Rough diamond crystal. Transmitted and reflected light. Image by Gary Roskin. Diamond provided by AMGAD. |
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Issue 34, October 6, 2023
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Top Three Newsletter Features from Last Week: |
1.) Curious Details of GIA's Layoffs
Was it simply because of the industry slowdown, or is the rumor about AI true?
We asked, and here is GIA's response.
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2.) "A Diamond is Forever" is BACK!
In a De Beers Group press release from September 13, De Beers is bringing back the iconic advertising slogan, A Diamond is Forever!
It is puzzling why De Beers waited so long to bring this back. Read here how they are doing just that.
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Ukraine’s National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) has put SRK, an Indian diamond manufacturing company, on its list of “international sponsors of war.”
If you have not kept up to date on this topic, you should read this.
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A Special Thanks to our Sponsors!
FLAWLESS: Blue White & D Flawless
FACETS Sri Lanka
The Canadian Gemmological Association
GEMWORLD International
Bear Essentials
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Sotheby's Hong Kong: Magnificent? |
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Of the first fifty lots with the highest selling estimates, over half went unsold! And of the remainder, six hammered at less than low estimate while only a small handful reached the highest.
That said, there really were some magnificent jewels. Unfortunately for their owners, they came to the house during a fluctuating economy.
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Le goût Rothschild
Defining the Dynasty’s Legendary Style
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Since the 1700s, the family name Rothschild has been synonymous with world-class wealth and taste. The banking family fortune has placed them into an unreachable wealth, some estimate at one Trillion dollars.
To live like the Rothschilds may be completely out of reach, but you may be able to at least own a piece of the family wealth.
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Sri Lanka Gem and Jewellery Sector
Calls for More Liberalised Environment
to Unleash Full Potential
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- Advocates for reduction in current regulations, which act as a major impediment to boosting gem exports
Daily Mirror Online
https://www.dailymirror.lk/
Industry stakeholders highlighted that Sri Lanka possesses immense potential to serve as a hub for gem and jewellery in the South Asia region. However, achieving this position necessitates the creation of a conducive environment by the authorities.
“We are looking to increase our exports and for that we are expecting the State to facilitate us. It should be one in such a way that we (industry stakeholders and government) work hand in hand,” said Altaf Iqbal, (right) Chairman of FACETS 2024 gem and jewellery exhibition, which is scheduled to take place from January 6 to 8, 2024.
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Seven Year Old Finds 2.95 Carat Diamond
at Crater of Diamonds State Park
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MURFREESBORO, Ark. –
Seven-year-old Aspen Brown, of Paragould, Arkansas, visited Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro on Sept. 1 and left with a 2.95-carat golden brown diamond. Brown’s find is the second-largest registered by a park guest this year, topped only by a 3.29-carat brown diamond discovered in March.
Brown’s diamond is the first large diamond registered since the completion of an excavation project at the park last month.
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all images by Gary Roskin
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Samples of unheated rough Montana sapphire -
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Rhodolite Garnet 13.88 cts. (13.2 mm) -
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Elbaite Tourmaline from Eastern Siberia -
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Bead nucleated cultured pearls from Tahiti, South Seas, and Indonesia -
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Lattice Sunstone from Australia -
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Rubellite Tourmaline from Brazil -
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Zircon from Cambodia. Heated Blue (left), Heated Teal (right), and Natural color (center) - 30/90 Gems
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Pietersite beaded necklace -
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Even more next week... stay tuned. |
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Louis Vuitton Reconsiders High Jewelry |
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Town & Country's STELLENE VOLANDES asks the question, "Is it Time? Louis Vuitton Reconsiders What High Jewelry Should Be"
... and answers with opals, tanzanite, and a history of the world.
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More Than 1,500 Stones!!
Audemars Piguet’s New Gem-Set Royal Oak
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No matter which variation you choose, 1,528 brilliant-cut stones on AP’s new Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra Thin will make you sparkle
“A Little Bling”
For those looking for a little bling, Audemars Piguet has done it again with the latest limited edition variations of its Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra Thin.
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Red Carpet - the week of October 3 |
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Who Wore What Jewels Weekly
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Rounding up the best jewels of the week, Lauralee from Who Wore What Jewels gives us, from Timothee Chalamet’s astrological-themed Schiaparelli necklace, worn as a belt in Paris, to Kerry Washington’s cute personalized letter initial pendants in NYC, and Florence Pugh’s amazing curated pearl ear game.
Here is Doja Cat, sporting Messika at the Victoria Secret Show, 2023.
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In Memoriam - a tribute next to our fashion reports. She would have liked that. |
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Hedda Schupak, Beloved Industry Veteran |
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Anthony DeMarco
October 03, 2023
Centurion News Daily
King of Prussia, PA – Hedda Schupak, whose impact in the jewelry industry was monumental on both a professional and personal level, died Tuesday morning after a two-year battle with lung cancer. She was 62.
Schupak spent nearly her entire career in the jewelry industry and almost all of those years as an editor for publications within the industry.
She spent 23 years at JCK, beginning as a production editor and rising through the ranks as a fashion editor until she became editor-in-chief of the publication in 2000, where she stayed until 2009.
and from colleague Michelle Graff @National.
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Our friend and colleague, Hedda Schupak |
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Gary Roskin
Roskin Gem News Report
Those of us who worked with Hedda at JCK kept in touch after the financial crisis of 2009 when most of us went our separate ways.
We would see each other at trade shows, sometimes catching up at lunch in King of Prussia, or a random email about some trade news or local happening.
We are all still connected.
Which makes her sudden passing all the more shocking.
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CGA 65th Annual Gem Conference
Vancouver, BC, Canada
October 20th-22nd, 2023
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37th International Gemmological Conference
IGC 2023 Japan
October 23rd - 27th
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Gem-A Conference
November 5th, 2023
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Gary Roskin
Speaking Engagements
CGA - Vancouver, BC, Canada
Observations in Diamond Grading
October 21-22, 2023
We hope to see you in Vancouver, or next year in Tucson!
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
– October 19-21, 2023
Miami Beach, Florida, USA
- October 13-16, 2023
Colombo, Sri Lanka
- January 6-8, 2024
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A very sad week for those of us who worked with Hedda Schupak, former editor-in-chief of JCK magazine. We are all having a tough time dealing with her unexpected passing.
The newsletter took a bit of a hit this week as we dedicated a few days to connecting with past JCK staffers who had worked with Hedda.
Next week we will have more for you. In the meantime, as we like to say, stay safe and stay healthy!
As always, stay informed and keep in touch. I'd like to know where you've been and what gems you've seen.
We will continue to post features on the website, so feel free to log on to the Roskin Gem News Magazine any time at www.RoskinGemNewsReport.com
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I will see you again SOON!
Stay safe and stay healthy!
Gary Roskin
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