Exhibit 99.1

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Charles & Colvard, Ltd. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I Robert
S. Thomas, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S) 1350, as adopted pursuant to (S) 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
              or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)  The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all
              material respects, the financial condition and results of
              operations of the Company.


/s/ Robert S. Thomas
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Robert S. Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
August 8, 2002