The Karowe mine has produced a 998-carat diamond, the latest in a string of large rough stones from the lucrative deposit in Botswana. Lucara Diamond Corp., which owns Karowe, will work with manufacturing partner HB Antwerp to assess how to maximize value from the rough, the miner said Wednesday. The unbroken, high-white, clivage stone — […]
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During this time of COVID-19, the humble but obligatory face covering is nothing but a blank canvas waiting to be accessorized. With crafty masks, neck gators and jaunty bandanas on faces all around us — the face covering is in our midst for the foreseeable future. “The queen Bee – jackie or security official” International
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We are all starting to emerge from our bunkers and venture cautiously back into the world — much like the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil. We have greatly missed our community of friends and acquaintances at the corner-stores, cafes and restaurants. We are greeting each other with tears and emotion and a dash of our new
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WHERE CAN I SELL MY JEWELRY? Hello, I am Mark Watson. I have been buying and appraising estate jewelry, gems and watches for over 45 years in Great Britain and San Francisco. I love finding treasures: a favorite story from my early years is when a sweet lady walked in with a big box full
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The Van Craynest legacy began in 1920 when Roger J. Van Craynest went to work for Shreve & Co., in San Francisco. While he worked for Shreve & Co., he honed his skills to become a master die cutter, designer and engraver. In 1926 Roger ventured out on his own opening his own company, Van
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The scintillating European style diamond cut does not originate in Europe, however it all began with a group of European diamond cutters in Boston around the turn of the 1900’s lead by by Henry Morse, an artist and diamantaire who battled his employees for beauty over preservation of carat weight in the 1860s. It was
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Up to 99 % of all Sapphires are heat treated; Sapphires have been treated for centuries by heat to enhance their color and clarity. The early forms of heat treatment were rudimentary and highly risky involving heat and blow pipes the results were unpredictable and often shattering. Today we have computer controlled ovens that heat
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Golconda is an area in the Telangana region of India known for its mines (now closed) that have produced some of the world’s most rare and famous diamonds, including the Koh-i-Noor, the Hope Diamond and the Nassak Diamond. Golconda was the only place in the world for some 2000 years where diamonds were found. Diamonds
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Suffragette movement of the late 1800’s. Throughout the years women have unified to fight for their rights to have equality. The suffragette movement is one of the earliest women’s organizations to promote the right to vote for women worldwide. The colors of the suffragette movement are white, green and purple. Purple symbolizes dignity, Green symbolizes
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