Header37 April 2012   
In This Issue
These are a few of our favorite things...
Meet Anatometal
Diamonds - Part Two
Fan photo of the month
Wholesale Contest Reminder
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April Showers
April Showers
Happy April Fools Day! While we enjoy a good laugh here at Anatometal, we never joke about the quality of the jewelry we ship out to you daily. We strive to stay at the top of our game and take pride in every design that leaves our doors. Did you know that Anatometal jewelry is guaranteed for life? Lose a stone? No problem, we will fix it free of charge!

Extreme care is put into everything we make throughout each stage of its conception. From the use of implant grade materials to hand polishing, we take the extra effort to ensure that your jewelry is flawless. We firmly believe in the superiority of internal threading, as opposed to external. With the threads tucked into the shafts and the edges of all of our jewelry rounded to a smooth finish, you are ensured both safer insertion and a more comfortable, accelerated healing process. All casting of 18kt gold is done in-house to insure that the quality meets our high standards.

So the next time someone asks you why you choose to wear Anatometal, you can tell them it's because you deserve the very best.
These are a few of our favorite things...
- Floating Stone Eyelets - Available in ASTM F-138 stainless steel, ASTM F-136 titanium, and solid 18k gold: 2ga to 3/4" with brilliant-cut stones, up to 1" with select cabochon gems. Choose from double or single flare.

- Captive Gem Bezels - Made in ASTM F-136 titanium and solid 18k gold: 18ga to 10ga. Choose from most of our faceted and cabochon gems to be set in this style, see the Gems/Metals section of our main site for full selection. Our Captive Gem Bezels are available in a variety of diameters. Contact us for details!

- Marquise-cut Navel Curves - Available in ASTM F-138 stainless steel, ASTM F-136 titanium and solid 18k gold; 14ga and 12ga. Choose from any of our marquise-cut stones to be set in this piece; see the Gems/Metals section of our main site for full selection. Match with almost any of our Threaded Ends for easy customization.

 
- Threaded M&Ms -Machined out of ASTM F-138 stainless steel, ASTM F-136 titanium, or cast in solid 18k gold: 18ga to 00ga. Made for internally threaded jewelry.
 
   - Super Teardrop Eyelets - Made in ASTM F-138 stainless steel, ASTM F-136 titanium, or solid 18k gold: 7/16" to 1". Our Super Teardrop Eyelets are available with double or reduced flare. Choose from most of our faceted and cabochon stones to be set in this style.
Meet Anatometal
 Randall
We know how much you love your Anatometal and what it stands for: handcrafted right here in the USA, made with only the highest quality  materials. There is so much that goes into each piece as it moves from our machine shop, to the polishing room, to the gold room, through quality assurance, packaging, and to our shipping department. We thought you would like to get to know the people who make that Gemmed Eyelet, Heart Navel Curve, and Nostril Screw possible! In the coming months, we will be invading all the departments here at Anatometal Headquarters and bringing our hard workers right to you!  




This month we bring you
:
Randall From The Machine Shop



Anatometal:
What do you do here at Anatometal?
Randall: I am production manger, I make sure everything is running smoothly through the departments.

Anatometal: How long have you worked for Anatometal?
Randall: Let's see, 2005... so 6 years, almost 7

Anatometal: What is your favorite piece that Anatometal makes?
Randall: Oh man, this is day by day for me but right now it is the Polaris Pendant . It's so simple but when anyone in polishing sees it, they all want to get one for their mom, girlfriend, sister.

Anatometal: Tell us three things about yourself.
Randall: Ok... I like extreme sports, if you can get hurt doing it, I am probably doing it. I was born and raised in the bay area and I like Pirates!
Anatometal: Oh no! That was part of my next question!
Randall: Oh ok, then I like chick flicks and long walks on the beach.

Anatometal: Ninjas or Pirates?
Randall: Pirates! But you already knew that.


Thanks for letting us get to know you a bit Randall! Who will be featured next month? Be sure to check back to find out!
Diamonds - Part Two
Part Two:

Last month we started our two part look at diamonds; we talked about the chemical properties of the gemstone, how they are formed, where the word "diamond" comes from, a brief history of, and  we covered the four Cs. This month we will look into uses other than adorn
ment, mining, and how to make sure your diamonds are conflict free.

Approximately 130,000,000 carats of diamonds are mined annually, w
ith a total value of nearly $9 billion, and about 220,000 lbs are synthesized annually. Roughly 4rough diamond9% of diamonds originate from Central and Southern Africa, although significant sources of the mineral have been discovered in Canada, India, Russia, Brazil, and Australia. They are mined from kimberlite and lamproite volcanic pipes, which can bring diamond crystals that originate from deep within the Earth where high pressures and temperatures enable them to form, to the surface. Only a very small fraction of the diamond ore consists of actual diamonds. The ore is crushed, during which special care is required not to destroy larger diamonds, and then sorted by density.

Diamond extraction from primary deposits started in the 1870s after the discovery of the Diamond Fields in South Africa. Production has increased over time and now an accumulated total of 4,500,000,000 carats have been mined since that date. Twenty percent of that amount has been mined in the last five years, and during the last 10 years, nine new mines have started production; four more are waiting to be opened soon. Most of these mines are located in Zimbabwe, Angola, and Russia. In the U.S., diamonds have been found in Arkansas, Colorado, and Montana. There are also commercial deposits being actively mined in the Northwest Territories of Canada and Brazil.

