GemFind Newsletter 9-8-2015

Apex Diamonds is the latest diamond vendor to join GemFind’s social product network JewelCloud®. Apex boasts a large selection of loose diamonds ranging from 0.01 carat to 10+ carats and GIA AGS EGL certified diamonds. In JewelCloud®, retailers can easily stream Apex Diamonds’ current inventory and pricing through their retail website and the DiamondLink® Facebook application.

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India’s diamond industry hit by falling Chinese demand: GJEPC

PTI The Financial Express. Sep. 08

TheThe country’s diamond industry has been affected due to a 40 per cent fall in demand from slowdown-hit China, industry body GJEPC said today. “We are feeling the pinch of slowdown in Chinese demand for diamond jewellery. Our market share in China has come down by 40 per cent due economic slowdown,”

Melissa Massey Retail Jeweller Sep. 07

Following the first day of International Jewellery London (IJL) taking place at London’s Olympia from September 6-8, Retail Jeweller rounds up some of the new collection highlights.

Danielle Max IDEX Sep. 08

Lucara Diamond Corp’s second exceptional stone tender of the year will take place in Gaborone from November 2-11. The sale will feature up to 12 diamonds, including the recently recovered 336-carat Type IIa stone, as well as an 8-carat fancy pink diamond.

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GIA to start making lab-grown diamonds

Stephanie Chan Jeweller Magazine. Sep. 08

The GIA will begin producing synthetic diamonds next year in order to gain a greater understanding of the properties of such stones and improve identification capabilities. Gemological Institute of America (GIA) executive vice president and chief laboratory and research officer Tom Moses announced the development during International Diamond Week, which was held in Israel from 30 August to 3 September. Read More

Top 5 Jewelry Heists of All Times

Tiffini T love& pieces

September 02

Jewelry heists has always been part of the jewelry world. From what was believed to be the Hope Diamond which was missing for a twenty-four hour period to one of the most recent jewelry heists in July 2013 in Cannes, France. Let’s take a look at Top 5 Jewelry Heists.

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6 gold pieces to see at Vicenzaoro Fall

Hannah Connorton National Jeweler Sep. 03

The Vicenzaoro Fall jewelry trade show is set to kick off this Saturday in Vicenza, Italy, at a time when gold prices are relatively low and yellow gold jewelry is hot. Vicenzaoro is an international jewelry industry melting pot. It’s not only a place for attendees to scope out trends but also a stage for brands to unveil their latest collections.

Anthony Demarco Jewelry News Network Sep. 05

Among the top lots of the Bonhams London Fine Jewellery Sale on September 24 is the 50.13-carat Hope Spinel. The octagonal step-cut spinel is expected to fetch $240,000 - $310,000. However, Emily Barber, director of Bonhams jewelry department in London, said it could sell for much more.

Trace the journey of one of the world's rarest and largest diamonds

Stephy Chung CNN Sep. 04

The gallery depicts a visual journey -- from the origins of where one of the world's rarest and largest diamonds was unearthed, to how it formed the core of an absurdly lavish necklace, made of 11,551 diamonds and hundreds of pieces of jade and jadeite. The piece was designed as a collaboration between jewelry designer Wallace Chan and jewelry retailer, Chow Tai Fook.

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Ray-Tracing, Binocular Rivalry, and Effective Total Angular Size (ETAS)

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Prosumer Diamonds Sep. 02

One of the most common mistakes a beginner makes is to over-rely on a single tool that evaluates a diamond’s light performance. The reason is that the all of the popular tools have limitations so you need to know what they are.

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All the Queen’s Jewels: The Fantastic Jewelry Collection of Queen Elizabeth II

The Israeli Diamond Industry Blog

Sep. 07

On September 9th, Queen Elizabeth II will become the longest reigning British monarch. She will have served 63 years, seven months and two days, thus breaking her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria’s record.