Candere.com launches Lord Ganesha inspired pendants

The collection captures traditional elements in delicate designs of Lord Ganesha as well as personalised initial jewellery that maintain the manifestations.

Post By : IJ News Service On 18 September 2015 4:52 PM
Till date, Surat continues the same tradition as people from all around the country flock in for business and jobs. The city is situated on the left bank of the Tapi River, 14 miles from its mouth. With the U N survey held in 2009, it was declared that Surat is fourth fastest growing city in the world. Surat has practically zero per cent unemployment rate and the jobs are easier to get here due to very fast development in diamond, textile and various other industries in and around Surat city. %% Surat city is one of the most important cities on the industrial map of the country with many large industries developed. The economic base of Surat consist much of Diamond trading, cutting and polishing with textile manufacturing and various other like petrochemical and natural gas based industries at Hazira established by leading industry houses such as ONGC, Reliance, ESSAR and Shell. Surat, being the second cleanest city of country, makes for one of the paradisiacal cities to live in India. The growing demand for land development and the shifting focus of industries to tier III and tier IV has proved beneficial for the city of Surat too. It is now being eyed by leading corporate around the world that is willing to establish their presence in Surat. %% Talking about the Diamond City, Surat is at the heart of India’s thriving diamond-polishing industry. It is also stated as Diamond Capital of the world. In recent years 92 per cent of the world’s diamond was cut and polished in Surat. Gujarati diamond cutters, emigrating from East Africa, established the industry in 1901 and, by the 1970s; Surat-based diamond cutters began exporting stones to the US for the first time. Though much of the polishing work takes place on small weight stones, Surat's workshops have set their eyes on the lucrative market for finishing larger, pricier stones in the future. The 18 November 2008 issue of the Wall Street Journal had an article about the diamond industry in Surat. It claims that 80 per cent of the world's finished diamonds are cut and polished in this city. However the wages of the industry's workers remained flat for years and 250,000 workers, or one-third of the city's diamond industry workforce, has left between 2005–2008, leaving about 500,000. Only after a July 2008 strike did the workers obtain a 20 per cent salary raise, their first in a decade. Most of the diamonds are polished in the Varachha area.
“Thou Surat is a Diamond City, but previously when it comes to buying jewellery, consumers of Surat were more trusted and reliable to gold jewellery. But now down the line of ten years people are now getting more attracted to diamond jewellery”, said Nikhil Desai of Charu Jewels of Surat. However, in the early days, the emphasis was more on gold but now people have shifted their preference even to diamonds categories more in VVS and VVS1 which are the preferred choice of citizen of Surat. He also stated recently due to the slowdown in US economy the Diamond industry has been struck very hardly. The exports have fallen sharply and it has affected the entire diamond industry of Surat. Many of the thousands of diamond units in the city have been shutdown due to negligible exports. But now the picture is still better and by retailing means also diamond jewellery has grown in demand. %% Surat Jewellery industry is amongst the oldest in the country. Taking the glimpes from the history and seeing the growth of the city it proves the richness is still intact which merely gets prove by the fact that even under the rough weather of slowdown economy and other factors like gold price rice, change in diamond price rise and share market; the retail business has steadily been average and good. Stating about the commercial and the technical growth, Deepak Bhai from D. Khushalbhai Jewellers shared a very interesting fact that, “Surat Rough Diamond Sourcing India Limited (SRDSIL), a diamond consortium formed by big, small and medium diamantaires, sold $5.2 million worth of rough diamonds, its first batch, directly sourced from Alrosa, the world’s biggest diamond mining company based in Russia”. He also stated that Surat is a multifaceted centre. It cuts and polished diamonds, and is the leading exporter of diamond worldwide; it has a strong jewellery manufacturing base, both in traditional forms like kundan, jadau, meenakari to as well as of the more contemporary varieties like diamonds, platinum, white gold or antique; the city serves as wholesale hub for surrounding areas. And indeed to the rest of India; and finally it has strong local market for the people all around the world. %% Industry experts said the domestic jewellery market is pegged at $16 billion, which includes gold, diamond, platinum and others. In the last four years, the diamond jewellery sales have increased from $1 billion to $4.2 billion. Since the US, which accounts for 45 per cent of the global jewellery consumption, is yet to come out of recession, the accelerating diamond jewellery sales in India is set to provide the much-needed insulation to the Indian gems and jewellery industry facing volatility in the US and UK markets but even with such underdog situation Surat has grown tremendously well and which also shows by the fact that is the city with peace and prosperity in terms of highest per capita income in the country.%%
