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  • Trump Tosses his Two Cents into a New Jewelry Line

    That’s right. Donald Trump has decided that enough celebrities have hit it big with a misplaced jewelry line…why shouldn’t he?

    According to the The Donald himself:

    “People aspire to connect with my lifestyle. A collection of fine jewelry is a natural step for my brand. This collection is aspirational, elegant, and completes the dressed for success look.”

    And let it not be said that he’s not really put poured himself into this line…literally. Several pieces of the jewelry are embossed with his name and his image. Sheesh. Highlights include a 14-karat gold ring and sterling silver cuff link boasting the Trump crest and a likeness of Donald Trump’s image.

    Though all kidding aside, the target market is men who seek branded jewelry: a niche Trump hopes to fill. So only time will tell whether jewelry sales will reach the proportion of the ego.

  • How Gemesis Fares in Delicate Economic Times

    Gemesis - Fancy Colored Gems

    Gemesis - Fancy Colored Gems

    By understanding the workings of a gem manufacturer, one can also get a better idea on the economy as a whole as well as creative ways in which a company can focus its energies during lean times.

    Recently Rob Bates of JCK Online had a conversation with Gemesis to get a sense of their current direction:

    I just had a quick talk with Steve Lux, the president and CEO of Gemesis, which produces cultured/lab-grown diamonds, and he gave me this update on his company. Not surprisingly, it’s dealing with a lot of the same problems everyone else is:

    – The company has irked some of the people in its distribution chain, by trying to sell direct to privates. “FOR A LIMITED TIME! BUY DIRECT! Looking for a Gemesis diamond? Call us direct,” the front page of its web site says.

    Lux says those sales are “on a limited basis. It’s the lesser goods and we don’t sell jewelry.  Wholesalers haven’t been buying much and frankly we felt we needed to take some action. Because the industry has been in a difficult situation we are doing what we can and figure anything that moves helps everyone.”

    – Lux is happier to announce that his company is now able to regularly produce larger size goods, particularly six carat rough in the “cognac”/whiskey colors.

    – Its attempts to manufacture pinks have been “disappointing,” Lux admits.  It is, however, regularly producing blues, of about ¾ carat polished.

    Any attempt to manufacture whites has been put on hold, he says, as it doesn’t make sense economically with price drops on natural colorless stones.

    “We have been busy from a technology point of view, which is what our investors wanted us to do during this down time,” he said.

    One thing is for sure: people on a limited budget are looking more towards high-quality alternatives like Gemesis for the upcoming holidays. Because, as the adage goes, “all that sparkles is not gold.”

    Style 7285GM

    Half Moon Chandelier Earrings

    Hand made “half moon” chandelier earrings with 1ct t.w. Gemesis cultured diamonds in fancy yellow or orange color, 1/4ct t.w. pave natural round diamonds and 1/2ct t.w. natural princess cut diamonds (1 3/4ct t.w.). Earrings measure approximately 1.5″ without the ear wire.

    Available Metal: 14kt White Gold, Yellow Gold And Platinum

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  • Warren Buffet gives Thumbs Up to Gold

    Famous billionaire investor Warren Buffet announced that he has decided to begin investing in gold.

    Not so long ago Mr. Buffet, the world-renowned billionaire investor, was hardly interested in the precious metal. Mr. Buffet announced that he has decided to begin investing in gold by acquiring several gold miners and consolidating them into the newly formed Richline Group. The main target is to become the largest jewelry supply group in the United States. Among his bets are two jewelry manufacturing giants: Bel-Oro International and Aurafin.

    It is projected that combined, these firms will tally for 6% of the world’s gold jewelry market. The transaction is planned to close in fall of this year. The Richline Group is expected to hire 2000 workers and generate over 500 million dollars in revenue.

    Source: Jewelry Central

  • Harrods – Going for the Gold

    Looking to buy that special someone a practical gift this holiday season? Bypass the necklaces and the rings and go straight for the gold. That’s what you can do at Harrods. For under a half a million, you can purchase a bar of gold. What woman could say no?

