Top 10 Jewelry Retail Trends Of 2011
Posted on 01.01.70
That said, more consumers are looking at colored stone engagement rings. Many jewelers have amended those “we buy gold” signs to say “we buy gold and diamonds,” as JCK wrote in November. So I’ve looked at overall retail trends for the year and, with the help of my colleagues Jennifer Heebner and Paul Holewa, have come up with the top 10 trends in jewelry retail in 2011:. Or, as one of industry veteran put it, when I asked what was selling: “Silver, silver, silver. Now it’s become a huge part of our industry, partly because of the gold price, and partly because it’s an affordable item during tough times. And the trend may just be starting, once consumers realize just how much diamond prices have risen. Diamond buying from the public. Long-time analyst Ben Janowski predicts that “the next diamond mine will be the U. S. public.
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Moissanite Engagement Rings as Diamond Alternatives In recent years, diamonds have come under fire because of the oppressive ways that that are sometime acquired. First, moissanite has either a yellow or grayish hue to it. It is impossible to create a pure white moissanite ring but this property is mostly apparent under direct sunlight. When moissanite was introduced into the market, some jewelers were fooled into thinking that the stone was actually diamond because it has similar chemical properties to diamonds (specifically, the thermal properties are almost identical),... In addition to that, diamonds are notoriously expensive and for young couples seeking an engagement ring, such an immense expense can be impractical and difficult to pay off. The Moissanite ring is one of these better-known diamond substitutes. The term “blood diamond” has come up in relation to the child labor and violent diamond cartels that exist across Africa that supply the diamond market. Finally, moissanite has a dispersive effect that is two and a half times more powerful than a real diamonds. There are pros and cons to having moissanite rather than diamonds.
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Royal engagement puts sapphire in spotlight
Posted on Feb 15, 2011 in Jeweller Magazine
When the young royal couple's engagement was recently announced, Moi Moi responded by replenishing its stock and designing a replica sapphire and moissanite ring. “Sapphire is a perfect stone because its navy colour goes with any skin tone or outfit