Anlaysing the current scenario of jewellery trends in Surat Snehal Pachchigar of Pachchiga & Sons Jewellers casts light on another facet, the consumer and their buying trends. “Surat is a cosmopolitan city with people from almost all parts of India which conspire large number of population with strong purchasing power. Previously people were more towards buying of gold as compare to diamonds or kundan or other gem stone but now with aspiration of designer jewellery all types of ornamental are in trends”.%% He also stated few interesting things like thou diamond industry in Surat is male centric but when it comes to retail buying the outlook of women is also well acquainted. “Nowadays women are well informed and educated of what they shop. They emphasise quality, design and investment value over mere quantity. They are also aware of gold rates and what goes into the final selling price of a piece of jewellery.” Snehal says that before making purchases women ask question on what percentage of wastage is counted, diamond quality and quantity and other material used. The jewellery industry in Surat has become quite transparent due to competition and to gain the trust of clients. He further adds that during the pace of time the main challenge is on the design and innovation front. There are various jewellers who are moving towards innovation and creativity. The challenge is to introduce creativity and make something out of the box! And at Pachchigar, we aim to move beyond what already exists and should look for inspiration around them, in this vast universe of natural and man-made surroundings. He also mentioned about the buying time and made us learned that apart from the festive season like Diwali or Marriage seasons there is also pace of time known as NRI season selling. He also stated that usually the product below 5 lacks has sales on an average, all around the year. But the big money spending take place only during the specific season; with the month of time constraint with September to February. %% The city’s development pattern has been such that retailing is spread across the entire city. “A whopping 60 per cent of growth has happened in the last 20 years, and retailing is not concentrated in small areas, unlike other cities where some streets or area have more jewellery trade happening.” Says Tushar Choksi of Kantilal & Bro Jewellers. Jewellery retail store are presents at G.D road, Citylight, Parle Point, Piplod, Turning Point, Majura Gate, Lal Darwaza- in short throughout the city. He also stated that every business has some pro & con; and when talking about diamond business in city like Surat which is the hub of diamond, the other factor effect are like VAT increase, competition increase, nothing seems to faze the Surat Jeweller, however. And positivity is the key to do business in Surat city. The city is expected to see huge growth in next few years, and with that the jewellery industry too expects a substantial growth. %% The land of SURTILALA’s – Surat, a city poor in historical places and natural sights, but rich in riches. Flooded with business and industries, it is a city with peace and maximum prosperity. Selected amongst the cleanest one, Surat owes a healthy share in the export of Diamond products. Surat has earned the very enviable position of being one of the world’s fastest growing trade and business centers. %%
Till date, Surat continues the same tradition as people from all around the country flock in for business and jobs. The city is situated on the left bank of the Tapi River, 14 miles from its mouth. With the U N survey held in 2009, it was declared that Surat is fourth fastest growing city in the world. Surat has practically zero per cent unemployment rate and the jobs are easier to get here due to very fast development in diamond, textile and various other industries in and around Surat city. %% Surat city is one of the most important cities on the industrial map of the country with many large industries developed. The economic base of Surat consist much of Diamond trading, cutting and polishing with textile manufacturing and various other like petrochemical and natural gas based industries at Hazira established by leading industry houses such as ONGC, Reliance, ESSAR and Shell. Surat, being the second cleanest city of country, makes for one of the paradisiacal cities to live in India. The growing demand for land development and the shifting focus of industries to tier III and tier IV has proved beneficial for the city of Surat too. It is now being eyed by leading corporate around the world that is willing to establish their presence in Surat. %% Talking about the Diamond City, Surat is at the heart of India’s thriving diamond-polishing industry. It is also stated as Diamond Capital of the world. In recent years 92 per cent of the world’s diamond was cut and polished in Surat. Gujarati diamond cutters, emigrating from East Africa, established the industry in 1901 and, by the 1970s; Surat-based diamond cutters began exporting stones to the US for the first time. Though much of the polishing work takes place on small weight stones, Surat's workshops have set their eyes on the lucrative market for finishing larger, pricier stones in the future. The 18 November 2008 issue of the Wall Street Journal had an article about the diamond industry in Surat. It claims that 80 per cent of the world's finished diamonds are cut and polished in this city. However the wages of the industry's workers remained flat for years and 250,000 workers, or one-third of the city's diamond industry workforce, has left between 2005–2008, leaving about 500,000. Only after a July 2008 strike did the workers obtain a 20 per cent salary raise, their first in a decade. Most of the diamonds are polished in the Varachha area.
