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November 29, 2010

Unique Celtic Jewelry and Artisan Crafted Designs Exclusive only to Patagonia Gifts

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Released by: Patagonia Gifts

Find unique Celtic jewelry and artisan crafted designs exclusive only at Patagonia gifts. Unlike other mass-produced items available in the market, Patagonia gifts are individually handcrafted by creative artisans.

Patagonia Gifts, one of the premier online gift stores, offers unique Celtic jewelry and artisan crafted designs. In order to ensure that every piece is as unique as the individual who wears it, each and every gift at Patagonia gifts is handcrafted ‘individually’ by creative artisans from Patagonia. Jewelry and gifts provided by Patagonia Gifts are totally different from the other mass-produced gifts or fine jewelry sold in the local malls or other fine jewelry stores.

Patagonia Gifts specializes in Celtic Jewelry including silver earrings, Celtic jewelry for men and women, birthday gifts, unique jewelry, Celtic cuff links, pins, mens pendants, braided leather sterling silver bracelets and mens necklaces etc. They also offer Celtic bracelet bangles, thank you gifts, lots of unusual gifts and mens jewelry, luxury mate tea gourds, friendship Celtic gifts and special occasion gift ideas.

Patagonia Gifts provides a great collection of gifts for Christmas, anniversaries, birthdays and other important occasions to choose something unique for the special people in your life.

Patagonia Gifts has been serving thousands of satisfied online customers since its founding in 2000. During this process, Patagonia Gifts sourced the best craftsmen and women from Patagonia who manufacture the finest quality jewelry and gifts in the region.

For further details, please contact:
Patagonia Gifts
Los Italianos 636
9000 – Comodoro Rivadavia
Patagonia
Argentina
Website: www.patagoniagifts.com

About Patagonia Gifts:
Patagonia Gifts is an online jewelry and gifts store based out of Patagonia, Argentina. It is devoted to provide unique jewelry and gift items at excellent values to its customers. Their products are not mass-produced, instead they are handmade in small quantities to ensure that each and every piece is unique. With a passion for art and focus on their ultimate goal – delighting customers, they have been serving thousands of satisfied online customers since 2000. They specialize in Celtic Jewelry for various occasions including Christmas, anniversaries, birthdays and other important occasions.

August 2, 2010

21st Generation Fashion Jewelry Trends

Filed under: Business — Tags: — Winson @ 8:28 AM

The main aim behind the fashion jewelry is that it should be fashionable and stylish. Fashion and trends change along with time. Now-a-days, the fashion is changing year by year. Fashion world is witnessing many new trends. For example, Celtic jewelry is the most popular fashion jewelry today.

During the 17th century fake pearls and the glass beads were used mostly and people used to wear according to their clothing. And even during the night times, they preferred diamonds. Firstly the fake pearls were prepared in France and they were used till 200 years are the fashionable accessories. These are fake balls which are made of wax and are coated with the ground fish scales.

Then for the next century Paris made fashionable jewelry of glass or paste gems and they almost look like the gemstones. Many jewelries of the 18th century prevail till date, but the real gemstones and the golden jewelry have disappeared.

Even the fashion of the costume jewelry of gemstones had spread to England in the 18th century. The costume jewelry in England includes the earrings, necklaces, jeweled buttons.

As of 20th century, pearls came into existence. They became popular and they are expensive. The tradition of the pearls was introduced in the Japan in the end of the 19th century and it existed till the 20th century.

Generally, formal jewelry is used in the offices and workplaces. Simple jewelry like beads, metals, stones, simple chains made of gold, different metals are used as the formal jewelry items. It gives a decent, nice look to the individual in case of formal jewelry.

During the 19th century, the fashion jewelry got mixed up with all types of jewelry items like pearls, corals, diamonds and even the gemstones. So, the jewelry of that century is called as the cocktail jewelry.

As of 21st century the fashionable jewelry became famous. The present 21st generation trends are crystals and pearls. The initial golden jewelry was replaced by the Swarovski crystals and they become popular within few years. For the casual wear fashion jewelry has unlimited traditions. So, as of now the silver crystal jewelry is very famous one.

Station jewelry are the present trends and they are followed by the present generation. Even the pearls, diamonds and the gemstones like blue topaz, quartz are mainly used jewelry articles.

May 10, 2010

Diamond Imports Decline in US

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U.S. polished diamond imports at the time of April 2009 declined 47 percent to $794.2 million. Polished diamond exports descended to 46 percent to $589.8 million. Final polished imports, the magnitude to which imports topped exports, for the U.S. during April reduced to 52 percent to $204.4 million.

Rough imports dropped 64 percent to $20.6 million, and rough exports were reduced 40 percent to $12 million. Final rough imports dropped 76 percent to $8.6 million. The U.S. net diamond inventory, calculating total imports less than total exports, dropped 54 percent to $213 million in April.

The numbers also revealed identical declines, with polished imports declining by 51 percent to $3.2 billion, and polished exports reducing 44 percent to $2.6 billion. Net polished imports for the period from January through April in the U.S. were declining 68 percent to $575.8 million. Rough imports for that period dropped 77 percent to $60 million and rough exports were down 70 percent to $43.4 million. For net rough imports of $16.6 million, a decline of 86 percent was noticed from 2008. Till April 2009, the net diamond inventory dropped 69 percent to $592.4 million.

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May 4, 2010

Diamond Jewelry Sales Accounts More Than 50% Of US Market

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The total average ticket for anniversary jewelry is nearly $1,200. But the diamond jewelry sales worth $3,000 and above creates about half of total revenues from anniversary diamond jewelry. Thus, the opportunity for jewelers is to tap the market for higher ticket anniversary jewelry.

Diamond jewelry has a market share of 55% of total jewelery sales in the US market (source: Diamond Information Centre). Nearly 50% of worldwide diamond jewelery sales are generated in the US according to the Jewelry Industry Research Institute. Diamond jewelry had a share of 75% of the US division’s retail sales in fiscal 2009, which is same as that of previous years.

Retail jewelers announced that diamond jewelry sales were exceptionally weak during 2008 holiday selling season. According to preliminary data, it seems that diamond jewelry sales were reduced by 20-25 percent in the November-December period. For the complete year, the number of diamond jewelry sales were reduced by 8-9 percent in the U.S. Market. This also includes both specialty jewelers and other merchants who are selling diamond jewelry.

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