OtherApr 29, 2016
Lab introduces origin determination for pearlsThe Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF announced recently that they’ve mastered the extraction of oyster DNA, allowing them to trace pearls to their various origins.
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CollectionsApr 29, 2016
Watch News: Citizen, Jaeger-LeCoultre, moreCitizen Watch Company of America Inc. announced recently that it has introduced its first ladies’ watch that utilizes atomic timekeeping, an innovation previously available only in men’s models.
AuctionsApr 29, 2016
Watchmakers create for a cause, againA total of 33 watch brands have come up with one-off timepieces for this year’s Only Watch auction, a charity event that takes place each year in Monaco to benefit muscular dystrophy research.
CollectionsApr 29, 2016
Watch news: Longines, Swatch, moreLongines is reviving the medical watch it first introduced in the 1960s, a timepiece that measures the wearer’s vital signs in addition to keeping time.
CollectionsApr 29, 2016
Watches of Baselworld 2013The introduction of more mid- and entry-price watch lines, an affinity for blue dials and timepieces created in the Art Deco style were among the trends observed at Baselworld 2013.
TrendsApr 29, 2016
Week in Photos – April 25, 2016This week was full of diamond news, including the announcement that the Diamond Development Initiative has launched a set of standards for artisanally mined stones.
MajorsApr 29, 2016
Tiffany Snags Vogue’s Grace Coddington as Creative PartnerThe style visionary will direct Tiffany & Co.’s fall ad campaign, “Legendary Style,” featuring several iconic collections from the jeweler.
SourcingApr 29, 2016
Financing to Take Priority at Diamond Conference The diamond industry’s lack of liquidity is expected to be one of the main topics of discussion when leaders convene in Dubai in mid-May for the World Diamond Congress.
SourcingApr 29, 2016
India’s Gem, Jewelry Exports Fall 3%The biggest drop was in the export of polished diamonds, which slipped below the $20 billion mark for the first time in six years.
SurveysApr 29, 2016
Business Pulse: Keeping Tabs on Inventory, Or NotMore than a quarter of jewelers said in a recent survey that they don’t have a point-of-sale system for tracking inventory in their store.
SourcingApr 28, 2016
DDI Launches New Standards for Artisanally Mined DiamondsThey are the Maendeleo Diamond Standards, after the word that means development and progress in Swahili.
SurveysApr 28, 2016
Consumers to Spend $4.2B on Jewelry This Mother’s DayThe National Retail Federation’s recent survey shows that more than one-third of shoppers will give jewelry as a gift for mom this year, spending an average of $96.
SourcingApr 28, 2016
Trial Run Keeps Yielding Type IIa Diamonds for LucapaThe mining company has recovered three more big diamonds from its mine in Angola and two of them are high-color, Type IIa stones.
AuctionsApr 28, 2016
Royal Manga Malai Necklace Sells for $47K at BonhamsThe gold necklace set with rubies, emeralds and diamonds went for well below its pre-sale estimate of $73,000 to $90,000.
MajorsApr 28, 2016
Richline Buys Custom Jewelry Site GemvaraThe online retailer, which has what is probably the most coveted customization software in the jewelry industry, was acquired for an undisclosed sum.
TrendsApr 27, 2016
Amanda’s Style File: Mother’s Day JewelryLooking to stock jewelry for the stylish mom who still wants sentimental pieces? This week’s Style File has nine great options.
MajorsApr 27, 2016
Jewelry Industry Vet Adam Graham Joins OmiGraham, who left Black Starr & Frost when the jeweler’s Newport Beach, Calif. store closed, now will head marketing and sales for Omi Gems and Omi Privé.
GradingApr 27, 2016
GIA Scholarship Deadline ApproachingThe application period for the 125 scholarships currently being offered by the Gemological Institute of America will close this Saturday, April 30.
Events & AwardsApr 27, 2016
Van Cleef Archivist to Speak at Jewelry ConferenceCynthia Prasnal is scheduled to present a history of Van Cleef & Arpels and her work there at the Northwest Jewelry Conference in August.
MajorsApr 27, 2016
Jewelers For Children, Lavish Join Forces On PromotionJewelers for Children has partnered with Lavish, a leading supplier of jewelry cleaner, on a fundraising program in which jewelry stores can help raise money for children in need.
IndependentsApr 26, 2016
About Retail: Deploying an envoy for silverAt Bailey’s Fine Jewelry in North Carolina, owner Clyde Bailey has begun appointing brand ambassadors to navigate what still may be foreign territory to some fine jewelry salespeople: silver fashion jewelry.
CrimeApr 26, 2016
4 Indicted in 2011 Home Invasion of Georgia JewelerThe nearly five-year-old case against four men who allegedly forced their way into a jeweler’s home and tied up his family is moving forward.
GradingApr 26, 2016
Diamond Grading Reports from 2 Labs Added to RapNetThe trading platform now has diamonds with reports from GHI Gemological Laboratory and De Beers’ International Institute of Diamond Grading and Research.
IndependentsApr 26, 2016
Generating Consistent Profits with a Formal Referral SystemEverybody in the jewelry business loves referrals, Jim Ackerman writes. Strange, then, that so few jewelers have a well-conceived, formal system for generating them.
IndependentsApr 26, 2016
Platinum Shines at Jeweler’s ‘Wedding Band Weekend’Long’s Jewelers held the event at its Burlington, Mass. location last month and sold more bands in platinum than any than in any other metal type.
