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La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland--Montres Corum Sarl (Corum) has signed an agreement to buy out Corum USA LLC, the exclusive distribution agent of the Swiss watch brand's timepieces in the Northern American and Caribbean markets. According to a media release, the acquisition is in line with Corum's global distribution policy and allows the brand to have a stronger presence in the American market, whose size and commercial opportunities are considered of utmost importance. 
There is a lot about the concept of "brass and glass"-which lets jewelers hold down inventory costs by only showing replicas-that is controversial, starting with the name. Spence Diamonds, a Canadian jeweler that recently bought three stores in Houston, features nothing but replicas and proudly uses the term "brass and glass" on its Web site. 
In April 2008 a shipwreck was discovered at the beach of Sperrgebiet. A geologist working for De Beers, which owns the diamond mining operation in the area, found a copper ingot lying in the sand. The ingot was embedded with a trident-shaped mark, which was eventually recognized as the hallmark of Anton Fugger, one of Renaissance Europe's wealthiest financiers.
At the JA New York Summer Show in July, German Seferbekov, the Russian jewelry designer behind Kabirksi and Co., displayed a collection of deluxe yet provocative creations made all the more intriguing by his trademark image, a cockroach. The insect appears in the designer's ads and on his Web site, where an animated roach crawls across a screen bearing Seferbekov's scribbled pseudonym, G. Kabirski, and pauses to mark the period and dot the two "i's" with diamonds before scurrying away.
London--Petra Diamonds has announced the recovery of a 507.55-carat rough white diamond from the famed Cullinan Mine in South Africa.According to a media release, Petra recovered the diamond on Sept. 24. While experts currently are analyzing the stone, initial examinations indicate that the stone is of exceptional color and clarity, and is most likely a Type II diamond.
American Elements has created jewellery that is for the first time manufactured out of rare Iridium metal, and has patented its manufacturing technology last month. The company has already begun production of jewellery in the metal. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and is a manufacturer of rare metals. 
Think of your website's "About Us" pages as your calling card. When a prospective customer visits your site, chances are "About Us" is one of the first links he will click on. What he reads there can make or break his decision to give you his business. His primary question is, "Can I trust this company?" 
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You've no doubt been at pains to cut costs during this recession. Now is the perfect time to review your hiring strategies and pay scales. More important, it's time to look at the fringe benefits you could and should be offering. Your company might save a bundle by replacing dollars with benefits.
The quality of your trade show displays will make or break your trade show experiences. Exhibitors new to trade shows tend to focus on the flashy; they want to create trade show displays that will draw crowds. But that's not the point.
GemFind: Diamond Search, Web Development, JewelCloud , ring builder, stud builder, pendant builder 2009-10-06
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