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Jewelry Shanghai 2008
Introdution of the Jewelry Shanghai 2008
Shanghai could claim to be the most sparkling city in the country after more than 640 million yuan worth of jewelry went on display at the Jewelry Shanghai 2008. The exhibition was opened at the New International Expo Center in Pudong May 8 -11.
Jewelers from 22 countries and regions brought [...]
Jades
Dushan Jade (Du Jade)»Dushan Jade (Du Jade) - also Called Nanyang Jade
Dushan Jade is a kind of nephrite and one of the most important jades in China.
Hardness: 6.0-6.5
Specific gravity: 2.73-3.18 g/cm3
Color: A piece of Dushan Jade may have more than two or three colors, common colors are white, green, purple, yellow, red, black, etc.
Transparency: transparent to translucent
Luster: glass or oil [...]
Watches
Best luxury watches in the world»Somewhere in the 1980s, between Blade Runner and RoboCop, lies the robo retro trend. Both Harry Winston (Opus 8, £215,000; harrywinston.com ) and De Grisogono (Meccanico, about £220,000; degrisogono.com ) have gone to the extreme effort of producing mechanical watches with a faux-digital readout. They're exceedingly expensive (considering other quartz watches can be bought for [...]
Diamonds and Gems
Harry Winston Expects Diamond Price Rise»Harry Winston Expects Rough Diamond Price will Rise
RBC Capital Markets hosted its annual diamond conference in London on Thursday and cautioned that diamond prices would continue to rise as demand outpaces supply.
“While the short-term outlook for consumer demand for diamonds is somewhat depressed, the longer-term outlook for purchases of diamond jewelry is good,” RBC global mining [...]
