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Video: One-of-a-kind Jewels at Pluczenik in Baselworld,
By Jennifer Heebner JCK Online March 21, 2010
A platinum and diamond knuckle-duster ring, a platinum, gold, and diamond fan, and, a 6 ct. blue diamond--all worth nearly $14 million--are among the brand's product highlights.
DTC sightholder Pluczenik has a feast for the eyes on display at its booth at the Baselworld fair this week. If you're in town and in the market for a one-of-a-kind, stop by to see the jewels in person, and, bring a lot of money.
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Protection measure for red, pink coral fails
National Jeweler March 22,2010
measure that would have granted trade protection to red and pink corals (Coralliidae) used in jewelry and home décor failed to garner enough votes to pass at an international endangered species convention held Sunday in Doha, Qatar. According to a news release from ocean conservation organization SeaWeb, the vote to protect red and pink coral failed to receive the necessary two-thirds majority at the 15th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Sixty-four countries voted in favor of protection, 59 against it and 10 abstained.>>>
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Increase sales in 2010
Sell More Through Virtual Inventory
1. Manufacturers and Diamond Dealers upload their merchandise to GemFind.net 2. Retail Jewelers will select from the Manufacturer's or Diamond Dealer's inventory and markup the merchandise... 3. Retail Jewelers will link to GemFind's search engine and showcase their selected Virtual Inventory on their own websites... 4. Consumers visit websites and purchase the Retail Jeweler's Virtual Inventory. Virtual Inventory gives:
1. Manufacturers and Diamond Dealers the opportunity to sell more to Retailers....
2. Retail Jewelers the ability to sell something they don't have in their stores... 3. Consumers the ability to view the merchandise at a local jeweler or to buy online...
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5 top diamond-studded oddities
By Roe Kalb The Israeli Diamond Industry Blog March 18, 2010
This is a simple fact of life: jewelers are happiest when they are covering something - electronic devices, archeological artifacts, food - with diamonds. Some of these diamond-studded creations are truly a thing of beauty, but others really make you wonder - what were they thinking? Here are five examples of things you would never think to cover with gems - unless you were a starry-eyed jeweler: >>>
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Baselworld 2010 Opens With High Hopes
By William George Shuster JCK Online
March 18,2010
Cautious optimism dominated the opening of Baselworld 2010, the world's largest watch and jewelry show. After two years of global recession, attendees hope the show is the "first moment in the recovery of a revitalized industry," said Sylvie Ritter, Baselworld's managing director. Industry officials warn, however, that the industry shouldn't expect too much too soon. "We shouldn't be overconfident, because the global economic situation is still highly precarious," said Jacques J. Duchêne, a president of the show's Exhibitors' Committee. >>> |
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Alice in Wonderland jewellery, myth or magic?
By Juliet Hutton-Squire Professionall Jeweller March 22,2010
This epic 3D fantasy adventure has not only inspired jewellery collections that have adorned the world's celebs (Avril Lavigne rocked the Red Queen bracelet by Tom Binns for Disney Couture at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Olympic Games); but also appeared top of the wish list of jewellery lovers, collectors and fashionistas. >>>
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JCK Exclusive Report from Basel: New Watch Breakthroughs
By William George Shuster JCKOnline March 19,2010
Technical breakthroughs. BaselWorld is always a stage for technical advances in watchmaking. This year Bulova had its groundbreaking Precisionist quartz technology, which it calls "the world's most accurate watch," with a continuous sweep second hand, unusual for quartz watches. TagHeuer's Grand Carrera Pendulum is a concept watch with the first mechanical movement in 250 years of watchmaking without a hairspring, which has been replaced by magnetic fields.
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6 Easy Ways to Improve Your Chances for a Small Business Loan
Business.com
These days, with banks tossing nickels around like they're manhole covers, getting a small business loan is no easy matter. Here are some tips from Robert Seiwert, an official with the American Bankers Association. Seiwert's insights offer a glimpse into how bankers think these days, and can help you develop a beneficial relationship with a bank and prepare your business to get a loan.
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Report: Online demand for watches up 24.5 percent
National Jeweler March 18,2010
Based on data from over 500 million online searches, the 2010 report highlights 25 luxury brands in 10 key markets, with additional findings including a 22 percent decrease in counterfeit watch demand in the United States; online social networks' increasing importance in the watch community; and China's domination in terms of watch demand among the so-called "BRIC nations," which include Brazil, Russia, India and China.
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What Does Your Business Card Say About You?
By Tim Malone JCKOnline March 18,2010
What does your business card say about your company, your brand and you? What impressions of your company does your business card leave in the minds of the people you meet and the shoppers you attempt to sell? How does your jewelry firm come across through your business card; traditional, contemporary, design forward, high end luxury, etc.? >>>
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Two rare historic gems to feature at Christie's New York sale
By Diamond World News Service March 22,2010
Rare historic gems - Emperor Maximilian Diamond and the Catherine the Great Emerald and Diamond Brooch will be offered at Christie's New York sale slated for April 22, 2010. Both gems carry a historical legacy that defines them priceless and both have not been displayed in public for decades, reports say. >>> |
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Study: Top luxury shoppers may never visit stores
National Jeweler March 17,2010
Stevens, Pa.--Some of today's best prospects for buying luxury brands spend more time shopping online and actually turn their noses up at the idea of going to a store, a new study reveals. According to Unity Marketing's recent study, "How the Affluent Luxury Consumer Uses the Internet and Social Media: An In-Depth Profile," the segment of the luxury market identified as "heavy users" of the Internet spent, on average, twice as much money buying luxury goods as compared to affluents who spent less time shopping online.
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Exclusive to JCK: French Polynesia, Year 2020
By Josh Humbert, Tahitian Pearl Farmer JCkOnline March 22,2010
The skeptics said it couldn't be done. The nay-sayers of 10 years previous said the absurdly spaced atolls and islands of French Polynesia could never unite, could never organize to save their own industry. Farmers were said to be too independent, too prone to anarchy. But in their eyes the buyers were at fault, always nibbling at the price. >>> |
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