He will exhibit at major trade shows in 2018 to sell off the business’s loose pearl and jewelry inventory before closing it.
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It’s slated for Feb. 7 and 8, preceding the Original Miami Beach Antique Show.

The baseball legend owned the Ref. 130 for more than 50 years.

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The five fancy vivid yellow stones hailing from the well-known diamond family exceeded their pre-sale estimates.

Amethysts and purple sapphires are natural ambassadors of the shade.

Holiday parties call for festive cocktail rings.

Linda Kozloff-Turner also aims to do a museum exhibition to accompany her book.
Jewelry stores in both Oregon and Washington have been targeted.

Walters & Hogsett recently feted its renovated boutique.

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County will open an exhibition featuring more than 60 rare green diamonds on Saturday.
Adrian Cheng, one of the executive directors of Chow Tai Fook, invested in the e-commerce company.
Kimberley Process participants need to start talking about broadening the scope of the process, the World Diamond Council’s acting president said.

Laurence Nicolas will join the auction house on Feb. 1 as vice president and global managing director of two of its fastest-growing categories.

Designers are moving away from intricate, highly wrought settings and toward the bold, minimalist appeal of bezels.

Sodiam said it is divesting a stake in the Geneva-based brand for “reasons of public interest and legality.”

The accident happened at Alrosa’s Mir mine in August and killed eight workers.

Scheduled for March 9 and 10 in New York, the event will run just ahead of the JA New York Spring show.

Sheila Gendron guest authors National Jeweler’s watch column and starts with something simple--a video on how to change a watch battery.
Both the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the New York state attorney general are looking into them.

The government of Sierra Leone rejected a previous bid for $7.7 million from a different buyer.

It was the No. 2 lot at Bonhams’ Fine Jewelry sale Monday, falling squarely in its estimated range.
Justin Christopher of now-closed JC’s Custom Jewelry pleaded guilty back in August and was sentenced last week.
It’s the latest twist in a bankruptcy case the presiding judge has described as “a mess.”
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