    Gold jewelry has always been a high-end offering at London’s famous luxury department store – but now they’re offering shoppers the ultimate gold accessory.

    Gold has always been an attractive investment, whether you’re buying it to wear, to decorate your home or – for some investors – to store in your vault. With the price of gold cresting over $1,000 an ounce, many gold followers want to get in on the action – and Harrods, of all places, is answering the call.

    Harrods is betting that their customers will want to buy gold bars at the same place they buy their gold bangles. Go figure? They’re offering bars of pure Swiss gold bullion out of a miniature vault in addition to a selection of valuable gold coins from around the world.

    The new gold sales are part of a collaboration with the Swiss refiner Produits Artistiques Metaux Precieux. Customers can also buy online and then collect their purchase in person. A full-sized gold bar would cost about $466,000, and those who don’t have a place to store it can also arrange for a safe deposit box, vault or international service courier.

    Source: Jewelry.com

    Here’s a more affordable alternative:

    Style 6907WB

    Tri-Color Gold Wedding Band With Woven Design

    14kt tri-color gold wedding band, satin finished woven design with rope accents, high polished edges with 7.5mm wide.

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  • Winter Trends – How to Keep up on a Tight Budget

    According to one expert:

    The winning trends for Winter 2009-2010:

    ¨ Big and bold
    ¨ Dramatic, unique, unusual necklaces
    ¨ Huge cuff bracelets with big stones
    ¨ Natural stones, eclectic natural look
    ¨ Black
    ¨ Multi-strand necklaces
    ¨ Pearls
    ¨ Cocktail rings with huge stones
    ¨ Big hoop earrings

    And the color choices? Yellow and coral. It stands to reason that these colors that elicit a sunshine effect would be popular in the darker months. The nice part is, at Joseph Schubach Jewelers, we can provide jewelry that’s priced right for you, with colors you choose.

    When it comes to yellow, for instance, we can provide you with citrine, yellow topaz and of course, Gemesis cultured diamonds, whose gems possess some of the brightest, most vivid hues of yellow around.

    Take a look or check out our Gemesis gallery:

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    Style 8570GM

    Bypass Gemesis Diamond Earrings

    Classic “bypass” stud earrings featuring 1/2ct t.w. Gemesis cultured diamonds in fancy yellow or orange color.

    Available Metal: 14kt White Gold And Yellow Gold
    Available Stone Size: 1/2ct t.w.

    Style GM1014

    Yellow Round Gemesis Earrings With Marquee And Round Diamonds

    .84ct t.w. of deep fancy yellow round brilliant Gemesis diamonds of VS clarity set into 18kt white gold earrings accented with approximatley 1.50ct t.w. marquee and round white diamonds.

    Metal: 18kt White Gold
    Stone Size: .84ct t.w.

  • A Quick Lesson in Sapphire

    Sapphire gems dazzle and attract the eye like no other. But what is it and where does it come from? What magical properties does it contain – and more importantly, is a sapphire pendant, necklace or other piece of jewelry in your budget range? Here’s a few tidbits to school you on this rich and intense gem:

    • Sapphire is the official birthstone for the month of September.
    • Sapphire is given as a gem for the 5th, 23rd and 45th wedding anniversaries while a star sapphire is given on the 65th wedding anniversary.
    • Sapphire is the non-red variety of corundum (the red variety of corundum is ruby). A 9.0 on the Mohs scale of hardness, sapphire is the second hardest natural mineral.
    • Blue is by far the most popular color for sapphires, but they can be almost any color, including yellow, green, white, colorless, pink, orange, brown, and purple. Padparadscha is the name for a rare orange-pink variety of sapphire and has a higher value than blue sapphires.
    • Sapphires with inclusions of tiny, rutile needles exhibit an optical property called asterism. This is the star shaped effect seen in star sapphires and is usually only seen in cabochon cuts.
    • Star sapphires usually have six ray stars, but twelve ray stars are also known. Rarely, when sapphires are cut en cabochon, they can demonstrate a cat’s eye effect. This effect displays a thin band of light down the center of the stone and is known as chatoyancy.
    • Heating colorless and very pale blue sapphires to high temperatures is done to give them an intense blue color. This treatment can also improve the clarity of the stones by removing tiny inclusions.
    • A rare variety of sapphire, known as color changing sapphire, exhibits different colors in different light. A color change sapphire is blue in natural light, and violet in artificial light. A similar effect is also seen in alexandrite.
    • Sapphire was first created synthetically in 1902 and is hard to distinguish from natural sapphires except by gemologists. Lab grown sapphires range in price and smaller stones are frequently used in less expensive jewelry.

