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Highlights of the first half included the recovery of a 442-carat diamond, its largest find of the year.

Rolex reveals its new watches, four are sentenced in a case involving counterfeit Native American jewelry, and more.
Federico Santiago Quiroz Lucca led and organized heists that targeted traveling jewelry salespeople.

The retail giant’s latest gadget collects and analyzes information on temperature, heart rate and other health data.

Participants of next week’s two-day event will learn how to use its 12-step process for evaluating jewelry quality.

It’s a colorful take on a shape found in nature.

The virtual event replaces “Jewelry Night Out.”

The retailer has created a full-time virtual selling team to serve customers “wherever they want to shop” for the upcoming holiday season.

There are four updates to the Oyster Perpetual collection.

The conference, held online this October, has artists, goldsmiths, authors and curators lined up to discuss jewelry in America.

Malca-Amit executive Boaz Lev and Antwerp World Diamond Centre spokeswoman Margaux Donckier are joining the company.

It’s from designer Wilfredo Rosado’s new contemporary fine jewelry brand, W.Rosado.

Whether it’s live chat or a good old-fashioned phone call, The Jewelry Coach Pat Henneberry explains why keeping in touch is so important right now.

GemGenève now won’t be held until 2021, and Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong is pivoting to a digital format.

The jewelry cleaner manufacturer was included in Inc. Magazine’s annual “Inc. 5000” ranking.

“Gems” is the fruit of a collaboration between Van Cleef & Arpels and the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris.

See 16 jewels celebrating one of the most versatile and crowd-pleasing gemstones.

Executive Director Lawrence Hess gave National Jeweler the scoop on the TPC-365 virtual platform and the features coming soon for retailers.

Two men and two businesses were sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque last week as part of “Operation Al Zuni.”
The man wanted for snatching jewelry and watches from showcases in seven states allegedly pulled off another theft in the South.

The new consumer-facing campaign from the Natural Diamond Council is set to debut in mid-September.

The Brooklyn artist collective is asking for donations and supplies to support one year of rent and a full basic bench setup for one jewelry designer.

Kim E. Pelletier, who spent three years as vice president of sales and marketing at Polygon, will helm the new diamond trading platform.

But the New York City Jewelry & Watch Show and Atlanta Jewelry Show continue to plan live events for fall with safety measures in place.



















