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MAY/JUNE 2006
Volume 19 • No. 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS

ON THE COVER: Tinnee Lee of Lee-Carraher Photography takes strands of mixed Chinese saltwater pearls and creates a computer-generated mosaic. Pearls courtesy of King’s Ransom, Sausalito, CA, and SeaHunt Pearls, San Francisco, CA.

Editorial 4

What's In

14

Tone It Down, Dress It Up
Only jewelry saves fall/winter 2006 fashions from hopeless neutrality.
ONLINE BONUS: New styles for fall and winter from Italian jewelry houses.

16

News

20

Beryllium-Diffused Blue Sapphire?
ONLINE BONUS: Updates from gemological researchers. COMING SOON.

24

Telling Pearl's Story
When is a pearl not just a pearl? When it’s promoted properly.

28

News

35

Eye on Supply

36
China's Treasure Island
Hainan isn’t the heart of China’s pearl trade, but it may be the soul.
36

Resources

42

Calendar

44

Contributors

97

Cover 47
Vegas Show Map 49
Exhibitor Lists 53
Find the Exhibitor 79

ADVERTISING SECTIONS

Classifieds 95
Advertiser Index 96
Web Directory 96

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