    Source: Bernadine Fine Art Jewelry

    Sapphires can radically range in price but are generally more affordable than diamonds. Contact us if you’re interested in a sapphire engagement ring or a sapphire pendant necklace or even a sapphire broach. Sapphires are guaranteed to catch all eyes, so be prepared to draw a lot of attention.

    Here are some possibilities:

  • Faberge Makes a Comeback after 90 Years

    Fabergé, jeweler to the last Russian czar and creator of the legendary Imperial Easter eggs, made a comeback of sorts Wednesday when it presented its first jewelry collection in more than 90 years, even as other luxury goods makers are bracing for a tough year.


    A firebird brooch from the Fabergé jewelry collection.

    The collection is the result of a two-year effort by Fabergé’s owners, a group of investors led by the British private-equity firm Pallinghurst Resources, to revive the brand by reuniting it with two heirs of the Fabergé family.

    The firm also assembled a management and design team that includes Mark Dunhill, former president of Alfred Dunhill, a leather and accessories maker owned by the Swiss luxury goods company Richemont, and Frédéric Zaavy, an avant-garde Parisian jeweler.

    And in an unusual twist, Fabergé said it would not sell the colorful gemstone earrings, rings and brooches through retail outlets, but through its Web site and 15 sales representatives.

    “Rather than replicating inventory and investing capital in bricks and mortar, we can invest in making unique jewelry,” Mr. Dunhill said Wednesday.

    Created in St. Petersburg in 1842, Fabergé grew to become one of Russia’s largest and most successful producers of jewelry and art works. When Czar Alexander III commissioned Peter Carl Fabergé to make an Easter present for his wife, he created the first Fabergé egg; 49 more followed.

    The new collection does not include any eggs, but it is strikingly colorful and based on motifs, like flowers and animals, from collections created more than 100 years ago. Prices range from $40,000 for a ring to $7 million for a bracelet inspired by Monet’s “Water Lilies.” The company said it expected to turn a profit within five years.

    Source: NYTimes

  • How to Buy Jewelry for that Special Person

    You want to give her something special – something that represents your feelings…but her tastes as well. How do you eliminate the risk? Nobody wants to hear “Um…it’s…wow, that’s really nice. Hmmm…”

    One simple thought? Inspect the jewelry she currently wears. Get a sense of her overall taste. Does she go for bold, bright pieces or subtle, understated pieces? Does she wear one piece of jewelry repeatedly or change pieces constantly?

    If you’re really unsure, talk to your jeweler.  There are always a few pieces in any collection that just about any woman would love. A simple, elegant piece works in just about any situation.

    Here’s a favorite of ours that we always feel confident suggesting (because we get nothing but good feedback from the wearers.)

    Style 10119-4.5mm (1/3ct)

    Classic Sweetheart Pave Necklace

    Classic Sweetheart pave necklace with 1/5ct t.w. round brilliant stones set on an 18″ cable chain. Fits a 4.5mm (1/3ct diamond) round center stone. (setting only, does not include center stone).

  • The Basics or Bling – why not both?

    It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why jewelry sales have been slumping these last few years. People are more concerned about meeting expenses, so bling is taking a serious backseat:

    Jewelry “sales were down 10 to 20 percent last year — I can’t imagine they won’t be again this year,” said Dione Kenyon, president of the Jewelers Board of Trade, a credit-reporting agency for the industry. “I hear people say, ‘Oh, things will [improve] and go back to the old days.’ You don’t go back to the old days — there is a new order.”

