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U.S. Mint Suspends Sale of 24k Gold Coins 09/26/2008 The United States Mint is temporarily halting sales of its American Buffalo 24k gold coins because it can't keep up with soaring demand. More
Burma Ruby Ban Phase 1 Begins Oct. 26 10/03/2008 U.S. Customs & Border Protection has issued Phase 1 of its plan enforce the “Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE Act of 2008.”
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Vasant Mehta Elected Chairman of GJEPC 10/03/2008 The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council unanimously elected Vasant Mehta as chairman during the organization’s 42nd annual general meeting, held Sept. 30. Mehta previously served as vice chairman.
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Wealthy Consumers Choose Values over Value Anthony DeMarco, Senior Editor - 10/02/2008 America’s most affluent and wealthy consumers live predominately on Main Street, not on Wall Street. They see themselves as being severely impacted by the current real estate and banking crisis. While not eliminating luxury purchases, many are becoming more discriminating in what they buy and one of the places they will be cutting back is on jewelry.
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Charles & Colvard CFO Resigns 10/02/2008 Charles & Colvard said Thursday that James R. Braun has resigned as vice president of finance and chief financial officer and four other positions were eliminated in an effort to manage costs and return the company to profitability.
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Collectors Universe 4Q Revenues Down 4% 10/01/2008 Collectors Universe, Inc. reported that net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2008 fell 4 percent to $10.3 million, compared to the same period of the prior year.
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AWA Elects Officers 09/30/2008 The American Watch Association on Sept. 23 elected Ronald Wolfgang, to a fourth term as its chairman. Wolfgang is an executive advisor to Jaeger-LeCoultre North America.
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Style 360 Jennifer Heebner, Senior Editor, Bridal, Luxury, and Retail, September 26, 2008 Market Visit: Daphna Simon
Daphna Simon, New York; (646) 724-5092; www.daphnasimon.com.
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Selling Natural Color Diamonds
This is the first of a three-part series by the Natural Color Diamonds Association. Diane Warga-Arias of DWA Communications discusses the basics of color diamonds, including the rarity and strength of color and the diamond size, and how they relate to the value of the diamond. This seminar and the two remaining parts of the series are available as video podcasts on the NCDIA Web site.
Kenjo Holiday Party Watch retailer Kenjo's annual holiday party at its Manhattan store was filmed by Wi-Fi TV's new luxury watch program. Representatives from leading Swiss watch companies, showed their latest lines to party guests and gave interviews on trends for 2008.
Window Shopping: Holiday 2007 Edition Photo Gallery 'Tis the season of visual opulence; for proof, one need look no further than the nearest commercial shop window. Join us on a walk down Fifth Avenue from 57th to 39th street.
Gold Expressions 2008 Jewelry from "Gold Expressions" - The Language of Italian Design 2008 Collection. Presented by the World Gold Council, this event was held on Monday, December 3, 2007, in the Penthouse of the American Airlines Theatre in New York City.
The United States Mint is temporarily halting sales of its American Buffalo 24k gold coins because it can't keep up with soaring demand. 
U.S. Customs & Border Protection has issued Phase 1 of its plan enforce the “Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE Act of 2008.”
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council unanimously elected Vasant Mehta as chairman during the organization’s 42nd annual general meeting, held Sept. 30. Mehta previously served as vice chairman.
America’s most affluent and wealthy consumers live predominately on Main Street, not on Wall Street. They see themselves as being severely impacted by the current real estate and banking crisis. While not eliminating luxury purchases, many are becoming more discriminating in what they buy and one of the places they will be cutting back is on jewelry.
Charles & Colvard said Thursday that James R. Braun has resigned as vice president of finance and chief financial officer and four other positions were eliminated in an effort to manage costs and return the company to profitability.
Collectors Universe, Inc. reported that net revenues for the fourth quarter of 2008 fell 4 percent to $10.3 million, compared to the same period of the prior year.
The American Watch Association on Sept. 23 elected Ronald Wolfgang, to a fourth term as its chairman. Wolfgang is an executive advisor to Jaeger-LeCoultre North America.
Jaeger-LeCoultre North America had a change in presidents this summer. The new president is Gina Misrach, effective July 1.
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