals red carpet secrets
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One of the best parts of watching the Hollywood awards shows is seeing the stars in those gorgeous gowns and
amazing jewelry pieces. But how those stars get matched up with those pieces can be a long and involved process.
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Tanzanite Foundation congratulates the winners of the 2010 AGTA Spectrum Awards!
Tanzanite is at least 1000 times rarer than a diamond. More Info.
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IGI, the leading independent, ISO accredited, consumer-focused worldwide gemological laboratory, provides objective and accurate grading, identification and appraisal reports for gemstones and fine jewelry.
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AGTA Booth #202 Original Signature Combination Cut Gems and Gem Carvings by American Gem Artist Larry Woods Natural Sapphires, Malaya Garnet, Chrome Tourmaline, Aquamarine, Uruguay Amethyst, Oregon Sunstone, African Spinel, African Zircon, Pakistan Peridot, Spessartite Garnet, Salmon
Tourmaline, Rubellite Tourmaline, Rhodolite Garnet, Color Change garnet, Gem Silica, Arizona Fire Agate More Info.
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