    There is a new order…and maybe that’s not such a bad thing. The economy as well as an ever-emerging eco-consciousness is shifting. Jewelry purchases now include non-mined gemstones like Gemesis or moissanite, whose quality is only increasing. These are not “wannabes” gems. They are spectacular stones in their own right, surpassing the diamond in certain areas.

    Maybe this new movement isn’t such a bad thing. The consumer still gets his or her “bling thing” for a better price and a greener world.

    Stop by our MOISSANITE GALLERY and our GEMESIS GALLERY.

    Be part of the new order!

    Prong Set Seven Stone Moissanite Wedding Band

    Seven stone, prong set wedding band with Charles and Colvard created round moissanite. This ring has the look of an anniversary band without the stones going completely around.

    Available Moissanite Total Weight: .35ct-1.75ct

  • A One of a Kind Diamond Destined to make Two People Very Happy

    The person who receives this diamond will love it for its beauty and mystique and the joy of wearing it. The person giving it will love the incredible deal and the smiles it brings. However, there’s only one diamond like this, so when it’s gone, it’s gone.

    Pear Shape Diamond
    5.01ct Pear Shape Diamond (14.5mmx9mm)

    A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity

    As we are seeing in the current real estate market, unprecedented deals on important gemstones are popping up, where prices are marked significantly below average. We are able to present this rare and beautiful natural pear-shaped diamond for less than it would be wholesale in today’s market and markedly less than its retail price of a year ago.

    This diamond weighs 5.01 carats, has a color of F, a clarity of VS2 and is accompanied by a Gemological Institute of America (GIA) diamond grading report. The color places it in the highest “colorless” category according to the GIA diamond grading system. The clarity assures you that there are absolutely no visible inclusions to the eye.

    The beauty of this particular diamond lies with the cut, or the way this diamond is proportioned: to reflect the most amount of light that enters the stone. Unlike round diamonds, fancy-shaped diamonds do not have an exact mathematical formula or set of parameters to follow to allow for maximum brilliance. The diamond cutter is the artist, when it comes to creating fancy-shaped diamonds. It is his or her knowledge, expertise and skill that ultimately determine how brilliant and bright the diamond will be.

    And brilliance, after all, is what a diamond is all about. Brilliance is what makes a diamond speak to you or what captivates you.

    This particular pear-shaped gem has one of the prettiest cuts we’ve seen. It has an elegant, graceful, elongated shape and the radiance this diamond exudes is breathtaking. The color is crystal clear (again, it falls in the top “colorless” category, according to GIA.) These two factors – the fire and the color – assure you that this diamond will be a constant eye-catcher.

    To add to its rarity, this is a naturally occurring diamond, found in nature and not man-made. The size and quality of this stone make it even more rare. A search on a leading online diamond dealer shows a similar diamond with one color grade better costing over $100,000.00 more than the price of this diamond. One can only imagine the price this would command from any of the leading national or international jewelry houses.

    And again, to assure you of the quality of this diamond, it is accompanied by a Diamond Grading Report from the Gemological Institute of America, the world’s foremost authority on diamonds and diamond grading. A report by the GIA far outweighs any other kind of diamond grading report. The GIA is the final authority when it comes to diamond grading and identification. After all, they are the originators of the grading system and the place gemologists go for their training. Any important diamond sold in the market, whether wholesale, in a retail store or at auction, is accompanied by a GIA report. For more information visit the GIA website.

    A diamond of this quality would be stunning in a hand-crafted ring or necklace or would be a great addition to an investment portfolio. In the diamond world, as in real estate, this is a “buyer’s market.” If you can take advantage of this rare opportunity, the time to act is now.

    For additional information and pricing, contact Joe Schubach personally at 888-724-8222.

    38ct D color, flawless clarity pear-shaped diamond necklace owned by Christina Onassis

    38ct D color, flawless clarity pear-shaped diamond necklace once owned by Christina Onassis

    Pear-shaped diamond ring29ct D color, Flawless pear-shaped diamond ring offered at Sotheby’s