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2008 AGTA Spectrum
Awards™
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1st Place
Bridal Wear
Arun Bohra
Arunashi
Los Angeles, CA
18K white gold ring
featuring a 13.77 ct.
silver Moonstone
accented with champagne
Diamonds (2.11 ctw.). |
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2nd Place
Bridal Wear
Carley McGee-Boehm
Carley
Solana Beach, CA
18K white gold "Chimera"
ring featuring a 13.75
ct. oval Cuprian
Tourmaline cabochon
accented with black
Spinel and Diamond. |
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3rd Place
Bridal Wear
Julie Buckareff
JJ Buckar
Toronto, ON CANADA
Platinum earrings
featuring Aquamarines
(24.83 ctw.), white
Diamond heart and arrow
(1.95 ctw.) and
champagne Diamonds (1.54
ctw.). |
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1st Place
Business/Day Wear
Gennadiy Berdnik
Andrew Sarosi
Los Angeles, CA
18K yellow gold and
vitreous enamel pendant
featuring a 9.41 ct.
oval blue Zircon
accented with Diamonds
(.50 ctw.). |
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2nd Place
Business/Day Wear
Katy Briscoe
Katy Briscoe, Inc.
Houston, TX
18K yellow gold earrings
featuring carved Rose
Quartz, freshwater
Pearls and Diamonds (.30
ctw.). |
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3rd Place
Business/Day Wear
Jeffrey Bilgore
Jeffrey Bilgore, LLC
New York, NY
Platinum brooch
featuring a 7.15 ct.
Fire Opal accented with
yellow Diamonds (.10 ctw.). |
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Honorable
Mention
Business/Day Wear
Frederic Sage
Frederic Sage
Great Neck, NY
18K white and green gold
"Empress" ring featuring
a 32.05 ct. Moonstone
accented with Diamonds
(1.04 ctw.). |
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Business/Day
Wear
Manufacturing Honors
Yahouda Saketkhou
Yael Designs
San Francisco, CA
18K rose gold ring
featuring a 12mm black
Tahitian cultured Pearl
accented with Diamonds
(.51 ctw.). |
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1st Place
Classical
Richard Krementz
Gemstones
Newark, NJ
Platinum ring featuring
an antique-faceted
yellow Sapphire accented
with Diamonds (15.66 ctw.). |
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2nd Place
Classical
Robert Wander
Robert Wander for Winc
Creations
Honolulu, HI
18K yellow gold brooch
featuring a lizard of
multi-colored Sapphires
(4.86 ctw.), Garnets
(6.01 ctw.) and
chocolate Diamonds (.11
ctw.) atop a red Coral
branch. |
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3rd Place
Classical
Jeffrey Bilgore
Jeffrey Bilgore, LLC
New York, NY
Platinum ring featuring
a 9.05 ct. natural
Padparadscha Sapphire
accented with Diamonds
(1.41 ctw.). |
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Classical
Honorable Mention
Ricardo Basta
E. Eichberg, Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA
Palladium "Zebra" brooch
featuring black Diamonds
(7.86 ctw.), white
Diamonds (3.95 ctw.),
Rubies (1.05 ctw.),
Emeralds (.38 ctw.) and
Tsavorite Garnets (.30
ctw.). |
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1st Place
Evening Wear
Ricardo Basta
E. Eichberg, Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA
18K yellow gold and
platinum necklace
featuring mulit-colored
Diamonds (39.98 ctw.). |
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2nd Place
Evening Wear
Andrew Costen
Costen Catbalue
Goldsmiths
Vancouver, BC CANADA
19K white gold earrings
featuring free-form Fire
Opals (20.25 ctw.)
accented with two
Tsavorite Garnets (1.19
ctw.) and Diamonds (.78
ctw.). |
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3rd Place
and Fashion Forward
Evening Wear
James Currens
J.W. Currens, Inc.
New York, NY
"The Big Bang" platinum
amulet featuring a 424
ct. Crystal accented
with Moonstones (24.81
ctw.), Opals (9.41 ctw.)
and pink, white and
yellow Diamonds (21.46
ctw.). |
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Honorable
Mention and Best Use of
Color
Evening Wear
Jennifer Rabe Morin
Jennifer Rabe Morin
Santa Barbara, CA
18K white and yellow
gold ring featuring a
19.53 ct. mauve Agate
cabochon accented with
Amethysts (1.84 ctw.)
and Diamonds (.85 ctw.). |
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1st Place
Men's Wear
Cynthia Nockold
J. Yontef Diamonds &
Jewelry
Nashville, TN
Platinum ring featuring
blue Sapphires accented
with Diamonds (2.73 ctw.). |
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2nd Place
Men's Wear
Shant Dakessian
Simone & Son
Huntington Beach, CA
Platinum and 18K yellow
gold cufflinks featuring
green Tourmalines (4.92
ctw.) accented with
natural yellow Diamonds
(.62 ctw.). |
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3rd Place
Men's Wear
Andrew Costen
Costen Catbalue
Goldsmiths
Vancouver, BC CANADA
19K white gold, 18K
yellow gold and steel
necklace featuring a
22.02 ct. Sapphire
crystal pendant. |
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Honorable
Mention
Men's Wear
Robert Wander
Robert Wander for Winc
Creations
Honolulu, HI
18K yellow gold
cufflinks featuring
Aquamarines (87.20 ctw.)
