|
Your keyword: victorian,crown,brooch,diamond
|
| PHOTO |
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION |
PRICE |
|
AGTA names Spectrum Award winners
...arat white gold "Hummingbird" brooch featuring pink sapphires (0.85 total carat weight), Paraiba tourmalines (0.42 total carat weight), brown and yellow diamonds (0.50 total carat weight), and boulder opal (0.04 total carat weight).Bridal Wear 1st Place-Bridal Division: Brandy Hurt, AVA Goldworks, Hannibal, Mo.Cultured pearl necklace featuring a 3.10-carat opal drop set in 18-karat white and rose ... |
GAO report: Conflict diamonds still entering U.S.
...ust be done to stop "conflict diamonds" from entering the United States.While noting that the legitimate trade of rough diamonds can make a major contribution to economies of producing, exporting and importing countries, the report, released Wednesday, states that rough diamonds fueled severe conflicts in countries such as Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola during t... |
Oprah discusses 'Blood Diamond' today
...d Djimon Hounsou had a fairly diamond-industry-positive discussion on conflict diamonds with host Oprah Winfrey.The episode, which was taped earlier, offered viewers information on the film and the issue, and gave airtime to how the diamond industry has addressed conflict diamonds. Winfrey didn't editorialize while praising the actors and the film, but she addressed her audience directly in a segm... |
WDC launches diamond Web site and ad campaign
...e informational Web site, www.diamondfacts.org and a broad-based advertising effort.The campaign includes full-page print ads in 10 major United States and international papers including the The New York Times, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, The Times (UK) , International Herald Tribune and Financial Times. According to a media release, the ads will begin running Wednesday.The Web site will off... |
SA Gems, Global Giving launch 'socially responsible diamonds' initiative
...ects."With two of every three diamonds sold on the market today being of African origin, we believe that a vehicle to give back to African causes will find a receptive audience in our trade and amongst the diamond-jewelry-buying public," SA Gems President Chris LaTrobe said in a statement.The joint SA Gems and Global Giving project will run in stores in conjunction with the South African diamonds ... |
GIA offers preview of new synthetic-diamond reports
... glimpse of its new synthetic-diamond grading reports on Friday. The image is posted to GIA's Web site at GIA.edu.The sample "Synthetic Colored diamond Grading Report" clearly identifies the diamond as laboratory-grown (it makes reference to the diamond's man-made status four times) and doesn't use the standardized clarity or color scales present on natural-diamond reports. As previously reported,... |
J.C. Penney 'Doghouse' spot has viewers howling
...a vacuum cleaner instead of a diamond jewelry gift from J.C. Penney.Plano, Texas--Chain retailer J.C. Penney's "Beware of the Doghouse" holiday commercial has become an Internet sensation, garnering both criticism and applause from the millions who have the viewed the online jewelry ad."Beware of the Doghouse" is a four-and-a-half minute mini-movie that serves as a reminder to men of what can happ... |
Sotheby's Geneva announces 'Magnificent Jewels' sale
...n Nov. 15.The sale will offer diamonds, rare colored gemstones, period pieces from 1850 to the present, as well as signed jewelry by Cartier, Tiffany and Harry Winston.Highlights of the sale include a pear-shaped, D-color, internally flawless diamond weighing 34.21 carats, estimated at $2 million to $3 million; two cushion-shaped Burmese rubies weighing 18.28 carats and 9.24 carats, estimated at $... |
Sotheby's to auction Belgian princess' royal jewels
ble 8.1-carat diamond ring and detachable brooch. Its estimated value ranges from $101,000 to $177,000. The second tiara, by Van Cleef & Arpels, converts into a bracelet and necklace. Its estimated value ranges from $228,000 to $304,000.Several wedding gifts of jewelry will also hit the auction block, including a variety of brooches and earrings from Van Cleef & Arpels and Jean Lantonnois.... |
GIA to Release Book on Colored Diamonds
...articles and notes on colored diamonds originally published in Gems & Gemology, GIA's quarterly journal. Copies of the book, edited by John M. King, will be available at Symposium in the G&G booth. Attendees will also have the opportunity to discuss the book with King during the "Meet the Authors" book-signing event Sunday and Monday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Elizabeth Foyer. "With this ... |