“Thou Surat is a Diamond City, but previously when it comes to buying jewellery, consumers of Surat were more trusted and reliable to gold jewellery. But now down the line of ten years people are now getting more attracted to diamond jewellery”, said Nikhil Desai of Charu Jewels of Surat. However, in the early days, the emphasis was more on gold but now people have shifted their preference even to diamonds categories more in VVS and VVS1 which are the preferred choice of citizen of Surat. He also stated recently due to the slowdown in US economy the Diamond industry has been struck very hardly. The exports have fallen sharply and it has affected the entire diamond industry of Surat. Many of the thousands of diamond units in the city have been shutdown due to negligible exports. But now the picture is still better and by retailing means also diamond jewellery has grown in demand. %% Surat Jewellery industry is amongst the oldest in the country. Taking the glimpes from the history and seeing the growth of the city it proves the richness is still intact which merely gets prove by the fact that even under the rough weather of slowdown economy and other factors like gold price rice, change in diamond price rise and share market; the retail business has steadily been average and good. Stating about the commercial and the technical growth, Deepak Bhai from D. Khushalbhai Jewellers shared a very interesting fact that, “Surat Rough Diamond Sourcing India Limited (SRDSIL), a diamond consortium formed by big, small and medium diamantaires, sold $5.2 million worth of rough diamonds, its first batch, directly sourced from Alrosa, the world’s biggest diamond mining company based in Russia”. He also stated that Surat is a multifaceted centre. It cuts and polished diamonds, and is the leading exporter of diamond worldwide; it has a strong jewellery manufacturing base, both in traditional forms like kundan, jadau, meenakari to as well as of the more contemporary varieties like diamonds, platinum, white gold or antique; the city serves as wholesale hub for surrounding areas. And indeed to the rest of India; and finally it has strong local market for the people all around the world. %% Industry experts said the domestic jewellery market is pegged at $16 billion, which includes gold, diamond, platinum and others. In the last four years, the diamond jewellery sales have increased from $1 billion to $4.2 billion. Since the US, which accounts for 45 per cent of the global jewellery consumption, is yet to come out of recession, the accelerating diamond jewellery sales in India is set to provide the much-needed insulation to the Indian gems and jewellery industry facing volatility in the US and UK markets but even with such underdog situation Surat has grown tremendously well and which also shows by the fact that is the city with peace and prosperity in terms of highest per capita income in the country.%%
Anlaysing the current scenario of jewellery trends in Surat Snehal Pachchigar of Pachchiga & Sons Jewellers casts light on another facet, the consumer and their buying trends. “Surat is a cosmopolitan city with people from almost all parts of India which conspire large number of population with strong purchasing power. Previously people were more towards buying of gold as compare to diamonds or kundan or other gem stone but now with aspiration of designer jewellery all types of ornamental are in trends”.%% He also stated few interesting things like thou diamond industry in Surat is male centric but when it comes to retail buying the outlook of women is also well acquainted. “Nowadays women are well informed and educated of what they shop. They emphasise quality, design and investment value over mere quantity. They are also aware of gold rates and what goes into the final selling price of a piece of jewellery.” Snehal says that before making purchases women ask question on what percentage of wastage is counted, diamond quality and quantity and other material used. The jewellery industry in Surat has become quite transparent due to competition and to gain the trust of clients. He further adds that during the pace of time the main challenge is on the design and innovation front. There are various jewellers who are moving towards innovation and creativity. The challenge is to introduce creativity and make something out of the