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Aisshpra launches Cuff Collection Luxury Jewellery House Aisshpra Gems and Jewels launch, Off the Cuff collection. A range of statement cuffs which pays an ode to those women who speak off the Cuff adding a stylish eye candy that is easy to gift your dear ones and sure to please for. The collection comprises of statement cuffs meticulously crafted in 18K gold with motif of today’s woman who believes in celebrating exquisiteness every day. The diamonds studded in these cuffs represent the epitome of charm and elegance of a woman while leaving a trail of shimmer as you breeze through the summers embellished in glamorous rubies and glistening diamonds. This collection is ideal for all the confident woman who is trying to lift the responsibilities equally. The collection can be best adorned on traditional as well as casual dress for evening functions. The collection is available across all Aisshpra Gems and Jewels outlets.

DiaCam360 to lift veil on automated diamond grading! Its automatic grading system is data analysis and AI DiaCam360 has initiated a new venture that will lead to the automated identification of a diamond’s color and clarity, based on a proprietary database of hundreds of thousands of images of diamonds that were taken with the DiaCam360. All these images were analyzed by the Deep Learning & AI (Artificial Intelligence) platform developed by the AI department of Matrix, an Israel-based, global leader in IT and software services company. All the diamonds in the database were graded by GIA and have GIA diamond grading reports. Lior Hirsh, DiaCam’s Chief Operating Officer, said that DiaCam360 and Matrix has now the ability to identify a diamond’s color matching the GIA grading reports. The trial resulted in an impressive 90 percent success rate with regard to the diamond’s color. These overwhelming, initial results were achieved without any additional efforts or re

Artist Reena Ahluwalia donates an original diamond painting to JFC to raise funds! Facets of Hope Dinner on June 2 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, NV Continuing her commitment to Jewelers For Children (JFC) charity, artist Reena Ahluwalia is donating an original diamond painting to JFC to raise funds. The 20-inch painting, 'Hope', features a highly nuanced, hyper-realistic round brilliant diamond. It took Reena 200-hours to complete. The painting will be auctioned at the JFC’s Facets of Hope event on June 2, at The Venetian in Las Vegas, NV. Reena is a coveted award-winning jewelry designer, painter and professor. Each year she donates her artworks to benefits Jewelers For Children (JFC). Reena said, “I am honored to be able to contribute to JFC and urge our generous industry members to continue supporting the charity with what they can. This is an impact that is measurable and one that truly matters." Facets of Hope gala will take place on Sunday,

GSI training course at Fred Meyer Gemological Science International (GSI), one of the largest gemological organizations in the world, conducted the Diamond Essentials Course for retailer Fred Meyer Jewelers, a division of Kroger Co. The two-day Diamond Essentials Course was held at the GSI training facilities in New York City, and offered Fred Meyer Jewelers executives and associates valuable insight on new developments in diamond treatments, lab-grown diamonds, and simulants. The training program included a refresher course on the basics of diamonds, such as grading and identification. The Fred Meyer Jewelers’ executives and associates had an opportunity to examine color and clarity treated stones, HTHP and CVD lab grown diamonds, simulants, and more. Two sections of the Diamond Essentials Course were devoted to lab-grown diamonds, where the Fred Meyer Jewelers team learned about disclosed and certified lab-grown as well as the detection of undisclosed lab-grown diamonds

Gabriel & Co Plans Fit for the Future! At Gabriel & Co, the award winning bridal and fashion fine jewelry brand, innovation is in the DNA. Year after year, Gabriel & Co. prides itself on investing in technology and tools that retail partners need to survive in an ever evolving technology and consumer driven environment. Set to launch at the JCK 2019 the largest annual jewelry tradeshow in Las Vegas on May 31st, the brand will unveil a rebranded and elevated website along side several ground breaking new apps, bringing together the traditional in-person shopping experience with new innovations in technology, design and social media for customers. The updated Gabriel experience will prioritize retail partnerships and customer service, combining the two in a visionary way, while also recognizing the customer comes first and foremost. Consumer is King and retail stores looking to survive and thrive in this evolving retail culture will have to address differen

The Amount May Surprise! Wanting to call attention to the amount of rare and valuable metals used in a typical smartphone, scientists at the University of Plymouth, UK, put an iPhone in a blender, heated the pulverized result to 500 degrees C (932 degrees F), then the dissolved the powder in acid to separate out the materials. The phone consisted of 900 milligrams of tungsten, 70 of cobalt, 36 of gold and 90 of silver. Most of the silver was used in electrical connections, switches and miniature components. The phone also contained more common materials such as 33 grams of iron, 13 of silicon and 7 of chromium, as well as smaller quantities of other abundant substances. More than 1.4 billion smartphones are produced each year, and the scientists led by Arjan Dijkstra and Colin Wilkins, geologists from the University’s School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, wanted to illustrate the growing reliance on rare earth materials that puts new demands on the

