With changes to the dates for JCK Las Vegas this year, the JFC event will be held on Sunday, June 4.
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This Valentine’s Day, retailer Sami Fine Jewelry will again try to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for most wedding vow renewals with its “Love in the Hills” event. The number to beat is 1,087 couples.
Though Arizona retailer Sami Fine Jewelry didn’t set a new world record for the largest vow renewal ceremony this Valentine’s Day, its Love in the Hills event was still a hit for the local community, the jeweler said.
Cyclists rejoice. This year, at the request of participants, JFC’s Rings of Strength will include a shorter biking route in addition to its usual 50 kilometer (31 mile) path.

Designed for women by women, meet a group of jewelry designers who are finding success by appealing to the customer who buys jewelry for herself.

She will resign from the position on May 24 to move to Weight Watchers, where she will serve as president and CEO.

Located at the University of Delaware, signature projects will focus on miner education and health and safety outreach in Madagascar and South Asia.
A senator from Wyoming and a representative from South Dakota have resurrected past pieces of legislation in their respective houses of Congress.

Designer Lepa Galeb-Roskopp is a certifiable globe-trotter, but this spectacular collar owes its inspiration to the Golden State.
Ringly, a company that makes rings that alert wearers to incoming calls and messages, has dialed in on more funding for its future.

Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator shares five facts about the emeralds now originating from a source about 300 miles south of Addis Ababa.

A selection of 30 pieces from the high-end jeweler will be available beginning today as part of a dedicated online trunk show on luxury e-tailer Moda Operandi.

While most of the loose and set Colombian emeralds in the Marcial de Gomar Collection failed to sell, all of the historic coins did.

The changes come as the company said it expects revenue from Pandora-owned concept stores to surpass that of franchise concept stores this year.

Meanwhile, prices for yellow and pink diamonds remained relatively unchanged, according to the Fancy Color Research Foundation.

In a new series, National Jeweler is taking the pulse of the nation’s independent jewelers state by state. The second installment features jewelry store Giamante in Anchorage, Alaska.

The top lot of the NY sale, though, was a pair of earrings with emerald-cut diamonds weighing 20.29 and 20.02 carats that went for $5.3 million.

The winners of the jewelry design and hollowware competition will be announced in May at a dinner in Albuquerque.

The eighth season of the supplier’s conference, held at its Lafeyette headquarters, begins in late June.

Jess Gendron writes that the watch market is undergoing a major metamorphosis and predicts that there’ll be a major falling out soon.

Alberto and Silvia Prandoni first dreamed about and then created Italian Design Jewelry in North-West Italy in 2011.
The president of New York City-based The Natural Sapphire Company allegedly forged the signature on counterfeit court orders to remove online reviews.

Total spending for the holiday is expected to reach a record high this year due to an increase in jewelry and personal services as gifts, according to an NRF survey.
A total of 229 jewelry stores shut down in North America in the first quarter 2017, compared with 268 in the first quarter of last year.

















