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The AGTA Spectrum Awards jewelry design competition, created in 1984, celebrates excellence in jewelry featuring natural colored gemstones and cultured pearls. Entries in the annual Spectrum Awards competition are evaluated by a panel of distinguished industry judges on the basis of: overall beauty and wearability, innovative design, effective use of materials, quality of gemstones, quality of workmanship, and broad-based consumer appeal. All North American designers, manufacturers, and gem cutters are eligible to enter.

Spectrum Award Categories include: evening wear, business/day wear, casual wear, bridal wear, and men's wear, Platinum Honors are awarded to innovative jewelry designs incorporating a minimum of 75% platinum. Manufacturing Honors are awarded for outstanding use of colored gemstones and pearls in jewelry appropriate to be manufactured in production quantities. AGTA Cutting Edge Awards honor excellence and creativity in the production of loose, natural colored gemstones and cultured pearls, carvings, other gem materials and objects of art.

2005 AGTA Spectrum Awards
	Spectrum - Best of Show Glen J. Engelbrecht GJ Designs Sarasota, FL 18K yellow gold necklace that features a 33.33 ct. Orthoclase accented with a 1.90 ct. Demantoid Garnet and Diamonds. Pendant is suspended from a Demantoid Garnet necklace (11.52 ctw).	*Spectrum - Best Use of Color* Andrew Paetzold Philip Zahm & Associates, Inc. Aptos, CA 18K white gold ring featuring a 4.13 ct. blue Sapphire surrounded by fancy colored corundum (3.20 ctw) and Diamonds.
*Spectrum - 1st Place* Bridal Wear Michael Zacharakis D'Errico Jewelers Scarsdale, NY Platinum necklace featuring a variety of 9.5mm to 16.5mm South Sea Cultured Pearls.			*Spectrum - 2nd Place* Bridal Wear Garo Demirjian Demirjian Jewelry Design Scottsdale, AZ 18K white gold spiral earrings featuring two 9.5 mm South Sea Cultured Pearls accented with Diamonds.
	*Spectrum - 3rd Place* Bridal Wear Ricardo Basta E. Eichberg Jewelers Beverly Hills, CA Platinum necklace featuring seven graduating topaz (5.23 ctw) unified with diamonds. Tsavorite garnets hang from diamonds at the bottom.	*Spectrum - Honorable Mention* Bridal Wear Ricardo Basta E. Eichberg Jewelers Beverly Hills, CA Platinum and 18K yellow gold necklace featuring yellow, pink, green, blue, red and white Diamonds (17.22 ctw).
*Spectrum - Platinum Honors* Bridal Robert Pelliccia J. R. Dunn Jewelers Light House Point, FL Platinum ring featuring a 2.96 ct. blue Sapphire accented with blue Sapphires (.76 ctw) and Diamonds (.34 ctw).			*Spectrum - 1st Place* Business/Day Wear Samuel Getz Samuel Getz Private Jewelers & Designers Coral Gables, FL 18K yellow & white gold suite. Necklace features a 30.21 ct. golden Beryl accented with a .26 ct. Garnet and Diamonds (.68 ctw). Earrings feature two golden Beryls (9.20 ctw) and two Garnets (.23 ctw) accented with Diamonds (.22 ctw).
	*Spectrum - 2nd Place* Business/Day Wear Robert Bruce Henderson Plateau Jewelers Inc. Sammamish, WA 18K yellow and 14K white gold "pinwheel" pendant featuring a 7.46 ct. Grossularite accented with a 1.26 ct. Tsavorite Garnet and Diamonds (1.06 ctw).	*Spectrum - 3rd Place* Business/Day Wear Maria Canale Richard Krementz Gemstones Newark, NJ Platinum and 18K gold pin featuring a 2.28 ct. Tanzanite and a 2.75 ct. Rubellite Tourmaline accented with yellow Sapphires and Diamonds.
*Spectrum - Manufacturing Honors* Business/Day Wear Lee Charles Buckingham Neiman Marcus Dallas, TX 18K yellow gold ring featuring an 11.54 ct. Amethyst accented with inlay and Diamonds (1.60 ctw).			*Spectrum - Honorable Mention* Business/Day Wear Julie Buckareff American Jewelry Artworks London, ON 18K rose gold and platinum hand carved rock crystal Quartz flower brooch (60.41 ctw) with Tsavorite garnets, pink Diamonds and white Diamonds.
	*Spectrum - Platinum Honors* Business/Day Wear Mark Schneider Mark Schneider Design Long Beach, CA Platinum and 18K yellow gold ring featuring a .90 ct. Emerald accented with yellow Diamonds (.18 ctw) and white Diamonds (.65 ctw).	*Spectrum - 1st Place* Casual Wear Alan Friedman Alan Friedman Designs Beverly Hills, CA 18K white gold bracelet featuring eight torus cut pink Sapphires accented with yellow Diamonds (.66 ctw) and white Diamonds (.83 ctw).
