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Tata Motors’ Nano may not be set the small car market on fire but there is no question that there is a lot of glitter.

The company has just unveiled the Gold plus Nano, a one off showpiece product that sees the car covered with 80kg of 22 carat gold, 15kg of sliver and 10,000 semi precious stones and precious stones.

This is indeed not the “people’s car” that Tata Motors had announced with much big deal a couple of years ago, but the Gold plus is certain to catch everyone’s eyes.

The car was revealed at Tata Theatre in Mumbai by Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Group.
Today, gold is priced at Rs 28,147 per 10 grams and with over 80 kg of the yellow metal used to decorate the Nano, it is precious.

The gold only would be worth $4.68 million.

Gold plus is a Tata owned jewellery chain that was accountable for this gold enclosed Nano. The car was crafted to celebrate 5,000 years of jewellery making in India.

This car will be on exhibit at some of the company’s showrooms for the next six months wherever viewers can get a look at this show of opulence. But no test drives, please.

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December 2010 saw an 8% drop in India’s exports of gold jewelry while exports of refined diamonds and total gem and jewelry exports rose considerably, Commodity Online reports.

According to beginning data from the country’s Gem and Jewellery Exporters Association, India exported $498 million worth of gold jewelry in December, compared to $541.63 million in the equivalent month of 2009.

However, the country’s total exports of gemstones and jewelry for December 2010 stood at $3.3 billion more than 70% higher than the $1.93 billion exported in December 2009.

December 2010 also saw a 91.48% flow in India’s exports of cut and polished diamonds – $2.49 billion compared to $1.3 billion in December 2009. Exports of colored gemstones were also up, although more modestly, and comprised $17.46 million compared to $15.12 million a year ago.

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Goldberry jewelry includes rings, necklaces, pendants, chains, earrings, and bracelets. They have a wonderful choice of fine jewelry that can be used for day or evening wear. These cute styles will bring out the greatest in your style and personality. Many of the pieces come in special sizes and with different gemstones.

The rings are offered in platinum. They come with one gemstone or some including sapphires, rubies, and emeralds. The sapphires come in .25 carats to 5.6 carats. The rubies come in .67 carats to 5.33 carats. The emeralds come in .27 carats to .30 carats. There are many cuts and you can desire for the stone in your ring. These are an emerald cut, an aged cushion, an oval, and a heart. The sapphires come in many different colors. Colors are white, marine blue, lavender, blue Ceylon, sea green Ceylon, pink Ceylon, purple Ceylon, yellow Ceylon, and powder pink.

Gold berry’s many necklaces come in platinum and have a platinum bezel as fit. The lengths differ from sixteen inches to eighteen inches. They also vary in size from 1.15mm to 2.1mm. There are several pendants you can choose to add to your necklace. Many of these can be plain platinum or a few comes with gemstones. There are many platinum chains that are sold at Gold berry’s as well. These are heavy, cable, snake, and bead chains. They vary in size from .9mm to 3.0mm. All the chains are finished of solid platinum.

A new initiative is creature undertaken to revive the local jewellery industry, which is almost on the verge of collapse. The initiative collaboration among Development Dimensions Limited a jewellery manufacturing firm and the College of Arts and Social Sciences at the KNUST, involves setting up a multi-million Ghana cedi Centre with the primary objective of conducting research and training jewelers to aid the manufacture of jewellery for both the local and export markets.

The US$500,000 Centre, which concerned a monetary support of US$225,000 from the Export Development and Investment Fund (EDIF), is below the Industrial Art Department of the University and is the first of its kind in the country.

It currently has two units comprising the teaching unit, which offers a six-month certificate course to be awarded by KNUST, and a production unit which is accidentally for the manufacture of jewellery for both local and export markets. It offers courses such as Gem Stones Setting, Casting, Soldering, Alloying Technologies and Finishing. The rest are, Workshop Practice for Jewelers, Science and Chemistry, Basic Drawing and Design for Jewelers, Entrepreneurship and Sales and Communication Skills.

It is ironical that in a country like Mauritius, where mineral wealth in relative terms is nowhere near Ghana’s, jewellery and processed diamonds are the third-most important export produce group after textiles, clothing and fish products.
The country, which is Africa’s second-largest manufacturer of gold, increased production from a year earlier by 3.5% to 1.46 million ounces during the first half of 2010. But very small of this production is refined into jewellery and ornaments for exports of higher value.

A St. Johns Town Center jewelry store is hoping concerned citizens will help them find the person who stolen a ring worth nearly $50,000.

Someone went into Levy Jewelers Monday night, and asked to look at several items, and then ran off with one of them, a three-and-a-half carat round diamond ring, according to owner Lowell Kronowitz.

“It’s unexpecting to see that’s what young people turn to for anything they need or want. It is not the way I was raised or the way most people are raised,” Lowell said in response to the theft.

Levy Jewelers has been a staple in Savannah, Ga. and newely opened its Jacksonville location.

Lowell said he understands that times are tough, but he is disappointed that someone would steal from him. He turned the store’s surveillance video over to detectives with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, and said he has faith that they will find the thief.