Introduction: In this press release, dated September 1, 2008, Fabergé reveals that they are now going to be able to trace their gemstones directly to their sources. This controlled mine to market custody represents a “best practice” for large and small scale companies in the jewelry sector. We learn that Fabergé is going to use

Introduction: In an UK publication, Springfair.com, author Rachael Taylor outlines how precious jewelry sales have remained strong, even in this economy. Of particular interest to the readers of this blog are these passages:

Introduction: Ken Gassman, the Head of the International Diamond Exchange (IDEX) Online Research , writes about factors that are effecting that jewelry sector’s sales, which he states, could be worse. One factor that he lists is the growing green movement: “…the mining of these stones is about as eco-friendly as any mining operation, we would