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Katie - On Saturday morning Hope and I drove out to Lake Somerville (near Brenham) and rented a canoe. About a year and a half ago we had visited the island in the middle to find a geocache hidden there. Geocaches are boxes that people hide and then post the latitude and longitude of the […]
0 Comment » From The South African - Canadian mining company, Etruscan (TSX:EET) is gearing up to be a major diamond producer in the Ventersdorp Alluvial Diamond District about 150 km west of Johannesburg in South Africa. The company is to list its newly created subsidiary, Etruscan Diamonds Limited on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the Johannesburg […]
A United States patent was recently granted for the Holloway Cut Adviser. The tool has helped thousands of consumers make diamond-filtering choices when browsing online. Though its operation is simple its conclusions - like diamonds - are not black or white. Garry Holloway, creator of the HCA and ideal-scope, discusses the HCA […]
From JCK Online - The World Jewelry Center has released a new artist’s rendering of the 50-plus story tower that will be the focal point of the new international marketplace for the gem and jewelry industry in Las Vegas. The WJC trade tower, designed by Altoon + Porter Architects, LLP, will contain office condominiums of […]
From Rapaport - Two men in Queens, New York, were apparently phoning-up consumers with Asian “sounding surnames” and posing as representatives from national credit services company Equifax. The consumers, many of whom turned out to be immigrants from Bangladesh, provided private information to the men, including credit card numbers. According to criminal charges against the […]
We featured Eira Thomas, Canada’s “Queen of Diamonds” in a previous entry (linked here). The engaging Stornoway Diamonds CEO gets personal in this interview with Lisa Wright: Full Story
For the latest on humanitarian efforts related to conflict diamonds, visit Dreams of Africa.
From Rapaport - The United Nations Security Council has renewed its ban on rough diamonds from Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast,) extending the embargo for another year until October 31, 2008. The resolution also extended the ban on the trade of arms for […]
My clients Andy and Mary were married Oct 21st. Andy was very precise and structured. He was definitely one of my most knowledgeable clients and a planner; evident in the story which I really loved.
Andy’s Story: “I had expected to get the engagement ring sometime in mid-April; the jeweler thought it was going to take a […]
Not only does crime not pay…it hurts!
From Times of India - A confidence trickster tried to cheat a diamond merchant by swallowing the original jewel and replacing it with a flawed duplicate, but doctors at Mumbai’s JJ Hospital X-rayed the accused, located the diamond and gave the man an enema to recover the stone 12 […]
From Daily Mail - Diamonds are a girl’s best friend but they can also be her worst enemy, especially when the stone in question is a £5million Montblanc. Australian Supermodel Elle Macpherson and Hollywood A-lister Hilary Swank both wanted to wear the stunning necklace containing the gem to a party to launch the jeweller’s new […]
So my sister Lillian is a photographer and currently working on her portfolio as she nears her December graduation at Sam Houston State. She wanted to capture body movement and so came with me to a salsa social that was held on Sunday. It’s not a YouTube but I thought this might take care of […]
From Chinaview - Belgian judicial authorities have confiscated 14 million euros (20 million U.S. dollars) worth of illegal diamonds from Cote d’Ivoire and a diamond trader suspected of smuggling the diamonds has been arrested, Belgian broadcaster VRT reported Saturday. The diamonds from the African country are so-called “blood diamonds” - money earned from which is […]
Celina - Here are a couple of pictures of us and the ring! We had such a great time on vacation. Everyone noticed how much the ring sparkled! The one guy even said I must be a jeweler, LOL! We are both excited and will be talking to you soon for the wedding bands. Thanks […]
From Rapaport - Sotheby’s Geneva will offer a magnificent 84.37 carat, brilliant-cut, D (finest white,) flawless, diamond for auction during its Magnificent Jewels in Geneva on November 14. The diamond (pictured) is the largest brilliant-cut diamond of top quality to appear at auction and is estimated at $12-16 million (CHF 15-20 million.) In addition to its […]
On Sunday October 28 the North Texas GIA Alumni Association was treated to a presentation by GIA Research Associate Al Gilbertson on his new book “American Cut - The First 100 Years.” The book focuses on the evolution of diamond cutting in the United States and gives historical legs to truncated trade myths. There is […]
If your clients ask why we insist they use USPS Registered-Insured, please share this story.
From KSN - Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend but they’re John Richardson’s way of life. At his business, Diamond Mine Jewelers, John repairs and refines diamonds for vendors. John says his company ships about six to eight boxes a […]
For everyone who set their clock back looking forward to that extra hour of sleep, or who showed up to work an hour late…you’re a week too soon. Typically Daylight Savings Time is the last week of October, but thanks to the 2005 Energy Conservation Act set forth by President Bush, we won’t be gaining […]
Rings that are worn next to each other are going to touch each other. We’ve made thousands of matching sets and it’s critical to design them so that the girdles of the diamonds don’t cause damage to neighboring rings during “normal wear.” This is a key term. Depending on a person’s lifestyle it’s possible for rings to be […]
I saw this on Good Morning America today and it was sooooo cool! Who would have thought? They actually worked the numbers of you working an 8 hour day + walking at 1mp (the average for people) = An estimated 40 lbs per year! The doctor that created it noted that people are much more […]
Garry Holloway of Melbourne, Australia recently re-opened his store as “Holloway Diamonds” (formerly Precious Metals). Inventor/developer of the patented Holloway Cut Adviser and Ideal-Scope, Mr. Holloway is well-known in the diamond and jewelry trade as a “crusader” for higher global diamond cutting standards.
Brian Gavin (Brian The Cutter) from Whiteflash visited Holloway Diamonds to extend congratulations to […]
From National Jeweler Network - The American Gem Trade Association Gemological Testing Center (AGTA GTC) is now offering a one-of-a-kind, custom-built document with an elegance to match the individual jewel it describes. The AGTA GTC “JewelFolio” consists of approximately 35 full-color pages and features information on the gemstone’s history, legend and lore, further reading references and […]
From RFID - Every body craves for diamonds especially women who cannot stop smiling when they get a diamond but do you know that diamond merchants dealing in diamonds have a tough time tackling their inventory of loose diamonds where the figures could run into millions of dollars. In case the merchant loses even one […]
From Economic Times - The Indian gems and jewellery industry has come a long way from the traditional manual cutting and polishing to adopting hi-tech, speedy and effective software, much to the envy of its counterparts in China, Belgium, Hong Kong and Italy. The last few years have seen an emergence of the tech-savvy diamond […]
From Phillips - Electronic Sensing Jewelry has been conceived alongside a European project, STELLA, (www.stella-project.de) developing stretchable, flexible electronic substrates that integrate energy supply, sensors, actuators, and display. Skintile the Electronic Sensing Jewelry further explores emotional and physiological sensing. It is a new genre of product; a generation of wireless, stick-on body sensors that re-define traditional […]
As if having hot, sexy, sports cars wasn’t enough, now the Ferrari designers are tackling bathrooms. That’s right, you can have a Ferrari in your bathroom….not a car of course but the next best thing, a whirlpool tub. Take a look at this super chic Ferrari Whirlpool tub! You can read more here.