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NEW BAZAAR Thai
moissanite sales up Charles & Colvand, Ltd., (Nasdaq: CTHR) the sole source of mossanite,
reported operating results for the second quarter ended June 30,
2004. North American sales, which represent 84% of total sales,
were down 2% for the quarter, primarily due to lower volume of sales
on TV shopping channels. International sales for the second quarter
increased 24% primary due to increased sales in Thailand, Hong Kong,
Singapore and offset by lower sales in Vietnam. Total shipments
of 23,900 carats for the current period were 2% above the 23,500
carats in the same period of 2003. AGTA Gemfair Tucson 2005
Preliminary statistics indicate that
registration is on the rise for the 24th annual AGTA Gemfair Tucson,
which will take place February 2-7, 2005 at the Convention Center
in Tucson, Arizona. Kimberley scratches ROCongo
Global Witness has strongly commended
the action taken by the Kimberley Process to remove the Republic
of Congo (ROC) from the Kimberley Process. The Canadian government
announced that the ROC is no longer a participant due to its consistent
failure to comply with the Kimberley Process in preventing conflict
diamonds from entering the legitimate diamond trade. Israel rough seminar
The Israel Diamond Institute's Rough
Diamond Seminar brought together over two dozen of the world's present
and future diamond producers and over 550 members of Israel's diamond
industry. The event included presentations about diamond mining
activities, as well as opportunities for investment in mining ventures
in Africa, Canada, Russia, Australia and South America. GIA Communique
Diamond manufacturing and trading
group Dimexon Diamonds Ltd. (Mumbai) and Eurostar Diamond Traders
N.V. (Antwerp) has become one of GIA India's Founding Benefactors
with a US$1 million gift to the Institute's Endowment for Education
in India. Ensuring the Indian diamond industry's continued growth
through increased education was the driving force behind the gift,
said Pankaj K. Mehta, chairman. "The idea of the Indian school
really touched our hearts, "he said. "It's something we
knew from the start we wanted to be associated with. The school
gives something back to our country and the industry." US diamond jewelry
The rapid change in the global diamond
industry continues a pace. Industry members at all levels of the
pipeline are being called upon to develop/employ new skills and
strategies and in particular to become increasingly involved in
the marketing of diamonds and diamond jewellery. How well equipped
is the industry to rise to these challenges? Before any effective
strategies can be identified or defined it is essential to develop
a detailed understanding of both the consumers and the markets to
be targeted. Often this detailed consumer market intelligence is
both expensive to generate and difficult to find. www.goldinspirations.com
Conceived and produced by the World
Gold Council's highly experienced editorial and design team, the
award-winning site, www.goldinspirations.com,
has recently been revamped. www.goldinspirations.com combines exclusive, up-to-minute information
with state-of-the-art technical 'wizardry' to create a stunning,
golden multi-media presentation for lovers of gold jewellery.
................................................................................................................................... MJSA on jewelry trade The Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers
of America (MJSA) has published a new white paper -- Fair Trade
and the US Jewelry industry: A Strategy for Manufacturers to Compete
Globally in the 21st Century, which sheds light on international
trade imbalances and their negative effect on US manufacturers.
Now available for free downloading at www.mjsainc.com, the report "IS the strongest piece that MJSA has ever produced on the
export challenges faced by US manufacturers, and it is the centerpiece
of MJSA's government affairs
program, " said James F. Marquart, MJSA president/CEO. Auction records at Christie's
New York Doris Duke sale
Christie's New York recent sale of
Magnificent Jewels from The Doris Duke Collection was an astounding
success, totaling US$ 11,964,176, doubling the high pre-sale estimate.
The sale was 100% sold by value and 100% sold by lot. With intense
bidding in the packed salesroom and on the telephones,
this result was the highest sale total ever for any private jewelry
collection sold at auction in America and the third most successful
single-owner sale held worldwide in the past 10 years. ................................................................................................................................... BULLETIN
CIBJO
Confidence board Citting
the overriding importance of continued consumer confidence to the
future vitality and growth of the jewellery industry worldwide,
CIBJO, The World Jewellery Confederation, has committed to establish
and disseminate standards for corporate social responsibility that
are to be implemented by its member national trade organizations
worldwide. JSA security The
following recent cases are all from the USA, and they may prove
of interest to jewelry and gem professionals world wide. Further
information is available from the Jeweler's Security Alliance www.jewelerssecurity.org. ................................................................................................................................... COLOURED STONE Regal Ridge emeralds True
North Gems (TGX: TSX-V) announced an important new discovery of
emerald mineralization on Howdy Ridge, 1 km SW of the known mineralized
zone at the Company's Regal Ridge Project located in the Finlayson
Lake District, Yukon, Canada.
AIGS
inks international pacts Following
many months of meetings in both Tehran and Bangkok, a formal agreement
was recently signed between AIGS and the Institute for Training
& Research at AIGS offices in Bangkok. The agreement marks the
second expansion of the AIGS gemological training curriculum internationally,
the first coming two years ago in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ................................................................................................................................... AUCTION Dorotheum
Vienna The
auctions of historical and modern jewellery provided a fitting conclusion
to the Dorotheum Vienna's major auction week. Some of the items
coming up for auction recently were indeed fit for a princess, such
as a silver and gold doublee diadem with old-cut brilliants, dating
to circa 1880 (Euro 13.000-20.000), and a matching necklace (Euro
20.00-30.00).
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