Polygon - The Jewelry Industry's Largest Internet Marketplace

January 2009

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Taché

Taché is a DTC sightholder and a large manufacturer of Russian-cut and ideal-cut stones. For over 5 decades Taché is supplying the market with some of the best quality goods.

Taché is the centerpiece of the Taché Alliance, an international group that embraces rough, polished and jewellery manufacturing companies. Our offices world-wide bring Taché’s world-known service, quality and support into the heart of every major diamond market. We supply customers with variety of goods in all shapes, sizes, colors and clarities – ranging from stars to 10+ct stones.

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Calendar of Events

JA Winter Show

Jan 18-20, 2009
New York, NY

AGTA GemFair

Feb 4-9, 2009
Tucson, AZ

The Instore Show

April 19-21, 2009
Chicago, IL

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#Simply put, belonging to Polygon has not only made me money with CertNet and the buying channels, but has saved me money! All the free advice and counsel given by other Polygon professionals regarding simple things like credit card rates, appraisal advice by industry's leading experts, marketing suggestions, supplier recommendations, and sales training has been invaluable to building my business. #

Rochelle L. Klieger
Ruby and Sons Jewelers
Member Since 1996
Poly ID: 68862

Featured Article

Developing Your Internet Marketing Plan

What is your goal for your website? When it comes to business websites, a return on investment is expected. To get any kind of return, your site needs to have a goal to which all actions will be compared.

Do you want your website to inform, share news and information, communicate with different locations, entertain, or make a profit by selling information, services, or products? Imagine that you can have only one action on the website. What would it be? That's your website goal. Beyond this, only you can define what exactly you want other people to do on your website.

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Industry News

Year-end Antiquorum sale reaches nearly $7.3M

New York--Antiquorum closed its 2008 season last week, netting a total of $7,279,620 in a New York sale of Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches and Clocks.

More than 388 online bidders competed with telephone and commission bidders for the 542 lots in the Dec. 10-11 sale. The lots offered sold at 105 percent of their estimate, and 75 percent of all lots sold.

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Holiday shoppers stick with classic jewelry styles

GemEx files false-advertising suit against Zale

Milwaukee--GemEx Systems is accusing Zale Corp. of false advertising in a lawsuit that claims the jewelry chain is deceiving consumers by stating that the grading reports accompanying its new, branded "Celebration" diamonds measure light performance.

GemEx, the Wisconsin-based company that provides diamond-evaluation services to the jewelry industry, filed the lawsuit on Dec. 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, naming Zale Corp., Zale Delaware Inc. and GemEx rival company, GS Laboratories of America (GSL), of Irving, Texas, as defendants.

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Precious-metals marketers take latest ads online

Wittelsbach nets record $24M at Christie's

London--A 35.56-carat blue diamond broke through the financial gloom on Wednesday, setting a new world record price for a diamond sold at auction.

The deep grayish-blue gem, known as the Wittelsbach Diamond, sold for $24.3 million at Christie's "Jewels: The London Sale," topping the previous record of $16.5 million set by the sale of a 100-carat diamond in Geneva in 1995.

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Wittelsbach nets record $24M at Christie's

Business Intelligence Reports

Business Intelligence Reports In today's global market, business intelligence is vital to your company's success. Timely access to market information including price, characteristics, quantity and availability gives your company a competitive edge in a globally competitive world. These reports are just what you need to give you a strong feel for the market.
bullet Diamond Price Report pdf (PDF - 0.35Mb)
bullet Popular Diamond Report
bullet Metal Price Report

Buying & Selling on Polygon

Buying and Selling on Polygon The examples to the right are just a few of the thousands of items currently being bought and sold on Polygon. Below you will see a snapshot of the number of diamonds, finished jewelry pieces, colored stones, watches and diamond parcels available on Polygon right now!
Polygon at Glance    
Diamonds In-Stock: 367,477 Watches: 6,062
Jewelry In-Stock: 18,123 Colored Stones: 15,831
Diamond Parcels: 2,319    

Did You Know?

How to Buy Natural Colored Diamonds Guide

How to Buy Natural Colored Diamonds Guide, brought to you by NCDIA. Visit them at: www.ncdia.com.

Natural color diamonds are true miracles of nature, formed deep within the Earth billions of years ago. Now, having found their way to the surface, they are visible for all to see. Rare and renown for their beauty, they present a dazzling array of brilliance and color including pinks, champagnes, cognacs, yellows, greens, browns and full spectrum blues.

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