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The organizers of the JCK Las Vegas show just announced that Train will be performing at this year’s Rocks the Beach concert at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
This week National Jeweler reported on the 2015 statistics from the Jewelers Board of Trade, which showed that more retail jewelers and repairers in the U.S. are closing up shop.
In addition, a 5-carat lab-grown blue diamond was graded by the Gemological Institute of America, the largest faceted lab-grown blue GIA has ever studied, while JCK announced San Francisco band Train as its Rocks the Beach concert headliner.
Recap the week that was, in photos.
Train, the band known for the hits “Drops of Jupiter” and “Meet Virginia,” will entertain the crowd at the annual Rocks the Beach event at Mandalay Bay on June 5 in Las Vegas. Read more here. (Photo credit: JCK Events)
The latest statistics from the Jewelers Board of Trade show that in the United States, 760 retail jewelers/repairers ceased operations in 2015, up from 612 in 2014. Read more here.
As Tanzania and Kenya move to have the export of all rough banned, both will need to focus on growing their cutting industries. On her recent trip to East Africa Associate Editor Brecken Branstrator spoke with a few people who are playing a part in that. Read more here.
Dione Kenyon, Stewart Wicht and Hank Siegel are the American Gem Society’s Circle of Distinction honorees for 2016, and will be recognized at the organization’s annual dinner this summer in New York. Read more here.
The Gemological Institute of America recently graded a 5-carat lab-grown blue diamond, the largest faceted lab-grown blue the organization has ever studied. Read more here.
National Jeweler released the newest edition of its digital magazine this week, “The Winter Thaw,” giving readers a heads-up on what to expect at Baselworld next month, tips from jewelers whose stores are turning 100, and the colors that will be hot this spring. Read more here.
The De Beers Group of Companies’ International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research, which is located in the United Kingdom, India and Antwerp (pictured here), now has a greater geographic reach, and also will accept non-Forevermark stones. Read more here.
TAG Heuer has announced a long-term partnership that will see it become the official timekeeper of Major League Soccer and the U.S. Soccer Federation when the new season kicks off March 6. All MLS referees will wear the brand’s smartwatch, the Connected, pictured. Read more here.
Watch brand Raymond Weil is partnering with Universal Music Group to launch an exclusive digital music service that will give its customers access to bespoke playlists and the chance to win concert tickets. Read more here.
Stuller has announced the dates of its 2016 Bridge and Transform events and tours, with the first Bridge scheduled to take place in mid-May while the initial stop on the Transform Tour is March 6 in Boston. Read more here.
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