The American Gem Society Laboratories (AGS Labs) announced Wednesday that it will begin issuing cut grades for oval cut diamonds, effective immediately. This is the industry’s first cut grade for the oval cut, the lab said.
In 2005, AGS Labs released its Performance-Based Cut Grading System for both the round brilliant and the princess – the [...]

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“ I never do anything with my hands ” and other myths of the jewelry repair game.by Richard W. Wise, G.G.©2008
If one more client comes in and tells me her ring should not need repair because “I never do anything with my hands”, I think I am going to spit-up.
You know, just after you [...]

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A handout photo provided to the media on Friday, April 11, 2008, shows a pear-shaped 38-carat D colour potentially flawless diamond, worn by Onassis as a pendant necklace by Harry Winston. Source: Christie’s via Bloomberg News

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LONDON (Reuters) - Christie’s will auction a collection of jewellery belonging to Christina Onassis, the daughter of Greek [...]

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Mattel’s popular childhood icon, Barbie, is the inspiration of a new jewelry collection scheduled to be launched this month. The first collection, which features pink diamonds, precious and semi-precious colored stones and rare metals, entitled Silhouette, portrays the classic Barbie profile of a ponytail, long eyelashes and a ski-jump nose.
The collection includes two necklaces: the [...]

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Diamond Rings err.. Kicks

The trend of sneaker customization; though it seems Robert B. Martin Jr. is taking it to another level.

Jump down the line a few years and Robert’s design style has now turned into a full blown sneaker accessory company namely Kickbars.

Kickbars are diamond plated bars specifically designed to lace through [...]

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Inspired by a sensual and exquisitely feminine couture style, Piaget dares to go for a “sexy “look with creations echoing the lacing on corsets that are tied and untied with voluptuous delight. In an ultra-chic interpretation of wild Parisian nights, a ruby and pink sapphire necklace imitates untied ribbons hanging nonchalantly along a plunging neckline.
In [...]

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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but it looks like they could also be Piaget’s best friend as well. At SIHH, Piaget unveiled this Limelight diamond necklace, cascading with diamonds from every millimeter of its 18 carat white gold setting.

There are 632 brilliant cut diamonds totaling approximately 25.08 carats and 43 pear cut diamonds of [...]

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Historical Feature: Sierra Leone Diamond Sector Financial Policy Constraints
June 2003 Above Link
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The Lure of Sierra Leone Diamonds
By Elizabeth Blunt BBC News, Sierra Leone
Diamonds continue to be big business for Sierra Leone and through the years many have been tempted to join the hunt in the hope of a lucky find.
Diamond diggers may well [...]

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against CMKM Diamonds, accusing the former junior explorationist of fraud in a $64 million scheme.
Author: Dorothy Kosich

RENO, NEVADA USACMKM Diamonds was a penny stock that rarely traded above 2 cents a share, run out of a living room in the gambling Mecca of Las Vegas, [...]

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After mapping, the software calculates the optimum cut.
(Credit: Copyright Fraunhofer ITWM)
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Science Daily (Apr. 8, 2008) — Rubies, emeralds and tourmalines can only sparkle with the right cut. Since early this year, a fully automatic machine has undertaken this grinding process for Paul Wild GmbH. It saves up to 30 percent of the precious [...]

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