An infamous jewelry store robber admits her act and a big book on gems is set to debut. Read all about it and more in this week’s photo rewind.
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The blue stone is enjoying a renaissance right now because of the Pantone Colors of the Year and the bridal market’s penchant for color.
Four individuals have been charged with fraud in a scam involving luxury brands such as Tiffany & Co., Cartier and Audemars Piguet that was carried out from a federal prison.

Gem, which features a foreword by Stoned author Aja Raden, combines the science, natural history and mythology behind precious stones into one 440-page tome.

Customer orders in the United States were up more than 50 percent compared with last year’s event.

Abigail Kemp, who was accused of robbing a string of jewelry stores in the Southeast, pleaded guilty to four charges in a Florida federal court Monday.

The jewelry design company has launched 15 platinum bridal styles this month.

The Women’s Jewelry Association has awarded its first Charlotte Preston “Gets It Done” grant, this year’s Carelle-WJA Grant and many others.
It is designed to determine which services retail jewelers need in their stores more to advance generic diamond promotions to consumers.

The gemstone miner and marketer said that $45 million of that will be used to ramp up production at its Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique.

The Swarovski brand has debuted a sterling silver charm that benefits the organization as part of its “Give With All Your Heart” program.

Once the jeweler to royalty, Daou Jewellery has been re-launched by third-generation designer Dalia Daou.
The diamond miner has shut down the Ekati processing plant for three months for repairs after a small fire, causing them to lower the production outlook by 16 percent.

The diamond expert focuses on ways retailers can accurately assess and sell fancy colored diamonds to customers in Fancy Color Diamonds, The Pricing Architecture.

Forecasting business growth without any sort of tangible plan on exactly how a company will reach those sales goals is baseless, Peter Smith says.

Professional certification is a win-win proposition for everyone involved and can help jewelers attract more profits and customers. So why aren’t you certified yet?

The fine jewelry house presented its latest haute joaillerie collection, 26 Vendôme, via an avant-garde art performance in Paris.

The design duo behind the brand has tapped an array of powerful influencers to show the timelessness of fine jewelry.

The chairman of Washington, D.C. retailer Tiny Jewel Box will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Gem Awards in January.
The Appraisers International Society is debuting AiFasTrak, a one-week valuation appraisal course, to global audiences this month.

Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com for the week of July 3 to 9, according to Google Analytics.

Jewelry’s most storied houses give us a glimpse of high jewelry glamour via the popular social media channel.

Amazon is eliminating list prices on products, De Beers gets ready to flood its Snap Lake mine and the industry mourns the loss of a legendary retailer.
The company said U.S. comps were up 1 percent in its latest fiscal full year due to a higher average sales transaction and the success of its timepiece strategy.

Sixty percent of the retail purchase price of the 24-piece collection will be donated to the Ian Somerhalder Foundation.