A campaign for antibacterial, silver-based product Two of Bollywood’s most popular movie stars — Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor — who were once an item, are back together in a campaign for antibacterial, silver-based paints called Royale Health Shield, manufactured by Asian Paints. The reunion of the on-again, off again couple has been the source of many tabloid-type stories, and their video commercial for the antibacterial paint has gone viral.   The film shows Kapoor choosing the wall color for his renovated home. He asks Padukone for advice and she responds that any color will do as long as it is paint with antibacterial powers. In a prepared statement, Amit Syngle, COO, Asian Paints Limited said, “We are beyond excited to launch this new film with Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor. It is for the very first time that they are coming together to launch our brand campaign to advocate the best of what our brand has to offer. Today’s consumer is more aware

UPS students got introduced of gemmology under a GemKids Programme To ignite the love and passion of gemstones, GIA India organised the GemKids programme for the students of Universal Public School, New Delhi. More than 20 students from 6th to 8th grade attended the programme to learn about the fascinating world of gemstones. GIA India Instructor Amar Agarwal shared insights and facts on a variety of gems. The programme offered students an opportunity to learn about gemmology through hands-on activities using natural minerals and gemstones. Students explored how gems are formed in nature, the different methods used to mine them, how civilizations valued gems throughout history and more. Maya Gupta, Principal of the Universal Public School, said, “We have high regards for GIA India introducing GemKids to our school – a thoughtful initiative where students are encouraged to develop their knowledge of gemstones. This programme offers interesting content encouraging stud

Dedicated congress website launched Registration for the 2019 congress of CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, is now open. Delegates and other participants may register for the congress via a dedicated congress website located at: http://www.cibjo.org/congress2019   CIBJO's 2019 annual congress will take place in Manama, the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, from November 18 to November 20, with pre-congress meetings beginning on November 16. It is being organised by DANAT, the Bahrain Institute for Pearls and Gemstones. The venue for the event is the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay. The dedicated website includes the congress programme, the various congress venues, important travel information and background information about Bahrain, news and photo galleries.  An online registration form for the congress is available, and, since the CIBJO Congress 2019 will be a carbon neutral event, participants are also requested to complete a carbon foot-printing f

DBGIS is research into diamond synthesis! Recently Jonathan Kendall, President, De Beers Group Industry Services inks & says in my last blog post I discussed how vital confidence is if you are to succeed at any and all stages of the diamond value chain, and to maintain confidence requires expertise, innovation and hard work. In the diamond sector, this has never been truer than it is today. Across the industry, experience and knowledge are vital for diamond businesses when it comes to retaining the confidence of customers. A central part of maintaining this confidence, and a key area of focus for us at De Beers Group Industry Services (DBGIS), is research into diamond synthesis and the development of equipment that can reliably and consistently detect synthetic diamonds and ensure they are not misrepresented as natural diamonds. And because we’ve been working on this for almost three quarters of a century the synthetic diamond detection machines that we at DBGIS p

Guinness World Record setting Mudan Watch with Most Diamonds and Alyssum by Reena Collection to dazzle at JCK Aaron Shum Jewelry of Hong Kong and designer Reena Ahluwalia partnership is set to add more dazzle to JCK this year. The brand will be exhibiting Coronet’s ninth Guinness World Record and their Alyssum by Reena collection at JCK Las Vegas, booth 57096. The Mudan diamond watch was awarded the Guinness World Record at Baselworld for Most Diamonds Set on a Watch. The watch is set meticulously with 15,858 diamonds totaling 50.01 carats of white and champagne diamonds and is valued at $500,000.  The watch contains a masterpiece on dial- a painting of a diamond by jewelry designer and painter Reena Ahluwalia. The Mudan watch is inspired by the peony, known as the king of flowers in Asian culture. “Mudan” is Chinese for peony, as it symbolizes nobility, honor and wealth. Also, on view will be Reena’s latest from ‘Alyssum by Reena’ and Coronet By Reena spinning

Laboratory services, diamond origin reports, sustainability panel and more You can discover all GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has to offer at booth 18019 at the JCK Las Vegas Show from May 31 through June 3 at the Sands Expo & the Venetian. Submit your colored gems to the GIA Show Service Laboratory; learn about GIA’s new Diamond Origin Report that scientifically matches rough to polished diamonds to confirm a diamond’s geographic origin; see live demonstrations of the GIA iD100 and other gemological instruments; get up-to-date on new developments and education programs; and prepare to be dazzled by the diamond covered loafers, said to be valued at $2 million, on loan from actor and former America’s Got Talent host Nick Cannon. GIA Highlights at the 2019 JCK Las Vegas Show include, 1: GIA Show Service Laboratory, 2: GIA’s new Diamond Origin Report, 3: Gemology Seminar, 4: Panel discussion & 5: Jewels of Hollywood Exhibit. 1: GIA Show Service Laborato

The Coloured Gemstone Working Group to create responsible sourcing tools for jewellery industry CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, and the Coloured Gemstone Working Group (CGWG) facilitated by the Dragonfly Initiative (TDI) have announced a new collaboration to strengthen and disseminate tools and resources for the responsible sourcing of coloured gemstones, to support a transparent, sustainable and vibrant coloured gemstone industry. It is intended that the tools and resources being developed will also be applicable, where possible, in other sectors of the wider jewellery industry. The two organisations are planning to make a suite of tools and resources downloadable free of charge from an online platform. The objective is that they will support any company, irrespective of its size, geographic location or financial capacity, in conducting due diligence of their supply chains. CIBJO is an association of national jewellery associations and commercial bodie