While the first quarter increase in demand for gold jewelry was only 2 percent, it marked the ninth consecutive quarter the U.S. market has shown growth.
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The provider of supplies to the jewelry trade said the newest issue of the Jeweler’s Resource Newsletter includes a full page of products from its label and barcode division.

Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com for the week of May 8 to 14, according to Google Analytics.

Two major players shared their latest performance updates--Pandora’s first quarter results and Gemfields’ third quarter production numbers. Read all about it and more in our weekly photo rewind.

The jewelry manufacturer will produce Karl Lagerfeld-branded fine jewelry that will be sold in four countries, including the United States.

Works of the fourth-generation animal figure carver, including a gem silica chrysocolla and malachite carving of seahorses, will lead the auction house’s Los Angeles sale this month.
The president and owner of Steven Singer Jewelers will be the keynote speaker at Philadelphia University’s 132nd commencement.

The jeweler left the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition this week but said the admittance of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba to the group was not the reason.

What inspired these popular Art Deco-era pins, and what forced them out of fashion? A look at the story behind a style that’s similar to the brooch.

The designer, who is inspired by a “classical aesthetic,” will debut her collections at the upcoming Couture show in Las Vegas.
The global network of independent retail jewelers will have a presence in Las Vegas as part of both the CBG Las Vegas and JCK Las Vegas 2016 trade shows.

Watch designer Nouhiro Kosugi was awarded a Medal with Yellow Ribbon, which goes to individuals who become public role models through diligence and perseverance.

Endless Jewelry has announced the winners of the recent contest that awarded consumers, brand ambassadors and dealers a chance to see Jennifer Lopez’s Las Vegas show.
Teva Diamonds has redesigned its website and the relaunch includes a new online educational system to teach retailers about clarity-enhanced diamonds.
The Accredited Gemologists Association will honor the Gemological Institute of America’s Dona Mary Dirlam with its Lifetime Achievement Award next month in Tucson.
Located in Surat, the new facility dedicated to the De Beers diamond brand will do both grading and inscription.
The GIA’s new circular brilliant description was created to allay cut grade concerns among antique and estate diamond dealers. But it isn’t enough, some dealers say.
Sightholder and supplier Stuller Inc. is one of two United States companies now using De Beers’ Automated Melee Screening device, which is designed to tell small lab-grown diamonds from natural ones.
Prices for 1-carat and 3-carat stones were down about 2 percent in November as suppliers, strapped by a lack of liquidity, lowered prices in an effort to generate cash.
In a recent alert, the JVC reminded the industry that not only must the diamonds they sell be accurately graded but the grading system disclosed as well.
The International Gemological Institute is attempting to address the need for professional jewelry training services in India by introducing government-appointed courses and a workshop for young gemologists.
Next month, the GIA’s campus in New York will be recognized with a School of Excellence Award, in part for its efforts in helping students maintain high levels of achievement.
Jewelry Television is asking the public to vote on their favorite gemstone to select the “Gem of the Year,” a promotion that gives the on-air retailer valuable insight into customer preferences.
True North Gems has signed an agreement with two companies to provide approximately $10 million to the company and its operating subsidiary for the Aappaluttoq ruby mine in Greenland.
Israeli diamond company Leibish & Co. placed winning bids for a total of seven diamonds in the 2013 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, including two fancy deep pinks and one fancy vivid.