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5 Jewelry Wardrobe Essentials
If you haven't made your list yet or checked it twice, you're in a great position to add some jewelry. To help build a wardrobe of jewelry essentials, here's what Suncoast Gems recommends to our valued customers: Buy a pair of diamond studs.The versatile earrings...
Suncoast Gems Adds New Lab Facility
We have just added another gemological laboratory facility at Suncoast Gems and hired Rebecca McDonald G.G. to oversee that lab. The lab is located within the same building as our original space and is a fully equipped facility with all of the gem testing, grading...
New Face of Suncoast Gems is Coming Your Way!
Plan to celebrate with us as we move into a new phase with our business. We will be hosting a cocktail party and trunk show in July and would love for you to come! With a new lab, a few new staff, and magnificent new jewelry, we plan on elevating our superior quality...
Turning Old, Cherished Jewelry into New Hot Designs
Our client Debbie came in to pick out a replacement for a diamond bracelet that she had lost and while she was in she mentioned that she had some diamond rings and sapphire earrings that she had inherited from her Mom. They were really special to her because they...
Think Pearls for June
Pearls are one of three birthstones for the month of June. A woman's wardrobe can't be complete without a strand of her own. These enchanting gems have represented beauty and perfection ever since man discovered them in ancient times. Pearls are the subject of...
The Las Vegas Desert Comes Alive With Gems
We are excited that we are leaving for Las Vegas tomorrow to the JCK Jewelry Show. JCK Las Vegas is known to be one of the largest and the most important jewelry shows held in the world. This show will bring together the leading brands who lead in designing and...
Great Time to Become a Chamber Member!
The Manatee Chamber of Commerce is in the midst of their 28th Annual Membership Drive. As Immediate Past Chair for the Chamber, I expect it to be a great campaign. With the economy on the rebound, many business owners are ready to make up for lost time. If they only...
Police Recover Diamond Stolen from Longboat Key Condo
Several months ago a rare piece of jewelry was stolen from its owner on Longboat Key. The center piece of the ring was a 4.5 carat diamond that had been appraised at $85,000. The police recently recovered the piece of jewelry which had made its way into the...
Newest Custom Design from Suncoast Gems
Newest Custom Design from Suncoast Gems With Fancy Yellow Diamonds becoming so hot we just had to boast about this ring that we just finished for Valerie Grubbs. It is a piece that Valerie and Jay spent many hours designing and the ring is a gift to rededicate their...
Prong Failure Causes Lost Diamonds
Prong Failure Causes Lost Diamonds The number one cause for people losing diamonds and gemstones from their rings and other jewelry is prong failure. Just last week we received a ring from a client in Colorado that they had purchased from us just a little over a year...
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