box! And at Pachchigar, we aim to move beyond what already exists and should look for inspiration around them, in this vast universe of natural and man-made surroundings. He also mentioned about the buying time and made us learned that apart from the festive season like Diwali or Marriage seasons there is also pace of time known as NRI season selling. He also stated that usually the product below 5 lacks has sales on an average, all around the year. But the big money spending take place only during the specific season; with the month of time constraint with September to February. %% The city’s development pattern has been such that retailing is spread across the entire city. “A whopping 60 per cent of growth has happened in the last 20 years, and retailing is not concentrated in small areas, unlike other cities where some streets or area have more jewellery trade happening.” Says Tushar Choksi of Kantilal & Bro Jewellers. Jewellery retail store are presents at G.D road, Citylight, Parle Point, Piplod, Turning Point, Majura Gate, Lal Darwaza- in short throughout the city. He also stated that every business has some pro & con; and when talking about diamond business in city like Surat which is the hub of diamond, the other factor effect are like VAT increase, competition increase, nothing seems to faze the Surat Jeweller, however. And positivity is the key to do business in Surat city. The city is expected to see huge growth in next few years, and with that the jewellery industry too expects a substantial growth. %% The land of SURTILALA’s – Surat, a city poor in historical places and natural sights, but rich in riches. Flooded with business and industries, it is a city with peace and maximum prosperity. Selected amongst the cleanest one, Surat owes a healthy share in the export of Diamond products. Surat has earned the very enviable position of being one of the world’s fastest growing trade and business centers. %%
Till date, Surat continues the same tradition as people from all around the country flock in for business and jobs. The city is situated on the left bank of the Tapi River, 14 miles from its mouth. With the U N survey held in 2009, it was declared that Surat is fourth fastest growing city in the world. Surat has practically zero per cent unemployment rate and the jobs are easier to get here due to very fast development in diamond, textile and various other industries in and around Surat city. %% Surat city is one of the most important cities on the industrial map of the country with many large industries developed. The economic base of Surat consist much of Diamond trading, cutting and polishing with textile manufacturing and various other like petrochemical and natural gas based industries at Hazira established by leading industry houses such as ONGC, Reliance, ESSAR and Shell. Surat, being the second cleanest city of country, makes for one of the paradisiacal cities to live in India. The growing demand for land development and the shifting focus of industries to tier III and tier IV has proved beneficial for the city of Surat too. It is now being eyed by leading corporate around the world that is willing to establish their presence in Surat. %% Talking about the Diamond City, Surat is at the heart of India’s thriving diamond-polishing industry. It is also stated as Diamond Capital of the world. In recent years 92 per cent of the world’s diamond was cut and polished in Surat. Gujarati diamond cutters, emigrating from East Africa, established the industry in 1901 and, by the 1970s; Surat-based diamond cutters began exporting stones to the US for the first time. Though much of the polishing work takes place on small weight stones, Surat's workshops have set their eyes on the lucrative market for finishing larger, pricier stones in the future. The 18 November 2008 issue of the Wall Street Journal had an article about the diamond industry in Surat. It claims that 80 per cent of the world's finished diamonds are cut and polished in this city. However the wages of the industry's workers remained flat for years and 250,000 workers, or one-third of the city's diamond industry workforce, has left between 2005–2008, leaving about 500,000. Only after a July 2008 strike did the workers obtain a 20 per cent salary raise, their first in a decade. Most of the diamonds are polished in the Varachha area.
