Bergio’s Power of Pink Collection in 2008 was a huge success. The Safari Collection in 2009 successfully captured consumers throughout the country looking for that distinctive one of a kind design with values of $250K or more. Launching our 3 new collections will provide a menagerie of exclusivity to any jewelry collector.

Berge Abajian, CEO and Designer of Bergio International, Inc. announced today 3 new distinctive collections providing more rareness and value to the existing cutting edge designer lines. Bergio is entering into its 20th year of operations and concentrates on boutique, upscale jewelry stores such as Maddaloni Jewelers, Huntington, New York. Bergio has manufacturing control over its line as a result of having a manufacturing facility in the United States as well as subcontracts with facilities in Italy and Bangkok.

An office memorandum sent to India’s Customs Department and the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) by the Commerce Department of India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, notes that Hirsch has requested participant countries to be vigilant and to notify him or the KP’s Working Group on Monitoring (WGM) if any “irregular” shipments of  Marange diamonds are received. 

The diamond industry continues to scrutinize Mugabe’s intentions for his countries natural resource, while wholesaler and retailers, globally, watch prices rise and supply wither in the diamond industry.

The 2011 trend in diamond retailing is focused on the frugal atmosphere the economy has generated. Of course size is a factor to most, but quality is still absolute. Education of a diamond purchase is clearly on the rise. Knowledge of the four c’s is the starting point, detail from the origin of the stone to the culet opening are determinate factors in the purchase. Not only are consumers learning about diamonds, metals are being discussed as well. White platinum, which is the more in style but expensive choice in metal for engagement rings, can now be replaced by alternative metals, which are a fraction of its cost. White gold can replace white platinum and are about 40 percent lower in terms of cost at this time. Palladium, which is a metal that is similar to platinum can also be used and is priced about 70% lower than platinum. How the diamond is set on the ring is also changing in 2011. More and more people are shying away from the pronged setting and are choosing more engagement rings that have

diamonds that are set in a semi-bezel way into the ring band. The semi-bezel setting will give added hold to the diamond to prevent its loss brought about by an active lifestyle. Another recession-friendly trend is the use of the full bezel setting to hold the diamond in place. Bezel settings have been in existence since the mid 1900s but the technique has greatly improved so that it holds the diamond more securely than the traditional pronged setting.

Bezel setting also allows for more wear and tear on the diamond, since it has metal around the full girdle.