Richard Drucker tackled trends, memo and grading reports for colored gemstones in a seminar at AGTA GemFair.
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The holiday season was “mediocre,” Rapaport Group said, and the diamond industry needs to tread lightly in 2017.
It is located in Glens Falls, New York in the space once occupied by Scoville Jewelers.

The line of expandable, stackable bracelets is incorporating birthstones and nature-themed styles for the new year.

The rare Turkish gemstone is front and center in this one-of-a-kind design.

“Alor Down the Aisle” is the brand’s first bridal collection and it includes more than 50 styles.
She succeeds Philippe Léopold-Metzger, who will retire at the end of March after 36 years at the Richemont Group.

Lady Gaga, who is also the halftime entertainment, will star in the spot, which is a first for the iconic jeweler.

Four separate scholarships to be used for jewelry education and training will be awarded.

The luxury jeweler said it is only the second fine jewelry brand to receive the designation.

The Swiss company said it is the first gem laboratory to introduce age-dating for natural pearls as a client service.

The classic gemstone got a modern update from designers and pearl houses alike at the 2017 edition of Centurion.

According to the NRF, they’ll spend more than $4 billion on jewelry while experience gifts, like event tickets and outdoor adventures, will be popular too.

Brendan Bell will continue to act as CEO through June while the diamond mining company finds a successor.

Ed Hrabak and Tryna Kochanek are retiring as the jewelry retailer creates two new executive roles in response to the changing retail environment.

It gives all the information on the two corundum varieties a gem hound could want, and its author will be in Tucson.

The jewelry designer, who is exhibiting at JCK Tucson, was honored last week at the Fashion Group International’s annual awards luncheon.

One hundred and forty artisans will be chosen to exhibit at the Chicago Botanical Gardens in Sept. 2017.

The packaging and display company’s showroom will be located on West 38th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues in Manhattan.

The gowns were demure but the jewels were piled on at the annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

But the CEO of the luxury conglomerate has warned employees to be cautious and “very vigilant” in the year ahead due to geopolitical instability worldwide.
Deborah Fine has two decades’ experience in the retail, fashion, beauty, lifestyle and media industries.
Gemstone industry insights, an exploration of the Viking sunstone and secrets of the Hope diamond will be discussed at its conference.

National Jeweler’s most popular stories last week shared facts about Burmese rubies and Generation Z.
With a global population set to reach 2.6 billion by 2020 and access to $44 billion in buying power, jewelers will want to take notes on this generation.