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The retailers at the top of the list offer affordable products and fun, discovery-fueled experiences.

Lenore Fedow

Daniel Bing was formerly the marketing director for the Americas at Vacheron Constantin.

Lauren McLemore

In our Piece of the Week, the designers reimagine the tennis bracelet with green enamel wrapped around a strand of “Desert Diamonds.”

Natalie Francisco

Submit your pieces for a chance to win in this year's competition.

The industry veterans join the podcast to discuss diamond marketing, the FTC Jewelry Guides, and lobbying for lower tariffs.

Founder Vik Westermann said the app is a “starting point” to inspire people to work with appraisers and gem labs, not replace them.

Lauren McLemore

The Verdura brooch, which belonged to the late Virginia Fortune Ryan Ogilvy, was sold to a private collector in Asia.

Lenore Fedow

Retailers are seeking new ways to attract customers, increase traffic, and create revenue – Estate buying events are a popular solution.

The five students were awarded a total of $10,000 through the nonprofit’s 2026 “Future of Jewelry Making” scholarship.

Natalie Francisco

Steven Lerche is now beginning his term as the youngest member to become president of The Plumb Club’s elected executive committee.

Natalie Francisco

Murphy will retire at the end of the year and Alexander, currently the company’s president, will take over at the start of 2027.

Lauren McLemore

The jeweler is encouraging customers who own lookalike rings to come into the store and trade them for credit towards an authentic piece.

Natalie Francisco

The new campaign, “You Are The Occasion,” discourages shoppers from saving their fine jewelry for special occasions only.

Lenore Fedow

Mehta led India’s GJEPC through the 2008 financial crisis and was respected worldwide for his wisdom, integrity, and knowledge.

Michelle Graff

One is the driver who allegedly crashed a car into a Sacramento jewelry store in April, striking a 71-year-old employee who later died.

Lauren McLemore

In a new column, Peter Smith posits that people actually enjoy putting together IKEA furniture, and the same is true for engagement rings.

Peter Smith

9lakha Jewelers in Iselin, New Jersey, was the target of a smash-and-grab robbery on Aug. 8.

Lenore Fedow

The jeweler has partnered with 818 Tequila to gift lab-grown diamond studs to a bride-to-be and their bridal party.

Natalie Francisco

The exhibition will feature more than 100 drawings of stained-glass lampshades, windows, and more, many created by women and émigrés.

Lauren McLemore

Marquise-cut diamonds in drop charms are the center of the new collection, reflecting the movement of a dancer in modular styles.

Natalie Francisco

The inaugural Fort Lauderdale Jewelry, Antique, & Object Show will be held from Jan. 28 through Feb. 1, 2027.

Lenore Fedow

The family-owned jeweler will open a new showroom in Bel Air, Maryland, this fall.

Lenore Fedow

Amanda Ileana Hernandez is married to Carlos Hernandez, one of two men in prison for the 2024 murder of Michigan jeweler Hussein Murray.

Michelle Graff

The reimagined jewel, our Piece of the Week, trades the diamonds in the original 1998 design for blue, pink, yellow, and green sapphires.

Natalie Francisco

Sponsored by American Gem Trade Association

In the United States, second-quarter sales were flat amid soft consumer sentiment and lower in-store traffic.

Lenore Fedow

The 22-karat gold egg, sold at Batemans Auctioneers in the U.K., was part of a 1980s treasure hunt ad campaign for Cadbury Creme Eggs.

Lenore Fedow