3.) Images from the HardRock Summit

We received a lot of comments and clicks for our image of that incredible necklace of Ethiopian Opal, from Osaki Gems.

Ethiopian Opal bead necklace.

25 beads, ranging in size from 14.8mm to 18.6mm.

The total weight of the beads: 527 carats.

Osaki Gems

Here's another look!

4.) Pandora Support Gets a Rap Response

Lekkas vs. Rapaport

In a recent LinkedIn post, Samantha Lekkas, Executive Vice President of Sales and Merchandising, voiced support for the concept of a Free Marketplace of Ideas by pointing to Pandora and their recent move to have Pamela Anderson as their spokesperson.

ROUND ONE

"Pandora’s latest move of getting Pamela Anderson to be the face of Lab Grown Diamond is a checkmate and here’s why… Think back to the Baywatch version of Pamela Anderson with the fake long bleached hair extensions, loads of makeup, fake tan, fake nails, fake eyelashes and fake ... "

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Sotheby's Geneva

With provenance from several European Royal Houses, all linked to the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, VIENNA 1900 depicts the grandeur of Viennese court life, the most brilliant court at the turn of the century.

This sale provides an extraordinary journey into the private lives and mementos of Central Europe’s most influential ruling families, testifying to their alliances, tastes and style.

Therefore, the extra ordinary single owner sale VIENNA 1900 is a once-in a lifetime opportunity to immerse oneself in the history, glamour and romance of a scintillating bygone era.

Not to mention, the extra ordinary natural pearls in this auction - Fantastic!

Check out all of the lots here at the Auction House listing!



This November, Sotheby’s will present ‘Vienna 1900: An Imperial and Royal Collection’’, the most important and largest Viennese Imperial and Royal Jewellery collection ever to come to auction.

Provenance: European Royal Families

With provenance from all the most prominent European royal houses linked to the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, the auction will offer an extraordinary jewellery journey through the lives of Central Europe’s most influential ruling families across the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Hidden Away in the Vault

Comprising over 200 pieces, the collection will be resurfaced for the first time in nearly a century, astonishingly pristine and with all its pieces in their original design, having only been recently discovered hidden away in a bank vault.

Tap here to read about this auction in MonacoLife!

October 17, 2023

BY LAURALEE

Who Wore What Jewels Weekly

The red carpet was topped with a lot of diamond jewels this past week.

Adele, Diane Kruger, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patti LuPone, & Selena Gomez were dripping in diamonds.

Jennifer Lopez on the other hand was wearing creepy eye-ball surrealist jewels from Schiaparelli. Trick or Treat?

And Sofia Reyes wears Faberge (left)

Tap here to see who wore what this past week!

The Zimbabwe school of mines (ZSM) seeks to explore opportunities to introduce programs in emerging areas such as renewable energy, sustainable mining practices, digitalization, robotics, AI, and augmented realities.

Speaking during the institution's 29th graduation and prize-giving ceremony, held under the theme "Unearthing Critical Mining Skills to Achieve Vision 2030," ZSM principal engineer Edwin Gwaze said the institution is on a drive to retool all its laboratories, and has introduced drone technology in the past year.

He said some of the courses that have been introduced include 1. certificates in gemstone cutting and polishing, which was launched in August, 2. a diploma in gemology, and 3. certificates in small scale management and occupational health, safety, and environment.

Tap here to read the full announcement from the ZSM.

Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company has announced revenues of A$15.7-million from the sale of seven exceptional diamonds from its Lulo operation, in Angola.

The company sold 534.9 ct by tender, achieving an average price of $29 401/ct. Of the seven diamonds sold during the tender, the 180 ct Type II white diamond recovered in June this year, and a 66 ct pink diamond, attracted the highest prices per tonne.

Tap here to read more about Lucapa and their Lulo Angola project.

Arkeonews.com

A set of Bronze Age women’s jewelry, including was discovered by  an enthusiastic metal detectorist  and amateur archaeologists in Güttingen, Thurgau canton, northeastern Switzerland, in a freshly plowed carrot field.

The set, which dates to around 1,500 B.C., includes amber beads, rock crystal, a beaver's tooth, a perforated bear's tooth, a small ammonite, and a fossilized shark tooth.

Tap here to read about the discovery.

JAKE MILLAR

17 OCT 2023

GQ Magazine

Photography by Daphne Nguyen

GQ speaks to Vicky Reynolds, chief gemologist and vice president at Tiffany & Co., about the recent surge in red carpet celebrity men's jewelry. From the newest trend in lapel brooches to traditional necklaces, earrings and rings, men's jewelry has gotten bolder and branded.

"Blame a certain British popstar, but men’s jewellery is having a moment. The good news is there’s never been a better time to invest in a little bling. Or a lot of it, like these high-jewellery creations." 

"Men’s jewellery is everywhere. This is probably not news to you if you have even a passing interest in fashion or know any young people at all. It’s not just on the runways, either; young guys are taking to earrings, rings, bracelets, necklaces and more with unprecedented abandon. Call it the Harry Styles effect (himself a long-time pearl enthusiast) or point to Gen-Z’s comfort with blurring the gender boundaries, but whatever it is, jewellery is having a moment."

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By Andrea Brown

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

HeraldNet.com

Shannon Kringen’s 2010 Honda Fit is festooned with thousands of rhinestones. The car glistens down the highway and bedazzles onlookers wherever she goes.

On this day, she was at Lynnwood’s 164th Street artesian well to fill up 5-gallon jugs of water at the public tap.

In the 12-car lot there were two Teslas, a few pickups and some SUVs. Her car was the center of attention, as usual, with people snapping photos and gawking.

“I love her car,” said Salamawit Tesfamariam, of Shoreline, who took a picture and asked Kringen questions about her car.

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