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Ernest Grunwald started the company with his wife, Ilse, after fleeing Nazi Germany for the U.S. and serving in WWII.

Cushion-cut diamonds, for one, Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff reports after digesting the latest data from GemFind.

The jewelry trade shows will move back to the Sands Expo and The Venetian.

There were positive results all around: for jewelry and watch spending in the U.S. and for sales at both Tiffany & Co. and Signet.
He started the Italian jewelry brand in 1967 and sold it to Kering in 2013.

The costume jewelry label is recrafting its image and venturing into higher price points.

Michele Santana is “pursuing other opportunities” after eight years with the retail jeweler.

Katherine Domyan swam for Hungary in the 1956 Olympics before defecting and seeking asylum in the United States.

They’ll be on view at the designer’s upcoming exhibition sale at Phillips.
National Jeweler analyzes the price tag on the $1.4 billion deal between Signet Jewelers and Zale Corp., what it means for the jewelry industry as a whole and what the real “pickup” of the acquisition is for Signet.

It is set to open before the holiday season and will be more high-tech than the jeweler’s other stores.

The struggling department store is beginning liquidation sales this week.

Marco Miserendino is vice president, managing director and co-owner of upscale Montreal jewelry store Bijouterie Italienne.

The volume of carats sold slid, though, as the diamond miner remains without Mir.

Monahan & Co. has served Massachusetts for more than 200 years, while The Green Bull Fine Jewellery Couture is a beloved fixture in Texas Hill Country.

Gemstone faceter Roger Dery and his family have launched a nonprofit to support the communities where gems are mined.

And CEO Alessandro Bogliolo teased the introduction of what the company describes as an “innovative diamond ring concept.”

Net sales are up 19 percent so far this year for the watch company.

Also impacting the Australian retailer’s results was the closure of its Emma & Roe charm stores.

Marquise, pear, trillion and shield shapes are hot in today’s jewelry designs.

The store is the brand’s fourth in the United States.

Works from the influential contemporary designer will be on view next month in New York City.

Slated for Sept. 28, the half-day summit will facilitate conversations on sustainable and ethical sourcing.
Americans spent nearly $77 billion on jewelry and watches last year.