During this fall semester, I fought a lot to take this jewelry class because of my curiosity I have had about this course. As this semester is concluding, I have come to the realization that I ha...
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Inspect CarefullyA 10x loupe magnifying glass is an essential tool for any collector. Always turn items around and use the loupe to check for seams in the metal. Gradations in colour could mean the...
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Hamburg (dpa) - Gold or silver? Eight carats or 18? Jewellery is a
classic Christmas present, and men often get flustered when faced
with the huge selection. It helps to kno...
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New Delhi (dpa) - Jewellers in the southern Indian town of Pune
plan to ban women wearing veils from entering their shops, after
robberies in two leading stores, news report...
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CHICHESTER, England, Jan 9 (Reuters) - "Customers don't
realise that one wedding ring weighs 10 grammes and causes three
tonnes of toxic waste," says Greg Valerio, whose company aims to
follow fai...
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VICENZA, Italy, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Italian jeweller Franco
Pianegonda knows that his company is small and that market logic
often throws such firms into the arms of bigger rivals. But Pianegonda, ...
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Hamburg (dpa) - Pure gold can produce allergy symptoms in some
people, according to a researcher in Germany whose findings fly in
the face of conventional dermatological wis...
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BEIJING, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Well-heeled Chinese women are
questioning the old maxim that diamonds are a girl's best
friend as their jewellery collections expand along with their
bank balances. Whil...
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GENEVA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - A huge flawless white diamond was
sold on Wednesday for nearly 18.2 million Swiss francs ($16.21
million), to Guess Jeans founder Georges Marciano who named it
the "Chlo...
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RIYADH, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia took the unusual
step on Wednesday of executing three men for burgling a home and
robbing its owner at knifepoint, in a sign of concern in the
strict Islami...
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