and chocolate Diamonds
(1.58 ctw.). |
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2008 AGTA Cutting Edge
Awards
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1st Place
Open Category Classic
Gemstone
John Blair
Blair Brothers
Goldsmiths
Williamsport, PA
10.34 ct. step-cut
natural pink Sapphire. |
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2nd Place
Open Category Classic
Gemstone
Jeffrey Bilgore
Jeffrey Bilgore, LLC
New York, NY
12.38 ct. natural
cushion-cut Sapphire. |
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3rd Place
Open Category Classic
Gemstone
Allen Kleiman
A. Kleiman & Co.
San Francisco, CA
4.03 ct. cushion-cut
Ruby. |
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Honorable
Mention
Open Category Classic
Gemstone
Allen Kleiman
A. Kleiman & Co.
San Francisco, CA
32.05 ct. natural
cushion-cut yellow
Sapphire. |
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1st Place
Open Category All Other
Faceted
Ben Kho
Kho International, Ltd.
Decatur, GA
40.46 ct. fancy
trilliant Morganite. |
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2nd Place
Open Category All Other
Faceted
Allen Kleiman
A. Kleiman & Co.
San Francisco, CA
17.83 ct. oval green
Cuprian Tourmaline. |
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3rd Place
Open Category All Other
Faceted
Justina DeVries
Beija Flor Gems
Haiku, HI
6.62 ct. cushion-cut
Rhodochrosite. |
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Open
Category All Other
Faceted
Honorable Mention
John D. Dyer
John D. Dyer/P.G. Co.
Edina, MN
6.97 ct. radiant-cut
Tourmaline. |
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Honorable
Mention
Open Category All Other
Faceted
Allen Pung
Parade Designs, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
46.98 ct. Peridot. |
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1st Place
Open Category Phenomenal
Allen Kleiman
A. Kleiman & Co.
San Francisco, CA
21.71 ct. cat's eye
Chrysoberyl. |
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2nd Place
Open Category Phenomenal
Jeffrey Bilgore
Jeffrey Bilgore, LLC
New York, NY
54.93 ct. oval Star
Sapphire. |
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3rd Place
Open Category Phenomenal
Jeffrey Bilgore
Jeffrey Bilgore, LLC
New York, NY
15.54 ct. natural oval
Star Ruby. |
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1st Place
Pairs & Suites
John D. Dyer
John D. Dyer/P.G. Co.
Edina, MN
Pair of Ametrines (28.91
ctw.). |
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2nd Place
Pairs & Suites
Hemant Phophaliya
AG Color, Inc.
New York, NY
Pair of Tanzanite
faceted drops (44.35 ctw.). |
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3rd Place
Pairs & Suites
Douglas Mays
Wild & Petsch
Camas, WA
Pair of baguette
Peridots (24.32 ctw.). |
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1st Place
Faceting
Ben Kho
Kho International, Ltd.
Decatur, GA
22.75 ct. fantasy
cushion-cut Sphalerite. |
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2nd Place
Faceting
Stephen Kotlowski
Zultanite Gems, LLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL
11.27 ct. emerald
square-cut Zultanite™
Diaspore. |
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3rd Place
Faceting
John D. Dyer
John D. Dyer/P.G. Co.
Edina, MN
30.28 ct. Citrine. |
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Honorable
Mention
Faceting
John A. Rhoads
D & J Rare Gems, Ltd.
Salida, CO
39.67 ct. brilliant-cut
Beryl. |
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1st Place
Carving
Dalan Hargrave
Dust Devil Mining
Spring Branch, TX
217 ct. "Sweet Nectar"
Sunstone carving. |
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2nd Place
Carving
Chu-Alice Chan
AJ Art Land, Inc.
Chicago, IL
29.80 ct. "Indigo
Blossom" Aquamarine
carving. |
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3rd Place
Carving
Chu-Alice Chan
AJ Art Land, Inc.
Chicago, IL
80.0 ct. carved
Aquamarine cabochon. |
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1st Place
Combination
John D. Dyer
John D. Dyer/P.G. Co.
Edina, MN
37.74 ct. "Pink
Jubilation" Morganite. |
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2nd Place
Combination
Larry Woods
Jewels from the Woods
Blanco, TX
57.12 ct. four
directions radiant-cut
Aquamarine. |
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3rd Place
Combination
Dalan Hargrave
Gem Starz
Spring Branch TX
85.25 ct. "graphix-cut"
Ametrine. |
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Honorable
Mention
Combination
John D. Dyer
John D. Dyer/P.G. Co.
Edina, MN
53.08 ct. "Golden
Reflections" golden
Beryl. |
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1st Place
and Best of Show
Objects of Art
James Currens
J.W. Currens, Inc.
New York,NY
"The American Queen"
honeycomb box featuring
orange and blue
Sapphires (3.91 ctw.),
Citrines (3.02 ctw.),
Rubies (.15 ctw.),
Tsavorite Garnets (.24
ctw.) and yellow and
white Diamonds (1.98 ctw.). |
