2023 Rewind: Recapping the Year Gone By

A matching pair of 18.38-carat, D-color diamonds from Botswana’s Jwaneng mine sold for $3.3 million, the top lot of the jewelry auction.

Michelle Graff

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Lauren McLemore

With the trade and customer trust in mind, GIA® developed NextGem™ – on-demand training designed specifically for retail.

It was the second auction appearance for the fancy vivid blue-green diamond, which sold for $7.8 million at Christie’s Geneva 12 years ago.

Lauren McLemore

Members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force took a 22-year-old man into custody. He was charged with tampering with evidence.

Michelle Graff

While the overall number of crimes was down, there were more incidences in which robbers pulled out guns, mace, or rammed cars into stores.

Michelle Graff

Gain access to the most exclusive and coveted antique pieces from trusted dealers during Las Vegas Jewelry Week.

Jack Sutton Fine Jewelry is closing its store inside the downtown shopping center after 40 years in business.

Lauren McLemore

Reena Ahluwalia’s painting of the rare red diamond is the first contemporary painting to join the National Gem Collection.

Lauren McLemore

The price of gold has risen, affecting the number of pieces designers make, the materials they use, and how they position themselves.

Natalie Francisco

Peter Smith gives tips on leading meetings, developing marketing, and making trade show appointments in the age of short attention spans.

Peter Smith

The 11-piece “Medallions” capsule collection features five motifs: a crying eye, a heart on fire, a spiral, a flower, and a swallow.

Natalie Francisco

From Gen Z’s view of luxury to “doom spending,” these are the six consumer trends to note this year.

Lenore Fedow

The partners have announced the second cycle of the program, which has expanded to include a $25,000 student scholarship.

Lauren McLemore

The owners of Staats Jewelers are heading into retirement.

Lenore Fedow

Jeffrey Gennette, who retired in 2024 after 41 years with Macy’s, is the newest member of the jewelry retailer’s board of directors.

Lenore Fedow

May babies are lucky to have emeralds, a gemstone admired for centuries, as their birthstone, writes Amanda Gizzi.

Amanda Gizzi

The new module allows retailers to plan, promote, and measure the success of events from a single dashboard.

Natalie Francisco

NDC said in an open letter that Pandora’s statements about the carbon footprint of lab grown versus natural diamonds are inaccurate.

Lenore Fedow

The diamantaire and industry leader succeeds Feriel Zerouki and said he will focus on being a “champion” for natural diamonds.

Michelle Graff

She wore our Piece of the Week, Glenn Spiro’s “Old Moghul Golconda” earrings, featuring fancy brown-yellow diamonds totaling 51.90 carats.

Natalie Francisco

Two pieces were named “Best in Show,” one from the retail category and one from the supplier category.

Lauren McLemore

The jewelry retailer noted resilience among its higher-end customers while demand softened for its lower-priced offerings.

Lenore Fedow

Led by the 6.59-carat sapphire, the sale garnered $9.7 million, a record total for a Heritage jewelry auction.

Lauren McLemore

In his new role, sales specialist Billy Welshoff will focus on the eastern United States.

Lenore Fedow

José Gaztelu has been promoted to the role, which has been vacant since last year.

Lauren McLemore