*Spectrum - 2nd Place* Casual Wear William Travis Kukovich William Travis Jewelry Chapel Hill, NC 18K yellow gold and platinum ring featuring a 4.71 ct. mint green Tourmaline and two purple Sapphires (.15 ctw).			*Spectrum - 3rd Place* Casual Wear Mark Lauer Mark Michael Design Maple Grove, MN 18K yellow gold and platinum pendant featuring a 16.63 ct. Citrine and a .29 ct. Tsavorite Garnet accented with two Diamonds.
	*Spectrum - Manufacturing Honors* Casual Wear An D. Nguyen Lisa Kaye & Company, Inc. Durham, NC African ebony wood and 18K yellow gold ring featuring a 1.02 ct. Sapphire.	*Spectrum - Honorable Mention* Casual Wear Paul Derrickson Federico's Design Jewelers Traverse City, MI 18K rose gold and platinum ring featuring a 5.84 ct. Indicolite Tourmaline and two pink Sapphires (2.08 ctw) accented with yellow and white Diamonds.
*Spectrum - Honorable Mention* Casual Wear Lee Charles Buckingham Neiman Marcus Dallas, TX Platinum "bat" ring featuring an 11.52 ct. Quartz with one rutile in the center that forms a web. Accented with diamonds and a bat on each side.			*Spectrum - Platinum Honors* Casual Wear David G. Hrubec Dal Pezzo Design Inc. Miami, FL Platinum ring featuring a 2.5 ct. cabochon rainbow Moonstone accented with two small Cultured Pearls, pink Sapphires (1.08 ctw), white Diamonds and yellow Diamonds.
	*Spectrum - 1st Place* Evening Wear Glen J. Engelbrecht GJ Designs Sarasota, FL 18K yellow gold necklace that features a 33.33 ct. Orthoclase accented with a 1.90 ct. Demantoid Garnet and Diamonds. Pendant is suspended from a Demantoid Garnet necklace (11.52 ctw).	*Spectrum - 2nd Place* Evening Wear Llyn L.Strelau Llyn L. Strelau Jewels by Design Ltd. Calgary, AB "Fall of Angels." 18K yellow & white gold necklace featuring a 6.23 ct. Rubellite Tourmaline, a 4.96 ct. Spessartite Garnet, a 12.66 ct. golden South Sea cultured Pearl accented with six Diamonds.
*Spectrum -* color=" 2" arial" #000000">*3rd Place* Evening Wear Samuel Getz Samuel Getz Private Jewelers & Designers Coral Gables, FL 18K white gold necklace featuring a 76.26 ct. Aquamarine accented with Diamonds (1.39 ctw). Suspended from a bezel set diamond necklace (1.65 ctw) with a Diamond on the clasp.			*Spectrum - Manufacturing Honors* Evening Wear Marisa Goebel La Belle Atelier Marisa Santa Monica, CA 18K white gold earrings featuring two 15mm Tahitian Pearls accented with Diamonds (.54 ctw).
	*Spectrum - Honorable Mention* Evening Wear Sally Lynn Mitschke Montanari Fine Art Jewelers Kansas City, MO 18K yellow gold drop earrings featuring 12mm golden South Sea Pearls accented with yellow Sapphires (1.53 ctw) and Diamonds (.56 ctw).	*Spectrum - Platinum Honors* Evening Wear Ron Lodholz Stonehaven Jewelry Gallery Ltd. Cary, NC 18K yellow gold and platinum hand fabricated necklace featuring a 27.73 ct. Citrine and three Tourmalines (4.53 ctw) accented with Diamonds (.51 ctw).
*Spectrum - 1st Place* Men's Wear Mark Schneider Mark Schneider Design Long Beach, CA Rotating platinum cufflinks featuring two 11mm black South Sea Pearls and 30 pink Sapphires (1.20 ctw) accented with Diamonds (1.61 ctw).			*Spectrum - 2nd Place* Men's Wear Lee Charles Buckingham Neiman Marcus Dallas, TX Platinum cufflinks featuring two sugar loafRubies (9.65 ctw) accented with Diamonds (.96 ctw).
	*Spectrum - 3rd Place* Men's Wear Lee Charles Buckingham Neiman Marcus Dallas, TX 18K yellow gold and platinum cufflinks featuring two matching Citrines (13.67 ctw) accented with Diamonds (.85 ctw).	*Spectrum - Platinum Honors* Men's Wear Mark Schneider Mark Schneider Design Long Beach, CA Platinum ring featuring Jade, Tsavorite Garnets and yellow Diamonds.
AGTA Cutting Edge Awards
*Cutting Edge - Best of Show* Dalan Hargrave Stephanie Michael Young Spring Branch, TX 125 ct. spirographic cut mint green Beryl with a concave pavilion and flat faceted crown.			Cutting Edge - 1st Place A1 - Open Category Classic Gemstone Allen Kleiman A. Kleiman & Co. Boulder, CO 12.36 ct. oval unheated blue Sapphire.
	Cutting Edge - 2nd Place A1 - Open Category Classic Gemstone Michael Arnstein Walter Arnstein Inc. New York, NY 24.90 ct. natural, untreated yellow Sapphire.	Cutting Edge - 3rd Place A1 - Open Category Classic Gemstone Ashok Kumar Sancheti Pioneer Gems New York, NY 1.24 ct. natural, fancy cut Emerald.
