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title: GemFind Weekly Newsletter July 18, 2017
description: "Diamond in the Ruff: Dog Eats $16K Ring | Topaz Disguised as Rough Diamonds | 10 Most-Read Stories of 2017 So Far | How to choose an engagement ring to suit your hand shape | How A Custom Jewelry Buil"
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# [GemFind Weekly Newsletter July 18, 2017](https://blog.gemfind.com/blog-test/newsletter-7-18-17)

 Written by [Alex](https://blog.gemfind.com/blog-test/author/alex) | July 18, 2017

|       APPLICATIONS SERVICES CONTACT   How A Custom Jewelry Builder  Can Boost Sales      If you’re an online jeweler and you want to  see more traffic and sales, it helps to  connect with the tools that can make that  happen. Traffic usually doesn’t just come  from luck or magic. You have to align with  industry tools and strategies that create a  memorable online experience so that  visitors keep coming back and spread the  word to friends. It especially helps to offer  custom jewelry builder tools. Read More    JewelCloud®   The Future of    Retail Jewelry   Contact GemFind at     1-800-373-4373 or     info@gemfind.com Learn how to join worldwide vendors and retailers on JewelCloud.   Diamond in the Ruff: Dog Eats $16K Ring Diamonds.net                    July 18 When Charlie Jackson and his wife Carol noticed her $16,000 (GBP 12,000) engagement ring was missing, and saw the accompanying wedding ring strewn on the floor, it was soon obvious what had happened.  Read More   Dominion Diamond Corp Acquired by Washington Corps for $1.2Bn IDEX                           July 17 After months of rumors, Dominion Diamond Corporation announced that The Washington Companies, a group of privately held North American mining, industrial and transportation businesses founded by industrialist and entrepreneur Dennis R. Washington, Read More   Signet Gets New CEO, Replacing Mark Light JCK                             July 17 Signet has selected board member Virginia “Gina” C. Drosos as its new CEO, effective August 1, replacing company veteran Mark Light. Light, 55, who has served as CEO since 2014, decided to retire after 35 years with the company due to unspecified health reasons,  Read More Congratulations Reiner’s Fine Jewelry  on Your New Website! HRD Antwerp Discovers Topaz Disguised as Rough Diamonds The Diamond Loupe  July 17 Last week, a leading diamond grading and certification lab HRD Antwerp detected two large topaz stones fashioned to imitate rough diamonds in an apparent attempt to fool a trader. "Two large, near-colourless rough stones weighing 50.08 and 38.18 ct were submitted to our research department to determine their quality," HRD's statement reads. Read More   The 10 Most-Read Stories of 2017 So Far National Jeweler             July 18 Well, in the retail world, there has been a wave of store closures rivaling the level reached during the Great Recession. Every day it seems like there’s a new retailer that goes Chapter 11--The Limited, RadioShack, Payless ShoeSource, BCBG Max Azria and Gymboree are just a few of the chains that have filed for  Read More   How to choose an engagement ring to suit your hand shape The Jewellery Editor        July 18  Choosing the right engagement ring for your hand and finger shape from the dizzying array of designs on offer can be likened to finding the most figure-flattering pair of jeans. The flares that look amazing on your friend with legs up to her armpits can make those of us not blessed with Read More   Why society ladies are spending thousands on fake jewels NEW YORK POST             July 17  Harriette Rose Katz recently commissioned her jeweler to make a 32-inch diamond pavé link necklace and matching bracelet. But the sparklers, which together cost $14,000, aren’t real diamonds: They’re cubic zirconia. Read More The Most Advanced  Web Technology for Jewelers 1-800-373-4373     Tennis ball-sized 'diamond in the rough' too big to sell    Reuters  July 17 In the mysterious world of diamond mining, it turns out that some stones are too big to sell. Canada's Lucara Diamond Corp will have to cut its tennis ball-sized rough diamond to find a buyer, industry insiders say, following Sotheby's failed auction for the world's largest uncut stone last summer. JewelCloud Member Spotlight  Contact GemFind to add products to your web site and Facebook page!     How Omega's Speedmaster 'Moonwatch' made space history  The Jewellery Editor  July 16 If we can talk about celebrities in the watch world, Omega’s Speedmaster takes the cake. Celebrating its 60th anniversary of uninterrupted life on Earth, and 48 years since it first landed on the Moon, the Speedmaster has not lost an inch of its gravitational pull since it was spotted on Buzz Aldrin’s wrist in the epic Moon landing of July 1969.  GemFind Provides Technology You Do Business!     If you have any comments or suggestions, please call us at (800) 373-4373  www.GemFind.com   OUR AFFILIATIONS |
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