In some of the more politically unstable central African and West African countries, revolutionary groups have taken control of diamond mines, using proceeds from diamond sales to finance their operations. Diamonds sold through this process are known as conflict diamonds or blood diamonds. Major diamond trading corporations continue to fund and fuel these conflicts by doing business with armed groups. In response to public concerns that their diamond purchases were contributing to war and human rights abuses in central Africa and West Africa, the United Nations, the diamond industry and diamond-trading nations introduced the Kimberley Process in 2002, which is aimed at ensuring that conflict diamonds do not become intermixed with the diamonds not controlled by such rebel groups. This Act provides documentation and certification of diamond exports from producing countries to ensure that the proceeds of sale are not being used to fund criminal or revolutionary activities. Although the Kimberley Process has been moderately successful in limiting the number of conflict diamonds entering the market, conflict diamonds smuggled to market continue to persist to some degree: about 2-3% of diamonds traded today are possible conflict diamonds.

In a further
attempt to ensure blood diamonds don't make it to the market, President Bill Clinton issued Executive Order 13194 which prohibited the importation of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone into the United States in accordance with the UN resolutions and President George W. Bush issued Executive Order 13213 which banned rough diamond importation from Liberia into the United States: Liberia had been recognized by the United Nations as acting as a pipeline for conflict diamonds from Sierra Leone.


As mentioned, there are diamond mines in Canada and the Canadian Government has set up a body known as Canadian Diamond Code of Conduct to help authenticate Canadian diamonds. This is a stringent tracking system of diamonds and helps protect the "conflict free" label of Canadian diamonds. Each diamond is also laser inscribed and recorded in a database. At Anatometal, we deal exclusively with Canadian diamonds so rest assured, any diamond jewelry you buy from us is blood free.

Diamonds are used for more then just jewelry and decoration.
Industrial diamonds are valued mostly for their hardness and thermal conductivity, making many of the gemological characteristics of diamonds, such as the 4 Cs irrelevant for most applications. This helps explain why 80% of mined diamonds unsuitable for use as gemstones are destined for industrial use. The boundary between gem-quality diamonds and industrial diamonds is poorly defined and partly depends on market conditions, for example, if demand for polished diamonds is high, some stones otherwise bound for industrial use will be polished into low-quality or small gemstones.

Industrial use of diamonds has historically been associated with their hardness; this property makes diamond the ideal material for cutting and grinding tools. As the hardest known naturally occurring material, diamond can be used to polish, cut, or wear away any material, including other diamonds! Common industrial adaptations of this ability include diamond-tipped drill bits and saws, and the use of diamond powder as an abrasive. Less expensive industrial-grade diamonds known as bort, with more flaws and poorer color than gems, are used for the aforementioned purposes.

Finally, how can you identify a diamond? Early tests included a scratch test which relied on the superior hardness of a diamond. This test is however destructive since a diamond can scratch diamond, and is therefore rarely used nowadays. Instead, diamond identification relies on its superior thermal conductivity. Electronic thermal probes are widely used in the gemological centers to separate diamonds from their imitations. These probes consist of a pair of battery-powered thermistors mounted in a fine copper tip. One thermistor functions as a heating device while the other measures the temperature of the copper tip: if the stone being tested is a diamond, it will conduct the tip's thermal energy rapidly enough to produce a measurable temperature drop. This test takes about 2-3 seconds.

So in short, diamonds have a long and sorted history but thanks to the efforts of many nations, the sale of blood diamonds has been significantly cut down. To be 100% sure you are buying conflict free, buy Canadian like we do! Diamonds are used for adornment and as industrial tools, they come in many different colors, and can be cut in many different shapes. Love them or hate them, we hope we answered some of your questions and cleared up points you were uncertain on.


Fan photo of the month

We get so many great pictures every week of our fans wearing their Anatometal, we thought this would be a great place to show em' off! If you would like our Anatoworld to see your bling, post your pictures to our Facebook page, submit them to our  Tumblr page   or email them to [email protected]. We can't wait to see them!

   

 

 

 - Bullet Eyelets in ASTM F-138 stainless steel with bronze Bullet Inserts; princess-cut Black CZ, CZ gemstones

 

 - Gemmed Eyelets in ASTM F-138 stainless steel; CZ gemstones  

 

Wholesale Contest
Reminder:

Hi wholesalers! Wondering about all those raffle tickets you have been receiving with your orders? Don't toss them away! They are your chance at a $500 credit towards your next order! For every $500 you spend with us, you will receive a ticket, the other half of which we drop into a raffle. Winners are announced in video form on the Anatometal facebook page on the 15th of every month
. The color ticket you should be saving now is hot pink!

 

Thank you guys for joining us once again and participating in all the fun we have here with the newsletter, on Facebook, Tumblr, and all over the web! Is there something on your mind? A nagging question that you have been meaning to ask? If there is a subject you would like us to write about in our upcoming newsletters, let us know! Just contact [email protected]

Don't let all those April showers get you down, think of all the May flowers that will be springing up soon! See you next month!

XOXO,

Your friends at Anatometal


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