January/February 2003 Table of Contents

January/February 2003

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2003 — Volume 16 • No. 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS


UP FRONT
Economy Dominated Jewelers' Sales in 2002 Despite the gem controversies of the past year, Colored Stone's annual survey of retail jewelers showed that the bottom line is still all about money.	72
Sri Lanka Expands Sapphire Digging The government has opened up areas in Sri Lanka that have never been mined before, and sapphire production is way up. Will it be enough to jump-start the industry?	74
Spring Colors: Fashion warms it up.	71
FEATURES
To the Finish More and more gem wholesalers are making finished jewelry to complement their existing stock, and jewelers are snapping it up. Dealers point to the decline of the bench jeweler. Bench jewelers disagree.	76
DEPARTMENTS
Designs: Brazilian Spirit A unique blend of cultures has produced a sense of style like no other. Now Brazilian jewelry designers are looking to bring their vision to the world.	80
Cuts: The Perfect Angle Cutting colored stones to diamond specs produces a brilliant result — so why don't more cutters do it?	84
Reviews: Hong Kong Exhibitors Cheer Upswing A record number of buyers brought more optimism for the future.	86
Reviews: Idar Customers Nervous, But Buying European governments are getting shaken up and the economy is stumbling, but there's always room for Idar.	89
Reviews: Bangkok Fair Shows Positive Signs Slow but steady is still the watchword as Bangkok companies push forward.	90

Editorial	56	Reporter's Notebook	92
Melee	58	Calendar	451
Letters	63	Classifieds	456
Business Barometer	67	Advertisers' Index	461

ON THE COVER:
(clockwise from top left): Broocht by Jean Regal Westgate, photo by David Scherrer; glass bead by Nancy Pilgrim/Fantasy Beads, photo by Nancy Pilgrim; glass pendant bead by Denise Lanuti, photo by Janice Phillips; opal pin from Rob Greene, photo by Glenn Moody; citrine faceted by Jeff Gurecky, photo by John Parrish; turquoise and opal earring from Norah Pierson, photo by Ron Fortier; petrified wood, photo by Frank J. Daniels, from Petrified Wood: The World of Fossilized Wood, Cones, Ferns, and Cycads, © Western Colorado Publishing Co.

TUCSON SHOW GUIDE 2003
SHOWS & EXHIBITORS
119	Tucson Show Guide
122	Map of Show Locations
124	Shuttles
125	Show Dates
143	Shows & Exhibitors
226	Tucson Datebook
239	Find the Exhibitor Index

PRODUCT & DEALER LISTINGS
271	Indexes
272	Products and Services
351	Dealers
421	Geographical Locations of Dealers

ADVERTISING SECTIONS
109	Idar-Oberstein Spotlight
216	International Show Spotlight
452	Marketplace
453	Web Site Directory
457	Classifieds
461	Advertisers' Index

AROUND TUCSON
431	Around Tucson
434	Map of Restaurant Locations
435	Dining Out Reviews
448	Sights & Attractions

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