The Lab Gem Supplier

In just under a week, the iconic faux pearls worn by former first lady Jackie Kennedy will go up for auction as part of the Pioneers of Popular Culture Auction held by the Bonhams.   The British auction house estimates the beautiful piece’s value at anywhere from about forty to fifty thousand dollars and has acknowledged [...]

With the dramatic increase in popularity of jewelry with bold, brilliant and beautiful colors and the fact that July is just around the corner – you can expect to see plenty of July’s birthstone gracing the necks, fingers and ears of jewelry wearers this Summer.
July’s modern birthstone is the ruby and you don’t get a [...]

Predictions at the beginning of the year had the economy bouncing back and the recession coming to an end; there were also predictions of big and bold cocktail rings, outrageously original necklaces and oversized bracelets – many of which were to contain diamonds and other natural gems.
Though there have been some reported increases in sales [...]

The 35 year old diamond jewel powerhouse, Kim International has just decided to bring some cubic zirconia into the fold, but not for the reason that you’re probably thinking.  Kim has crafted a ninety piece living catalog from beautiful, optically flawless cubic zirconia to mimic the most popular pieces of their very popular “Romance” line [...]

Goodwill industries, the sustainable retail/resale establishment that is renowned for providing career training and gainful employment by its comprehensive job training to persons with disabilities and non-English speaking immigrants through the sale of donated materials, received one heck of a donation recently.
One of Goodwill’s Pennsylvania stores hit a bit of a jackpot when one of [...]

Jewelry news isn’t always all about Low sales and lagging profits – every once in a while a story hits the news that has the general public laughing out loud.  Such was the case this past week when a jewelry retailer’s best friend – a golden retriever – gobbled up a 3 carat diamond that [...]

We’re just about a week away from one of the biggest party nights of the year, St. Patrick’s Day is a day filled with frolic and fun and green as far as the eye can see.  Party goers are clad from head toe – shoes, socks, pants, coats, hats and jewels in the color green [...]

What’s in a name? Sometimes quite a bit. Although laymen may use the terms lab, created, simulated and synthetic indiscriminately when talking about gemstones, wholesale gem experts understand that while some of these terms are interchangeable, others can indicate distinct differences in composition or production that affect the quality of the gem being offered for [...]

Since the ability to create look alike gems in the laboratory, all that glitters in the jewelry case is not diamonds. It’s usually cubic zirconia, the popular manmade diamond and crystal gem look alike that can be created so flawlessly that your eye can’t distinguish it from Mother Nature’s handiwork. But even cubic zirconia has [...]

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but it’s cubic zirconia that will ensure there’s a tiny, bow-bedecked jeweler’s box under the tree this holiday. Husbands, boyfriends and partners who traditionally give their special someone a jewelry gift to commemorate special occasions are choosing affordable jewelry elegantly set with white cubic zirconia diamonds and colored cubic [...]