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AGTA in Tie-Up With U.S. Antique Shows, and More February Service News

Shows will co-locate during Jewelry Week in Las Vegas in June 2019.

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January 23, 2018

INSTORE Staff Instore February 2018 Issue

AGTA will co-locate with the U.S. Antique Shows during Jewelry Week in Las Vegas in June 2019.

Sin City Switcheroo

The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) and U.S. Antique Shows have announced that their Las Vegas market week events, the AGTA GemFair Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Antique Jewelry and Watch Show, will be co-located at the Las Vegas Convention Center beginning in June of 2019.agta.org, usantiqueshows.com

Even More International

Gemological Science International (GSI) has announced the expansion of its synthetic testing services for finished diamond jewelry (as small as melee) to Hong Kong, India, New York, and Dubai.gemscience.net

Competitive Care

Abbott Jewelry Systems, creator of The Edge retail jewelry management system, has now added jewelry care protection plans to their software for Independent retail jewelers. The available plans are offered through JM Care Plan, a member of the Jewelers Mutual Group, and IJB/Wexler/Montage Group. jmcareplan.com

Official Alrosa

Russian diamond company ALROSA has been granted certification as a member of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC). The certification follows the successful completion of an audit based on the RJC’s Code of Practices, which addresses ethical, human rights, social, and environmental standards. responsiblejewellery.com

IGI ID

The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has developed a new diamond evaluation card. The innovative IGI Diamond ID Report stores the evaluation and diamond together in a secure credit card-size casing featuring a scannable Datamatrix and security features. igiworldwide.com

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