“Thou Surat is a Diamond City, but previously when it comes to buying jewellery, consumers of Surat were more trusted and reliable to gold jewellery. But now down the line of ten years people are now getting more attracted to diamond jewellery”, said Nikhil Desai of Charu Jewels of Surat. However, in the early days, the emphasis was more on gold but now people have shifted their preference even to diamonds categories more in VVS and VVS1 which are the preferred choice of citizen of Surat. He also stated recently due to the slowdown in US economy the Diamond industry has been struck very hardly. The exports have fallen sharply and it has affected the entire diamond industry of Surat. Many of the thousands of diamond units in the city have been shutdown due to negligible exports. But now the picture is still better and by retailing means also diamond jewellery has grown in demand. %% Surat Jewellery industry is amongst the oldest in the country. Taking the glimpes from the history and seeing the growth of the city it proves the richness is still intact which merely gets prove by the fact that even under the rough weather of slowdown economy and other factors like gold price rice, change in diamond price rise and share market; the retail business has steadily been average and good. Stating about the commercial and the technical growth, Deepak Bhai from D. Khushalbhai Jewellers shared a very interesting fact that, “Surat Rough Diamond Sourcing India Limited (SRDSIL), a diamond consortium formed by big, small and medium diamantaires, sold $5.2 million worth of rough diamonds, its first batch, directly sourced from Alrosa, the world’s biggest diamond mining company based in Russia”. He also stated that Surat is a multifaceted centre. It cuts and polished diamonds, and is the leading exporter of diamond worldwide; it has a strong jewellery manufacturing base, both in traditional forms like kundan, jadau, meenakari to as well as of the more contemporary varieties like diamonds, platinum, white gold or antique; the city serves as wholesale hub for surrounding areas. And indeed to the rest of India; and finally it has strong local market for the people all around the world. %% Industry experts said the domestic jewellery market is pegged at $16 billion, which includes gold, diamond, platinum and others. In the last four years, the diamond jewellery sales have increased from $1 billion to $4.2 billion. Since the US, which accounts for 45 per cent of the global jewellery consumption, is yet to come out of recession, the accelerating diamond jewellery sales in India is set to provide the much-needed insulation to the Indian gems and jewellery industry facing volatility in the US and UK markets but even with such underdog situation Surat has grown tremendously well and which also shows by the fact that is the city with peace and prosperity in terms of highest per capita income in the country.%%
Anlaysing the current scenario of jewellery trends in Surat Snehal Pachchigar of Pachchiga & Sons Jewellers casts light on another facet, the consumer and their buying trends. “Surat is a cosmopolitan city with people from almost all parts of India which conspire large number of population with strong purchasing power. Previously people were more towards buying of gold as compare to diamonds or kundan or other gem stone but now with aspiration of designer jewellery all types of ornamental are in trends”.%% He also stated few interesting things like thou diamond industry in Surat is male centric but when it comes to retail buying the outlook of women is also well acquainted. “Nowadays women are well informed and educated of what they shop. They emphasise quality, design and investment value over mere quantity. They are also aware of gold rates and what goes into the final selling price of a piece of jewellery.” Snehal says that before making purchases women ask question on what percentage of wastage is counted, diamond quality and quantity and other material used. The jewellery industry in Surat has become quite transparent due to competition and to gain the trust of clients. He further adds that during the pace of time the main challenge is on the design and innovation front. There are various jewellers who are moving towards innovation and creativity. The challenge is to introduce creativity and make something out of the box! And at Pachchigar, we aim to move beyond what already exists and should look for inspiration around them, in this vast universe of natural and man-made surroundings. He also mentioned about the buying time and made us learned that apart from the festive season like Diwali or Marriage seasons there is also pace of time known as NRI season selling. He also stated that usually the product below 5 lacks has sales on an average, all around the year. But the big money spending take place only during the specific season; with the month of time constraint with September to February. %% The city’s development pattern has been such that retailing is spread across the entire city. “A whopping 60 per cent of growth has happened in the last 20 years, and retailing is not concentrated in small areas, unlike other cities where some streets or area have more jewellery trade happening.” Says Tushar Choksi of Kantilal & Bro Jewellers. Jewellery retail store are presents at G.D road, Citylight, Parle Point, Piplod, Turning Point, Majura Gate, Lal Darwaza- in short throughout the city. He also stated that every business has some pro & con; and when talking about diamond business in city like Surat which is the hub of diamond, the other factor effect are like VAT increase, competition increase, nothing seems to faze the Surat Jeweller, however. And positivity is the key to do business in Surat city. The city is expected to see huge growth in next few years, and with that the jewellery industry too expects a substantial growth. %% The land of SURTILALA’s – Surat, a city poor in historical places and natural sights, but rich in riches. Flooded with business and industries, it is a city with peace and maximum prosperity. Selected amongst the cleanest one, Surat owes a healthy share in the export of Diamond products. Surat has earned the very enviable position of being one of the world’s fastest growing trade and business centers. %%

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