Once a gemstone that appealed mainly to collectors, zircon’s blue hues have mass market draw these days.

Brecken Branstrator

After closing their retail store earlier this year, Vicki and Howard Cunningham moved on to their next venture, Cunningham Jewelry & Appraisal Services. Co-owner Vicki talked to National Jeweler about the ups, downs, and lessons learned about life after retail. 

Brecken Branstrator

TAG Heuer has created what it is calling the first Swiss sports “smartwatch,” made for the crew of Oracle Team USA to wear when competing in the 34th America’s Cup.

Michelle Graff

Next month, a diamond known simply as “The Orange” will go up on the block at Christie’s, with buyers expected to pay as much as $20 million for stone.

Michelle Graff

The Texas Jewelers Association (TJA) announced the winners of the jewelry design contest it held during the recent Smart Jewelry Show in Dallas.

Michelle Graff

Recognizing the growing base of women sports fans today, Pandora is teaming with Major League Baseball to offer a collection of sterling silver and wood charms representing the MLB’s 30 teams.

Michelle Graff

A Patek Philippe Ref. 3939 tourbillon minute-repeater wristwatch expected to sell for as much as $800,000 is one of a number of timepieces up for bid at Antiquorum’s Oct. 26 auction in Hong Kong 

Michelle Graff

An 8.77-carat rectangular-cut fancy intense pink diamond sold for $6.3 million at Christie’s, making it the top lot of the Magnificent Jewels sale held earlier this week.

Michelle Graff

The introduction of more mid- and entry-price watch lines, an affinity for blue dials and timepieces created in the Art Deco style were among the trends observed at Baselworld 2013. 

Michelle Graff

This week was full of diamond news, including the announcement that the Diamond Development Initiative has launched a set of standards for artisanally mined stones.

Brecken Branstrator

The style visionary will direct Tiffany & Co.’s fall ad campaign, “Legendary Style,” featuring several iconic collections from the jeweler.

Brecken Branstrator

The gold necklace set with rubies, emeralds and diamonds went for well below its pre-sale estimate of $73,000 to $90,000.

Brecken Branstrator

The application period for the 125 scholarships currently being offered by the Gemological Institute of America will close this Saturday, April 30.

Brecken Branstrator

Cynthia Prasnal is scheduled to present a history of Van Cleef & Arpels and her work there at the Northwest Jewelry Conference in August.

Michelle Graff

At Bailey’s Fine Jewelry in North Carolina, owner Clyde Bailey has begun appointing brand ambassadors to navigate what still may be foreign territory to some fine jewelry salespeople: silver fashion jewelry. 

Michelle Graff

M. Geller, Schubach Enterprises and D.Nea are among the new members of the International Grown Diamond Association.

Michelle Graff

Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com for the week of April 17 to 23, according to Google Analytics.

Michelle Graff

Clothing-turned-jewelry designer Michal Kadar, who’ll make her trade show debut this summer, is opening an atelier for her fledgling jewelry brand.

Michelle Graff

The company announced Thursday that 68 Kmart and 10 Sears will close by mid-September.

Michelle Graff

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s appeal board has ruled that the two major claims in Lazare Kaplan’s patent for laser-inscribing diamonds are invalid.

Michelle Graff

The oval-shaped 15.99-carat gemstone topped Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale, becoming the most expensive colored gemstone ever sold at auction in the U.S.

Brecken Branstrator

The Newark Museum received archival manuscripts from the well-known jewelry manufacturer, creating what it says is the country’s most comprehensive jewelry design archive available to the public.

Brecken Branstrator

This year, a total of six organizations--JA, DEF, DCA, JSA, JVC and JVC Canada--will share JCK’s annual grant, which totals more than $293,000.

Michelle Graff

Jewelry packaging and display company Rocket has hired Christopher Stock as head of the company’s design department and general manager for its West Coast operations.

Michelle Graff

Jewelers of America members now will get exclusive discounts on JewelryStockBalancing.com and are invited to take part in a webinar on moving dated merchandise.

Michelle Graff