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Vancouver Jeweler Named Winner of International Design Competition

Published

8 years ago

August 1, 2016

INSTORE Staff

(Press Release)
Vancouver-based Fame Diamonds Inc. recently won the inaugural Canada Mark Jewelry Competition Award organized by Dominion Diamond Corporation. The first competition of its kind ever held, the award was presented to its winner on June 5 during a cocktail reception at the JCK Las Vegas show this year.

Jewelers from across North America and the United Kingdom were welcomed to submit an exclusive ring design showcasing CanadaMark diamonds. Out of 14 finalists selected by Dominion Diamond, Fame Diamonds’ ring design was picked as the favorite by consumers through a public vote held on the CanadaMark website last month.

The winning ring features a 0.70 carat round brilliant cut center diamond accentuated with smaller diamonds set in 18K white gold. Later this month, the ring will be purchased by Dominion Diamond to be awarded to one of the consumer voters at random.

Fame Diamonds Inc. is a direct diamond source and jewelry manufacturer with six locations across Vancouver B.C. Canada.

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