Salaries, bonuses, benefits, dividends… When it comes to conversations about money, many topics are considered taboo and are left unaddressed.
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After more than a year of COVID-related cancellations and retail store closures, JCK’s return to Las Vegas was a welcome one for jewellery professionals across Canada and beyond.
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This is part one of a two-part series exploring the different types of methods and processes commonly used to create synthetic gemstones.
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Sapphires are considered precious gemstones, along with rubies, emeralds, and diamonds. This is not surprising, considering the amazing range of colours these gems can show, as well as being the third hardest mineral on the Mohs scale.
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All 4Cs for coloured gemstones work for nephrite jade; a certificate of origin (from a trusted appraiser) would account for the fifth C.
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At first glance, this article’s title might sound oxymoronic, as arrows may seem antithetical to bow ties; a closer look, however, reveals a profound resemblance.
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Business owners have a lot on their plate: they are constantly pulled in a million directions and are often busy putting out the proverbial fires that come with the territory. Unfortunately, this is one of the reasons most ignore or put aside succession planning.
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For gemmologists, inclusions are among the most fascinating features observed in both mined and laboratory-grown diamonds.
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For nearly a decade, professional golfer Rory McIlroy has served as a brand ambassador for Swiss watchmaker Omega.
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What is an optical phenomenon? Plainly put, this term embodies the result of the way light interacts with the crystalline structure, inclusions, and/or internal structure of a gemstone. It is, in essence, the reflection, diffraction, absorption, and/or diffusion of that light. Without even knowing, we encounter these phenomena on...
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