diamond news and views
Jessica is a great client (my Swiss Miss) who purchased a beautiful tennis bracelet.
Jamie, Lesley, Vera and Lindsey - I received the bracelet last Friday afternoon and I must say with delight that it is breathtaking! The custom clasp is as delicate as I wished it to be and the diamonds are extraordinarily brilliant. My […]
0 Comment » The time has finally arrived for sports cars to go green. Meet the Tesla Roadster. It is the very first all electric sports car that produces one tenth of the pollution and is six times more efficient than the average sports car. This mini machine produces 100% torque 100% of the time by using 4 […]
From Science Daily - Harvard physicists have shown that specially treated diamond coatings can keep water frozen at body temperature, a finding that may have applications in future medical implants. Doctoral student Alexander Wissner-Gross and Efthimios Kaxiras, physics professor and Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics, spent a year building and examining computer models that […]
James - This was the day I knew I wanted to marry her, about 6 months ago. The pictures were taken at the National Zoo in Washington DC. It was a very special moment for me. - Ben & Di, VA
From Rapaport - Zale Corporation is selling its high-end fine jewelry chain Bailey Banks & Biddle to Finlay Enterprises Inc. for $200 million. For Zale, the sale represents a major step in new management’s strategy to focus on its core middle market brands. “Today’s announcement is consistent with our strategy to focus on the core […]
The wonder of it all to a boy who’s very small
Your very first look at the ocean…
Can any of us recall?
Through the miracle of modern technology my son and daughter-in-law were able to capture baby Brandon’s first moments of seeing the ocean and feeling the waves on his tiny feet! Just a few seconds […]
What a fun night!
A BIG THANKS to M.C. Mark and Judi (it could be ‘verse’) for planning the fun and games. It was great to see everyone together with your beautiful spouses, friends and families. Vera and the red team won the prizes (don’t be ‘blue’ haha) …and Debi and Brian win […]
Diamonds in cyberspace
From ConnPost -Louise Bagshawe is a best-selling British author who has just crossed over to the American market with “Sparkles,” a terrific page-turner set in the world of Paris diamond merchants. When Bagshawe’s heroine Sophie Massot and her partner Hugh Montfort are forced out of their own business, the duo shocks everyone in […]
After 4 weeks most experts are skeptical at best. Original story: 7000 carat diamond discovered?
From MineWeb - Word is not yet out on the reported larger-than-Cullinan diamond found in South Africa yet, but there could still be hope. President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses Ernest Blom told Mineweb today that he had a contract […]
Lesley - The proposal I made with my own Whiteflash stone was made good on last month! Here is a photo from our wedding in Cape Cod. - Mike & Jocelyn, MA
From Rapaport (Jeff Miller) - The Tanzanite Foundation and the International Gemological Institute (IGI) Hong Kong launched a tanzanite grading services venue during the Hong Kong jewelry show. IGI Hong Kong is now the third IGI location to offer tanzanite grading in accordance with the Tanzanite Quality Scale. On September 27, 2007 the Tanzanite Foundation […]
What a fun couple! Danny was so creative and his proposal story is just…amazing!!! You can read the whole amazing thing here (where Danny also posted a cool slide show of the ring from design to finish). This is Shelley’s version…
Danny proposed on September 8th. He took me flying! He wore his pilot dress shirt and […]
Here’s a fun one. Great arrangement with the round and baguette side stones…
As increasing regulation is brought to Africa’s diamond trade rogue elements turn elsewhere. Kimberley Process fraud was uncovered in Brazil and Guyana in 2006 and by November NGOs were calling for expulsion of Venezuela. Border controls are extremely tight in North America, but concerned citizens should know the possibility of corruption exists wherever KPCS is not regulated. Please link your customers to […]
I love my customer Lynn. She had us create this beautiful setting for an incredible sapphire cut by Richard Homer, one of the world’s best colored stone cutters and a friend to Whiteflash (here is a story about Brian and Richard). I am so happy for her!
Hi Jamie - Yesterday, my boyfriend and I went to […]
Debi mentioned how much she likes this ‘feel happy’ video. Even if you don’t know the group you may have seen the iPod Nano commercial. Leslie Feist is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Here is her website.
I’m one of those people that has always been hopelessly addicted to TV, so “PREMIER WEEK” is something I look forward to. This season will be particularly fun since I have now “caught up” with technology and have a DVR! This means that I can pre-program my regular shows and not have to worry about […]
From JCK Online - Total e-commerce sales in 2006 grew 25 percent year-over-year, according to a survey released Monday at the Shop.org Summit in Las Vegas. The report also shows that the stakes are being raised for retailers to provide a consistently positive, more sophisticated experience as consumers are becoming more discriminating about their interactions […]
From Rapaport News - Sotheby’s New York will offer three lots of magnificent natural pearl and diamond jewels from the collection of Kelly and Calvin Klein on December 4. The auction house calls the offerings of historical importance as the Kleins purchased the pieces during a 1987 Sotheby’s Geneva auction of jewels from the Duchess […]
From DIB - Second-generation South Asian-Americans are a following a new trend in jewelry. They are now increasing their purchases of diamond jewelry instead of sticking to a centuries-old tradition of accessorizing with 24-karat gold for weddings, birthdays and cultural celebrations. According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, retail jewelers, who once stocked up […]
This guy takes the cake. Not only did he try to defraud his insurance company - he tried to defraud the guy he hired to rob him. He’ll have up to 10 years to rethink his life.
From Rapaport News - Diamonds are forever, but trying to pretend they were stolen may cost a Bergen County man a stretch […]
LSU v. South Carolina this weekend!!!!!! WHOOHOO!!! GEAUX TIGERS!!! I cannot wait ’til the game. I wanted to show you guys a great video. This video will give you an idea of how true LSU fans are, even from 1300 miles away in Colorado!
I hope this will get everyone in […]
Watch this. He s-l-o-w-l-y enters the store……and then he runnnnnnns……..OUT!
A seagull in Scotland has developed the habit of stealing chips from a neighborhood shop. The seagull waits until the shopkeeper isn’t looking (so a camera was installed), and then walks into the store and grabs a snack-size bag of cheese Doritos. Once outside, […]
There is a lot of turmoil going on today in Louisiana as many gather to protest 6 African American students being jailed after a violent incident with a fellow Caucasian student.
From Wikipedia - On December 4, 2006, Jena High School student Justin Barker, age 17, was assaulted by other Jena High students. According […]
Diva Loves You vodka by ASCOTS is pure and clear - and distilled through a filter of crushed diamonds! Taking it a step further, Blackwood Distillers in Shetland put 48 diamonds, pink sapphires and rubies inside the glass container. They are attempting to create ”a more feminine drink” to appeal to the fairer sex (cheaper versions […]