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AGTA Spectrum Awards™ saw an increase in platinum designs
Diamond World
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During the 26th annual AGTA Spectrum Awards™ recently held, the choice of platinum as a jewellery metal seemed to be on the rise with jewellery designers, reports say. Of the total number of 420 jewellery designs submitted for the competition this year, there was an 11 percent increase in the number of platinum designs.
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JA warns industry about 60 Minutes Segment
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Jewelers of America sent out a letter Monday
in an effort to prepare the jewelry industry for the upcoming CBS 60 Minutes segment that focuses on the issue of artisanal gold mining in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The letter was forwarded throughout the industry and was obtained by JCK through JBT.
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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.
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Going gaga for green
Color n Ice Blog
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Any fancy color green diamond is a rare treat to behold. Natural large green diamonds are almost unheard of. So attendees at Sotheby's Nov. 17th auction in Geneva are in for a once in a lifetime glimpse. Up for
bidding will be a 2.52 carat cushion shaped natural green diamond so rare no one can calculate what the market will bring for this beauty.
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Will men wear pearls?
Luxist
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Will real men wear pearls? Male model and reality television star Marcus Schenkenberg hopes so. Schenkenberg has partnered with German pearl specialist on YOU ROCK by Marcus Schenkenberg a line of pearl jewelry
for men.
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Louis Vuitton Jewelry
Firstwater News
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To create something completely, utterly new is the challenge of every designer. But even more so for jewellery
designers, whose imaginations are reigned in by the realities of production. But then along comes Louis Vuitton, which not only gave Lorenz Baumer the freedom to pursue his creative fantasies in designing the new L'Ame du Voyage collection. It supported him when those dreams meant pushing its goldsmiths and diamond cutters to the edge.
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Happy 35th birthday, Hello Kitty
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Baltimore Sun
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A "Super Hello Kitty Jewel Doll," studded with diamonds, sapphires and a citrine for its yellow nose, is displayed at the "Girlish Culture Hello Kitty" exhibition in Tokyo. Luxury cyrstal maker Swarovski, Japanese toy firm Sanrio and Japanese jewelery maker I.K. unveiled the $150,000 Hello Kitty to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Hello Kitty character.
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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
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Christian Louboutin Barbie doll endeavour
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As if designing a pair of drop-dead-gorgeous hot pink peep-toe heels inspired by Barbie on her 50th birthday, along with a new series of doll-themed photographs taken by the designer himself were not evidence enough of Christian Louboutin's love for the world’s sexiest play toy, he is set to go a step further in his quest to elevate Barbie to the superstardom
levels he feels she deserves in a new stylish endeavour.
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Cheap jewelry imports vex artisans in Southwest
The Wall Street Journal
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A tsunami of cheap imported jewelry - designed to look like authentic Native American art - is flooding the
Southwest U.S., bamboozling tourists, irking law-enforcement officials and infuriating real Indian artists. Phony Indian crafts have been around for decades, but recently both the quantity and the quality of the fakes have soared, according to Native American artists, veteran retailers and state prosecutors.
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Sparkle-2009 aims to boost gems and jewelry industry
Times of India
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After the huge success of Sparkle-2008, SGCCI is organizing the event in co-operation with Surat Diamond Association (SDA) and Gems and Jewelry Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) to promote the glittering stones manufactured in world's largest diamond cutting and polishing industry in Surat.
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Treasure on show in London as another trove found
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The most important treasure trove found in Britain for decades went on display in London on Tuesday, the same day that another discovery valued at $1.6 million was reported found in Scotland. The Staffordshire Hoard, discovered by metal detectorist Terry Herbert in central England in July, comprises over 1,500 mainly gold and silver items and has been compared
in importance to the famous Sutton Hoo burial site unearthed in 1939.
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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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Royals to sell family heirlooms
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The Duke of Kent and his siblings are to sell family heirlooms at auction. The auction of 200 lots at Christie's salerooms in London includes jewellery, paintings and furniture. The pieces once belonged to Prince George, the former Duke of Kent, and his wife Princess Marina.
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