Bench Tricks
Trick: Making Small Jump Rings Exactly the Same Size
Bench jewelers who process a lot of work sometimes take short cuts to save time. In a perfect...
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GOLFERS RAISE EDUCATION FUNDS
Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America hosted its first-ever charity golf tournament and raised nearly $7,000 for the MJSA Education...
AGTA GEMOLOGICAL TESTING CENTER OFFERS NEW SERVICES
The American Gem Trade Association's Gemological Testing Center recently added new options for determining whether diamond coloration is natural or...
EGL ACQUIRES NEW EQUIPMENT
European Gemological Laboratory in New York recently added a new Nicolet advanced infrared spectrometer to its gem identification department....
Cash Takes a Holiday
Taking Advantage of the Tourist Market
Tourists traveling in the United States spent nearly $1.5 billion in 1999 on food, lodging, and souvenirs,...
Profile of 1999 U.S. Domestic Traveler
Average age is 48 years
64% are married
More than 30% travel most during the summer months
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American Watch Guild Makes Time for Excellence
In the early 1930s, a time when consumer confidence in jewelry retailers was at its lowest point, former jeweler Robert Shipley crisscrossed America...
Facts About U.S. Travelers in 1999
ADULT TOURISTS numbered 149 million.
BABY BOOMERS TRAVELED MORE than any other group, taking 259 million trips. They also spent more than any other...
Tourist Destination: Outlet Centers
Thirty-seven percent of U.S. tourists visited a discount outlet mall in 1997 (the most recent data available). Twenty-nine million women and 25...