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Jewelers of America has created the Jewelers Disaster Relief Fund, which collect money for independents impacted by any natural disasters.

The supermodel also is the star of the collection’s campaign.

Legalization of the adult recreational use of marijuana takes effect in California in January and some fine jewelry designers are reinterpreting stoner culture.
The time lapse between the original indictment against former Alpha Omega Jewelers owner Raman Handa and his arrest was too long, the judge said Monday.

Manufacturing jobs may have left Akron, Ohio, but an emphasis on custom work and young professionals has helped Taylor Made Jewelry thrive.

How a pair of 26-year-old twins from Pittsburgh are reinventing a line of religious jewelry that, they say, has mass potential.

It now has access to the company’s digital technology as well as an e-commerce brand attractive to millennials through JamesAllen.com.

The jewelry brand also debuted an assortment of new women’s pieces.

It will make her only the third American artist--and only female American artist--to be inducted into the Musée des Arts Décoratifs.

The Canadian mining company is holding an auction this fall in conjunction with I. Hennig Tenders.

It’s the third time the company has received recognition for its positive workplace environment.

A chat with Hayley Henning, of Greenland Ruby, about what the mining company’s discovered so far and what still needs to be done.

The Ref. 6239 Cosmograph Daytona, a gift from his wife after he discovered a passion for racecar driving, is predicted to sell for more than $1 million next month.

The fine jewelry designer will debut a brick-and-mortar storefront at the upcoming Palisades Village shopping center next year.

The SYNTHdetect identifies natural diamonds and refers potential lab-grown stones for further testing.

Peter Smith recently went on a trip with his 16-year-old son. Here’s what it taught him about how young people shop.

Knowles Jewelry of Minot has assembled a staff of fine jewelry experts to serve its clientele during hard economic times.

The e-commerce giant’s second base will be equal in size to the Seattle headquarters and create as many as 50,000 jobs.

It includes three card designs, an honor donation program, and contribution cards and inserts.

These were the five most popular stories on NationalJeweler.com last week, according to Google Analytics.
James Sabatino, an inmate at a Florida federal penitentiary, posed as a music and movie executive who needed jewelry and watches for video shoots.
Following data revision from the government, the National Retail Federation is now predicting growth between 3.2 and 3.8 percent.

The fine jewelry designer applies her signature “cast-not-set” technique to a new style of pendant.

She joins a predominantly female executive team at the jewelry brand.