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Lucapa dug up some nice little icebergs from their earthen home in Angola which they then sold for a hefty chunk of cash. More power to them! I hope they find a lot more. 8-) Lucapa Sells 3 Diamonds for $10.5M in First Lulo Tender of 2024 https://nationaljeweler.com/uploads/07eee90d2207a2b7d869522ec...

Emmanuel is back with more good advice on how to capitalize on Mother's Day via marketing emails, so with Mother's Day rapidly approaching I hope our sellers find this useful and see good results for their efforts. :) The Smart Lab: Advanced Email Marketing Strategies for Mother’s Day https://nation...

The book is titled, "“William Ruser: The Jeweler Who Charmed Hollywood” ", and it looks like it will be a good book that has lots of photos in it, but unfortunately they don't show any of them to us other than the one of Ruser which you'll see below. ;) GIA Has a New Book About William Rus...

Hannoush is the main company overseeing a consortium of 5 companies owned by 5 brothers, and this is their third store in New York so a big congrats to them. I'm curious about what looks like a black pole in the middle of the counter space in the photo, that doesn't seem to have the sign on it so if...

This is an ad for Gem 2000's gemstones, which will be available at the JCK show at the Venetian from May 30th to June 3rd, so if you're going you can check out their wares and see if they're a company you'd like to do business with. Here's the ad I found in Jewellery Business. ;) https://www.jewelle...

This one's by an 'organizational psychologist' who's also an author, who spoke at the AGS Conclave in Austin so check out her thoughts and see if you find her ideas compatible with your vision for your business. ;) How Self-Awareness Can Help You Succeed By Rob Bates | April 22, 2024 https://www.jck...

Have any of you seen or heard of Tanzanian opal before? I don't recall seeing any, and I know I've never seen an opal like this one being offered for a song by my friend Brad The Gem Trader, who I've dealt with and gotten quite a few gemstones from for years such as the rare, faceted pallasite form ...

A big congrats to all the recipients who were awarded more funding than last year's winners. Here's a list of those who took the prizes. ;) These Are the 2024 Recipients of the JCK Industry Fund By Brittany Siminitz | April 23, 2024 https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/JCK-Industry-F...

Here we have another stupid thief who thought he could get away with selling LGDs as naturals, as if people don't have enough sense to have things checked, or word won't get out about them if they've scammed other people, and gemstones aren't the only things this clown has deceived buyers into think...

Since I can't afford this I'll leave it for y'all to fight over. :lol: There's also a much smaller but gorgeous red diamond called the Argyle Phoenix shown below, as well as the immense Colombian emerald known as the Amazon Queen, and I'll keep you posted as to how they did after the results of the ...