by PawnMaster | Jul 28, 2017 | Gems, Gold & Jewelry, Industry, Jewelry, pearls, precious stones
Coveted for millennia, the June birthstone still reigns supreme as the queen of modern fashion. Elegant, stylish and organic, pearls come in a rainbow of colors and a range of shapes. Our pearl primer will help you choose beautiful ones.
by PawnMaster | Jun 12, 2017 | Diamonds, Gems, Gold & Jewelry, In The News, Jewelry
First quarter U.S. retail jewelry sales showed a slight increase, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce figures, though most gains appeared to be at the higher and lower ends. Larger U.S. jewelry chains, which generally serve the middle class market, are...
by PawnMaster | Jun 5, 2017 | Diamonds, Gems, Human Interest, In The News, Industry, Jewelry
With stock prices scaling new highs and robust economic growth, Americans spent a record amount of money buying diamonds last year. Demand in the U.S., which now accounts for more than half of the world’s diamond consumption, rose 4.4 percent to a record $41 billion...
by PawnMaster | May 22, 2017 | Diamonds, Gold & Jewelry, Human Interest, In The News, Jewelry
Millennials aren’t as interested in buying diamonds as their Baby Boomer counterparts — and an increasingly agitated diamond industry is trying to win them over.
by PawnMaster | Apr 19, 2017 | Gems, Gold & Jewelry, In The News, Industry, Jewelry
In September 2016, GIA’s Hong Kong laboratory tested a 10.08 ct blue synthetic diamond grown by the high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) method. This was the largest HPHT synthetic diamond recorded to date. It was also the largest HPHT blue synthetic diamond GIA has...
by PawnMaster | Apr 14, 2017 | Gems, In The News, Industry, Jewelry, Precious Metals
The Chinese retail market has been cooling off, but jade mining in the Kachin province of Myanmar has been on the increase, causing a massive inventory buildup, according to a report by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation of Harvard University. The...
