{"id":23381,"date":"2023-10-27T11:52:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T06:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/?p=23381"},"modified":"2023-10-27T11:52:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T06:22:39","slug":"agta-reveals-2023-spectrum-cutting-edge-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/agta-reveals-2023-spectrum-cutting-edge-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"AGTA Reveals 2023 Spectrum &#038; Cutting Edge Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) announced the winners of the 2023 AGTA Spectrum &amp; Cutting Edge Awards. This year\u2019s competition took place from 24-25 October in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>AGTA said that entries to this year\u2019s competition were 24% greater than last year, with a 28% increase in the Business\/Day Wear category and a 26% increase in the Evening Wear category.<\/p>\n<p>AGTA observed that, as expected, there were numerous Sapphires and Sapphire gems in the competition. Other notable trends featured Tourmaline, Garnet (with many tsavorite Garnet-accented pieces), enamelled jewels, cabochon-cut gems, natural Pearls, and finished jewels with fantasy-cut or carved gems as central elements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s Awards are one of our best ever,\u201d says CEO John W. Ford Sr., who has now been at the helm of AGTA for over a year. \u201cWe had an additional 100 entries this year over last, and many of them had stunning green and blue-green gems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judges this year included Allan Koo, A. Koo &amp; Co.; Brent Malgarin, Elegant Gems, Ltd.; Christina Gandia Gambale, Greenwich St. Jewelers; Lika Behar, Lika Behar Jewelry; and Clayton Bromberg, Underwood\u2019s Jewelers (Jacksonville, Fla.).<\/p>\n<p>Many of the winning pieces will be on display during the 2024 AGTA GemFair Tucson, from 30<sup>th<\/sup> January to 4<sup>th<\/sup> February 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) announced the winners of the 2023 AGTA Spectrum &amp; Cutting Edge Awards. This year\u2019s competition took place from 24-25 October in Dallas. 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