28 Nov
DeBeers holds an annual competition design to promote diamond jewelry. This year’s competition for the ‘Best New Piece of Diamond Jewelry of 2007′ with the theme ‘Diamonds-Nature’s Miracle’ was won by the world’s largest diamond jewelry manufacturing company, Rosy Blue.
The winning design, Flotz Brilliance in Air, is inspired by water droplets shimmering on a sunlit [...]
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27 Nov
Ok, this stuff is just cool. Designer Alan K. has taken a bold step by using Stingray leather, dyed various colors, and combined it with sterling silver to create a cool looking line of jewelry. Priced at around $50 per piece, Alan K’s jewelry will make a great fashion statement for those casual outings.
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26 Nov
I was reading a great article by Chaim Even-Zohar about the Kimberly Process and how reasonably simply it is to circumvent.
Finished jewelry is not subject to the Kimberly Process and documentation. As it should be. Can you imagine having to carry your Kimberly paperwork everywhere you go when you travel just to prove that you [...]
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25 Nov
Seriously, you pamper every other part of your body, why not your lips?
French cosmetics house Guerlain - lipstick innovators since the 1920s - launches KissKiss Gold and Diamonds - a $62,000 lip color wrapped in a 110-gram, 18-karat gold tube encrusted with 199 conflict-free diamonds weighing 2.2 carats, rubies and emeralds. It can be custom-engraved [...]
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23 Nov
Now that Big Lots, Family Dollar and Michaels have recalled their lead jewelry lines (43,000 units from Big Lots alone) it seems that bottomless pit that is cheap junk is all lead. I hope that you will excuse me for not being too surprised at all this.
Allow me some editorializing room here. What did everyone [...]
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19 Nov
Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (HWD) opened for trading this morning on the NYSE at $39.20 per share. The day’s opening was unique with the NYSE playing Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend before the bell.
Harry Winston is now the largest publicly traded diamond company and $40 you can own a Harry Winston as well.
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17 Nov
Mass market retailer Kmart is removing all costume jewelry labeled “lead free” from its shelves after lead monitoring programs who tested the pieces found that some of the contained high levels of lead.
The jewelry comes the brand “Accessories” which specializes in low cost sets of costume jewelry that include matching necklaces and earrings. One charm [...]
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15 Nov
I need to jazz up my $600 i-Phone and covering it with diamonds seems like a cool way to go.
Designed by Alexander Amosu, the London based mobile entrepreneur, the a limited edition iPhone with 420 diamonds totaling 5.65 carats set in 18k white or yellow gold. The phone is available with a choice of white, [...]
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