Report: Consumers uneducated on jewelry hot topics
...y—from synthetic and conflict diamonds to gem treatments—consumers are largely uninformed, according to a real-time Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council (JCOC) study conducted last month during the 4th International Gemological Symposium.The research, released Thursday, was conducted in response to trade requests and allowed analysis of consumer opinion as industry leaders met from Aug. 26-29 in San D... |
Alrosa hopes to continue sales to De Beers
...o phase out the sale of rough diamonds to De Beers, Russian producer Alrosa is now appealing the decision made by the European Commission (EC), according to published reports.Under the current agreement, De Beers will purchase $600 million in rough diamonds from Alrosa this year, $500 million in 2007 and $400 million in 2008. De Beers has vowed to stop purchasing diamonds from Alrosa by 2009.The E... |
EXCLUSIVE: Jewelers see uptick in sales since Black Friday
...ce Black Friday weekend, with diamond jewelry topping consumers' shopping lists."Sales last week were definitely higher for us than they usually are in the week after Thanksgiving," says Evan James Deutsch, owner of Evan James Ltd. in Brattleboro, Vt. "The weather I think really helped. It was 65 degrees here. People seemed more upbeat and more willing to spend early on."Deutsch says that Friday, ... |
WFDB mark unveiled in Asia
...at approved members of WFDB's diamond exchanges will be able to display to show clients and suppliers that they follow the World Federation Code of Principles. The code is a set of ethical business practices, based on resolutions passed by the WFDB in 1992, relating to the various ethical challenges that confront the diamond and jewelry trade."Through its adoption of the WFDB Mark program, the WFD... |
Samuels Jewelers in acquisition discussions
the sightholder."We believe Samuels is an ideal candidate to complement a sightholder's strengths in manufacturing of diamonds and jewelry products," Samuels Chairman David Barr said in a statement. Samuels operates 97 retail jewelry stores in 18 states under the names Samuels, Schubach and Samuels diamonds. The retailer had an estimated $100,000,000 in U.S. retail jewelry and watch sales in 2005.... |
DTC talks consumer confidence, global marketing at road show
... about issues that impact the diamond industry.DTC representatives were invited to speak by Israel diamond Exchange President Avi Paz and former World Federation of diamond Bourses President Shmuel Schnitzer. Last year, the DTC addressed diamantaires here as well as in Mumbai and Antwerp."In the 21st century, information is the most important business asset," said Paz at the event. "What we hear t... |
Aber Acquires 100% of Harry Winston
...engthens Aber's position as a diamond company in mining and retailing. "The past two and half years have demonstrated the tangible benefits of linking the marketing of rough diamonds to a high-end diamond retailer in the form of improved margins at both ends of the business," says Robert Gannicott, chairman and CEO of Aber. "This acquisition solidifies our position as the world's premier publicly ... |
Helzberg's 'Sparkle' sale to benefit children's charities
...nated to Jewelers for Children, which supports four child-focused charities: the National CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Association, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and The Elizabeth Glacier Pediatric AIDS Foundation.Last year, Helzberg diamonds contributed a total of $137,000 to Jewelers for Children. Recently, Jewelers for Children named Hel... |
CRJP names North American director
r to joining the Canadian Jewellery Association, Sproule held positions as the Canadian public relations director for the diamond Trading Co.'s diamond Information Center and as the senior director of communications for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.The CRJP promotes responsible ethical, social and environmental practices throughout the diamond- and gold-jewelry supply chain, from mine to retail.... |
Surat, new jewelry hub in the making!
...g ourselves from being a mere diamond polishing hub to becoming the world's pivotal jewelry-biz centre. The demand for diamond can go down but not for jewelry. I want to see jewelries from Gujarat increase it's volume of exports 40 percent by 2010,"The Minister emphasized on value addition, industry integrations and linkages, technology upgradation, branding and marketing, benchmarking standards a... |
|
|
|
| My account | Favorite |
Help | Contact us | 
| Login or Register | Logout
