January/February 2001 Table of Contents

January/February 2001

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2001 — Volume 14 • No. 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ON THE COVER
Retail Customers Consume the Classics 2000 may have been the year for color, but in the end it all came back to true blue. Find out what else retailers had to say in our exclusive survey.
Past Weighs on Vietnam Gem Business Vietnam's got the gems and the will to sell them, but buyers say they can't get past the government's bureaucratic hurdles.
FEATURES
Under the Table Gems pass through a maze of miners, brokers, and wholesalers before they make it to market, and even then they're hard to track. But a look at international trade figures reveals an interesting story.	500
Color Combinations The winners of the 2001 AGTA Spectrum Award competiton are a mix of bold, fresh designs that show off the latest trends in color.	504
NEWS
Dealers Speak: Quality is still the key.	498
Violence in Merelani: Tribal tensions surface.	507
Jewelry Robbers Caught: Feds finger police detective	507
DEPARTMENTS
Markets: Breaking the Ice Fashions for 2000 reflected a cold, technological theme, but spring promises a warming trend.	508
Sources: Reviving a Legend The Paraiba tourmaline mines are all worked out, right? Wrong.	510
Sources: Getting "Indo" Opal An intrepid traveler visits the wet and wild opal mines of Java, Indonesia.	512
Reviews: Hong Kong Show in Slow Recovery The September Hong Kong show staggers toward prosperity as dealers keep the faith.	514
Reviews: Intergem Steady, But Sellers Want More Exhibitors at the latest Intergem show in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, insist that size does matter.	515
Reviews: Bangkok Fair Expands Its Horizons The semi-annual Bangkok gem and jewelry show has a new venue and a new attitude.	517
Reviews: Traffic Lags at Professional Jeweler Show Competition did a number on the Professional Jeweler show in Las Vegas.	518

Editorial	494	Resources	524
Digest	495	Calendar	526
Letters	497	Advertisers' Index	528
Reporter's Notebook	519

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TUCSON SHOW GUIDE 2001
SHOWS & EXHIBITORS
4	Tucson Show Guide
6	Map of Show Locations
123	Shows & Exhibitors
124	Shuttles
125	Show Dates
195	Find the Exhibitor Index
220	Tucson Notebook
226	Tucson Datebook

PRODUCT & DEALER LISTINGS
244	Products and Services
347	Dealers
430	Geographical Locations of Dealers

ADVERTISING SECTIONS
225	Web Site Directory
234	Idar-Oberstein Spotlight
336	International Show Spotlight
451	Marketplace
455	Classifieds
528	Advertisers' Index

AROUND TUCSON
460	Welcome Letter
461	Map of Restaurant Locations
462	Local Phone Book
464	Dining Out Reviews
482	Nightlife
484	Sights & Attractions

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