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TURKISH Delight.(Custom Profile)
Jul 01, 2009 ... TURKISH Delight By Patrick Totty, Contributing Editor When Ardith Plimack fell in love with Turkey's aquamarine coastal waters, she didn't know it would lead to an encounter with a gem cutter who has served as a last resort for people with difficult jewelry design ...
SPECTROLITE: Color-Play for Peanuts.(Gem Profile)
Jul 01, 2009 ... SPECTROLITE: Color-Play for Peanuts by David Federman, Contributing Editor At its best, spectrolite, a type of labradorite first found in Finland, looks like a cross between black opal and ammolite--the world's two best-known spectral color-play gems (hence the name) ....
What BRIDES Think About RINGS... and You.(Feature)
Jul 01, 2009 ... What BRIDES Think About RINGS ... and You By Deborah Yonick, Contributing Editor A new consumer survey of 9,500 brides and grooms by The Knot uncovers five opportunities for maximizing bridal sales While the state of the global economy has downsized the ...
Band Aid.(Jeweler's Roundtable)
Jul 01, 2009 ... Band Aid By Deborah Yonick, Contributing Editor Wedding sets help turn one sale into three Fact: the jeweler who sells the engagement ring frequently loses the follow-up wedding band sale. In fact, it happens more than 30 percent of the time, according to ...
WHAT'S WHITE NOW.(Buyer's Choice)
Jul 01, 2009 ... WHAT'S WHITE NOW By Patrick Totty, Contributing Editor Retailers pick the best in white metal From the diamond-encrusted platinum necklace purchased for a 50th anniversary to the fashionable sterling bracelet a woman buys for herself to the tungsten ...