By Erika W. It's big. It's yellow...and it was seized from Paul Monea, an Ohio businessman convicted of money laundering. Forbes contributor Anthony DeMarco reports that "Monea was convicted of money laundering and conspiracy in 2007 in U.S. District Court in Akron. He tried to sell the gem, known as the 'Golden ...
Want a 43.51 carat Fancy Intense Yellow Diamond? CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST
By Erika W. The latest in Kimberley Process news... Rapaport - After Kimberley… Now What? By now it should be clear that a Kimberley Process (KP) certificate does not ensure a diamond is free of human rights violations or other serious ethical problems. In fact, a KP certificate does not even ensure that...
Kimberley Process News Roundup – August 2011 CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST
By Erika W. The Gelin Abaci team launched a new collection featuring the Lida Cut diamond at the Couture 2011 jewelry show. The Lida is a patented elongated six-sided diamond cut with 43 facets. A departure from Abaci's traditional tension settings, the Lida Collection enhances the angular diamond shape with ...
New Lida Cut Diamond Collection from Gelin Abaci CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST
By Erika W. The price of gold soared to a record high of $1,722.40 per ounce on August 8, 2011. The gold price is now on par with platinum, which was trading at a spot price of $1,712 per ounce today. In a recent Bloomberg interview, John Taylor, founder of FX Concepts LLC, predicted gold prices will reach $...
By Erika W. Fabulous Jewelry Shared by Pricescope Members This week's featured jewel is a unique diamond ring posted by kelpie. Thanks everyone for sharing your gorgeous jewelry in the Show Me the Bling forum! Posted by kelpie OEC finally set, I have been holding out... Romance in a ring... Kelpi...
Jewel of the Week – Unique Diamond Ring with Leaf Motif CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST
By Erika W. Are your eyes lacking that extra sparkle? These $15,000 diamond contact lenses could do the trick...especially if you're going for that twinkly Un-Dead look. Or maybe you're tired of people not noticing your diamonds? Well, then stick them in your eyes! (..in the form of a protective contact l...
$15K Diamond Contact Lenses – Need some twinkle in your eyes? CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST
By Erika W. Click on the link below to watch Rapaport's Fair Trade Conference, which was held at JCK 2011. Panel guests included Toby Pomeroy, board member of the Alliance for Responsible Mining, (ARM) Eric Braunwart, CEO of Columbia Gem House, and John Hall, Manager of Corporate Relations with Rio Tinto and Vi...
Video: Rapaport Fair Trade Diamond, Jewelry Panel Discussion CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST
By Erika W. Ashley Hebert is the latest Bachelorette to become engaged with a Neil Lane cushion cut diamond halo engagement ring. Ok, we'll admit the differences between Hebert's ring and Emily Maynard's former betrothal bauble from Brad Womack. Hebert's ring features a three sided pavé shank, while Mayna...
Ashley Hebert’s Neil Lane Engagement Ring – Look Familiar? CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST
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