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Auction Season Jewelry Sales Highlights
Auction Season Jewelry Sales Highlights Keywords: Antique jewelry findings, vanadium chrysoberyl, paraiba tourmaline color range, exceptional tourmalines, Estrela de Fura Vietnamese ruby, pearl farming in Japan, non-nacreous pearls, gamma irradiation on ruby and sapphire, orange sodalite, afghanite, spinel from Afghanistan, synthetic cobalt spinel, cobalt spinel, sapphires from Pein-Pyit, geology of Mogok, age dating of ruby, […]
The Fascinating World of Opalized Fossils
Cloaked in white dust and surrounded by expansive plains, the town of Lightning Ridge produces the bulk of the world’s precious black opal. This rare gemstone, prized for its dazzling play of color, hides out of sight in the Australian outback beneath a town roughly 450 miles northwest of Sydney. And for more than 100 […]
UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights
UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights Keywords: Human Rights, law, united nations,
History of Diamond Cutting
Since their discovery, natural diamonds have captivated humanity with their unparalleled hardness and mysterious beauty. Their extreme resistance to shaping and polishing filled them with folklore and superstition. It took thousands of years before humans devised the first successful diamond-cutting techniques. Historical texts tell us that by the 6th century, Indian lapidary workers and […]
Bain Forecasts 3% Growth in 2024 Holiday Spending
Bain Forecasts 3% Growth in 2024 Holiday Spending Keywords: holiday, advertising, marketing, spending
Ring It On
While engagement ring designs are starting to get exciting—we see you, Kaley Cuoco, and your asymmetrical three-stone ring—manufacturers tell us those super untraditional looks are still a ways off from going mainstream. “We’ve seen that traditional styles are still relevant, but there is a certain amount of growth towards the more modern looks,” explains Sam […]
Three Cybersercurity Risks Jewelers Must Address Now
Cybersecurity incidents are skyrocketing around the world, and the jewelry industry has not been immune from these incidents. Jewelry professionals have recently faced many cyberattacks, ranging from data breaches and e-commerce hacks to compromised payment systems. Cyberattacks like these are expensive and disruptive to manage, and can harm a company’s reputation and brand value. […]
Meta Holiday Ad Performance Playbook
Meta Holiday Ad Performance Playbook Keywords: holiday, advertising, marketing
The Pros and Cons of Using Online Coupon Codes
Are coupon codes worth your time? 80% of consumers are more likely to shop from a new brand if it provides a discount coupon, and that number jumps to 89% for millennials. So, yes, in short, coupon codes are an effective marketing tactic… But there’s a caveat. While coupon codes are desirable from a consumer’s perspective, there are […]
2024 Precious Metals Report
2024 Precious Metals Report Keywords: industry research, gold, palladium, platinum, silver, copper