It’s an extension of the pilot program the company launched earlier this year for rough diamonds.
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The Tess McIntyre Foundation provides financial support for organizations and veterinarians dedicated to helping abandoned golden retrievers and other breeds.
Nearly two years after its initial launch and testing, Instagram has opened its advertising API, allowing marketers to start buying Instagram ads and planning their marketing strategies through a number of partners.

Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street have entered into an agreement to buy the online retailer and take it private.

With the rise of the independent fine jewelry designer comes market oversaturation and consignment woes. The industry speaks on these issues, plus on what it takes to succeed as a designer today.

Many of the top stories on NationalJeweler.com last week revolved around the release of the State of the Majors while a story about a giant, perfect heart-shaped diamond also proved popular.

This year, the De Beers-owned diamond brand is bringing the “Ever Us” two stone jewelry into its advertising mix.
An official partner of the organization Turquoise Mountain, Small is dedicated to empowering her fellow jewelers in beleaguered Afghanistan.

National Jeweler released its 2016 State of the Majors report, both in print and online, this week.

Brand ambassador Gwyneth Paltrow was on hand Wednesday night to fete the company’s first ladies and second men’s collection of wearables.
Up to $3,000 is being offered for information in connection to the fatal shooting of a Milwaukee store owner during an Oct. 31 robbery.
Kimberly Galvin was let go by the Women’s Jewelry Association and has been arrested after it was discovered that she allegedly had been funneling money meant for the WJA into her own accounts.

It is an industry in a period of flux, with changes, shifts and challenges assailing it from all directions.
The Diamond Producers Association has tapped the “America’s Got Talent” host for a new short film, the second installment in its “Real is Rare” campaign.

The event will bring the “Battle of the Benches” real-time design competition back to the manufacturer’s headquarters in Louisiana.

This month, Rémy Rotenier is bringing his expertise to the New York Jewelry Design Institute for a five-day workshop.

It’s been a tumultuous four years for jewelry retailers since National Jeweler last published its report on North America’s largest sellers of fine jewelry.

Prices for 1-carat diamonds slipped 2 percent, as the middle of the pipeline remains sufficiently stocked with goods to meet retail demand.
In Q3, the bead and jewelry company trimmed 103 retailers in the Americas and then dropped 700 in the month of October.

The “Graff Venus” weighs in at 118.78 carats.

The jewelry designer and fashion illustrator have designed a delicate opal ring stack together.
The supplier of tools and other products for jewelers is going to launch a refined catalog next year that its owner said is going to “take us back our roots.”
Exhibitors and buyers noted that the JA New York Special Delivery trade show was strong this year, particularly on opening day.

TEFAF’s first New York edition brought four illustrious design houses to the Big Apple.

Here are 12 pieces of citrine and topaz jewelry to ogle as the gemstones step into the spotlight this month.