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33 www.thejewelrybook.com Niveet Nagpal, Omi Privé "We are bringing a lot of loose Paraíba from Mozam- bique, star sapphires, and rubies and sapphires in 1–3 carat sizes—there is a big need for those. We also have a bunch of Paraíba and moonstone jewelry pieces in pro- duction now that we will have ready for Centurion and AGTA. Business has been strong all year. We've done a lot of trunk shows and events, and they've all been well attended. Our biggest issue is sourcing gemstones and keeping up with jewelry demand. Fortunately, we've been able to acquire a strong inventory of gemstones from around the world. Although we've not been able to visit mining areas, we've been able to support our suppli- ers and purchase through emails and texts." Bruce Bridges, Bridges Tsavorite "I still have a great deal of inherited material from my father, and we haven't been mining since the pandemic started. ere's not been a great deal of material coming out of East Africa due to the travel bans, and there's not been many dealers in town to sell to. But there was a decent recent strike of tanzanite, and a large strike of Mahenge spinel—I was one of the larger purchasers of that material. I sold most of it a month within cutting it this year, but I still have one or two 10 carat-plus stones. I also have probably the finest large Mandarin garnet seen in 20 years. And it's been a huge year for tsavorite." Ann Barker, Barker & Co. "Our main gems are Paraíba tourmaline and all other colors of tourmaline, new spessartite garnet, Paki- stani peridot, and a lot of spinel. We also have blue zircon, topaz, and aquamarine. Sourcing has been a little different of late, we've been buying more cut stones and recutting them. We used to cut a lot of rough, but prices now are through the roof. Plus, there are a lot of unknowns with rough, so we've been buying nice single stones and recutting. Really nice cutting is our niche." Erica Courtney "I'll be bringing crystal opal, icy jade, lots of sapphires and Paraíba tourmaline from both Mozambique and Brazil in finished and loose. I sell a pair of icy jade earrings at every trunk show! Sourcing has been a challenge, especially when I'm looking for something in particular—I can't find it. I feel like I've been on a Ring in 18k yellow gold with a 14.48 ct. puRple staR sapphiRe, 2.29 cts. t.w. Round puRple spinels, and 0.15 ct. t.w. diamonds, $100,000; omi pRivé, 877-664-4367, www.omipRive.com elsa eaRRings in 18k yellow gold with caRved ice jade, 3.38 cts. t.w. faceted pink spinels, and 2.38 cts. t.w. diamond on inside-out huggie hoops in 18k yellow gold with 0.45 ct. t.w. diamonds, $37,600; eRica couRtney, 323-938-2373, www.eRicacouRtney.com page 32 an emeRald-cut tsavoRite weighing neaRly 17 caRats is pRice on Request; BRidges tsavoRite, 520-907-7969, www.tsavoRite.com Our biggest issue is sourcing gemstones and keeping up with jewelry demand. Fortunately, we've been able to acquire a strong inventory of gemstones from around the world.

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