*Cutting Edge - 1st Place* A2 - Open Category All Other Faceted Ben Kho Kho International Ltd. Decatur, GA 11.22 ct. fancy cushion cut Rhodochrosite.			*Cutting Edge - 2nd Place* A2 - Open Category All Other Faceted Allen Kleiman A. Kleiman & Co. Boulder, CO 6.31 ct. pear shaped Paraiba Tourmaline.
	Cutting Edge - 3rd Place A2 - Open Category All Other Faceted James Alger James Alger Co. Bedford, NH 17.73 ct. octagon shaped Peridot.	Cutting Edge - Honorable Mention A2 - Open Category All Other Faceted James Alger James Alger Co. Bedford, NH 14.47 ct. rose cut, oval green Tourmaline.
*Cutting Edge - 1st Place* A3 - Open Category Phenomenal Jeffrey Bilgore Jeffrey Bilgore LLC New York, NY 16.21 ct. oval star Ruby.			Cutting Edge - 1st Place B - Pairs & Suites Hemant Phophaliya A. G. Color Inc. New York, NY Pair of round Tanzanite drops, 30.37 ctw.
	*Cutting Edge - 2nd Place* B - Pairs & Suites Hemant Phophaliya A. G. Color Inc. New York, NY Pair of sugar loaf, cushion cut Tanzanites, 33.03 ctw.	*Cutting Edge - 3rd Place* B - Pairs & Suites Allen Kleiman A. Kleiman & Co. Boulder, CO Suite of 19 graduated brilliant, cushion cut Spessartite Garnets, 76.76 ctw.
Cutting Edge - Honorable Mention B - Pairs & Suites Ralph Wobito Custom Gem Cutting Ltd. Stouffville, ON Pair of cushion cut pink Tourmalines, 10.22 ct. and 10.04 ct..			Cutting Edge - 1st Place C - Faceting John Dyer Precious Gemstones Co. Eau Claire, WI 20.61 ct. opposed bar cut Imperial Topaz.
	Cutting Edge - 2nd Place C - Faceting John Dyer Precious Gemstones Co. Eau Claire, WI 28.34 ct. radiant cut, diamond shaped Madeira Citrine.	Cutting Edge - 3rd Place C - Faceting John Dyer Precious Gemstones Co. Eau Claire, WI 15.88 ct. sparkler cut Tsavorite Garnet.
*Cutting Edge -* color=" 2" arial" #000000">*Honorable Mention* C - Faceting John Dyer Precious Gemstones Co. Eau Claire, WI 26.21 ct. multifaceted, pear shaped natural Aquamarine.			Cutting Edge - 1st Place D - Carving Glenn Lehrer Lehrer Designs Larkspur, CA 194.19 ct. sculpted and faceted Aquamarine. Combination cut, carved and faceted with waffle cut and natural crystal faces.
	*Cutting Edge - 2nd Place* D - Carving Dalan Hargrave Dust Devil Mining Co. Cloverdale, OR "Emerging Flower." 73.55 ct. Oregon Sunstone with copper feathers and green highlights.	*Cutting Edge - 3rd Place* D - Carving William Cox Dust Devil Mining Co. Cloverdale, OR 84.90 ct. freeform Oregon Sunstone with copper inclusions.
*Cutting Edge - 1st Place* E - Combination Dalan Hargrave Stephanie Michael Young Spring Branch, TX 125.0 ct. spirographic cut mint green Beryl with a concave pavilion and flat faceted crown.			*Cutting Edge - 2nd Place* E - Combination Christopher Wolfsberg Colored Creations Manchester, TN "Pink Lady." 35.56 ct. concave, flat-faceted freeform kunzite.
	*Cutting Edge - 3rd Place* E - Combination Richard P. Homer Columbia Gem House, Inc. Vancouver, WA 38.69 ct. round concave tube-set brilliant cut mint green Tourmaline.	*Cutting Edge - Honorable Mention* *E - Combination* Michael M. Dyber Ledge Art Studio Rumney, NH "Atom." 281.20 ct. Beryl. Hand fashioned faceting and carving.
*Cutting Edge - 1st Place* F - Objects of Art Philip E. Louer, Jr. North American Gem Carvers Riner, VA 18K gold intarsia box featuring Lapis, Jasper, Malachite, Turquoise, Sugilite and exotic woods.			*Cutting Edge - 2nd Place* F - Objects of Art Susan Allen E. F. Watermelon Old Lyme, CT Quartz featuring an elephant motif.
	*Cutting Edge - 3rd Place* F - Objects of Art William S. Holman William S. Holman Design Group Dallas, TX 18K green gold sculpture featuring a 36.16 ct. Citrine accented with fancy colored Sapphires (2 ctw).	*Cutting Edge - Honorable Mention* F - Objects of Art Lawrence Stoller Crystal Works Bend, OR "Insight." 3.75 pound carved quartz on a bronze base.