Jorge Lorenzo, who has won the MotoGP World Championship three times, has joined the Tissot family of celebrity ambassadors.

Michelle Graff

M. Geller, Schubach Enterprises and D.Nea are among the new members of the International Grown Diamond Association.

Michelle Graff

Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com for the week of April 17 to 23, according to Google Analytics.

Michelle Graff

Clothing-turned-jewelry designer Michal Kadar, who’ll make her trade show debut this summer, is opening an atelier for her fledgling jewelry brand.

Michelle Graff

Initiatives in Art & Culture will hold its sixth annual Gold Conference on April 28 and 29 at the City University of New York, featuring two full days of presentations on gold and the jewelry industry.

Brecken Branstrator

Identified someone willing to take over the jewelry business? Good. Here’s what’s next.

Michelle Graff

This week included the results of two major fine jewelry auctions in New York and the news that Signet is moving its Dallas headquarters into a mixed used development called Cypress Waters.

Brecken Branstrator

The company announced Thursday that 68 Kmart and 10 Sears will close by mid-September.

Michelle Graff

The company now is providing the industry with market data regarding diamond sales gathered from both independent retailers and large chains.

Michelle Graff

The miner and marketer reported that diamond production fell by double digits in the first quarter as it scaled back operations due to the weak diamond demand witnessed in 2015.

Brecken Branstrator

The Alliance for Responsible Mining announced the availability of the gold mined without the use of any toxic chemicals from six mining organizations in the two countries. 

Brecken Branstrator

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s appeal board has ruled that the two major claims in Lazare Kaplan’s patent for laser-inscribing diamonds are invalid.

Michelle Graff

The oval-shaped 15.99-carat gemstone topped Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale, becoming the most expensive colored gemstone ever sold at auction in the U.S.

Brecken Branstrator

The Newark Museum received archival manuscripts from the well-known jewelry manufacturer, creating what it says is the country’s most comprehensive jewelry design archive available to the public.

Brecken Branstrator

This year, a total of six organizations--JA, DEF, DCA, JSA, JVC and JVC Canada--will share JCK’s annual grant, which totals more than $293,000.

Michelle Graff

Jewelry packaging and display company Rocket has hired Christopher Stock as head of the company’s design department and general manager for its West Coast operations.

Michelle Graff

The 9.54-carat fancy deep blue stone that once belonged to “America’s Little Darling” didn’t find a buyer at Sotheby’s New York Tuesday.

Brecken Branstrator

Jewelers of America members now will get exclusive discounts on JewelryStockBalancing.com and are invited to take part in a webinar on moving dated merchandise.

Michelle Graff

The Thailand-based craftsman, who won a total of 19 AGTA Spectrum Awards, died suddenly Thursday at the age of 58.

Brecken Branstrator

The Turkish designer, whose beautiful yellow gold and enamel designs paid homage to the architecture and culture of her homeland, died April 14 after a long battle with illness.

Michelle Graff

The iconic New York jeweler will loosen the reins on its tightly controlled distribution network later this month when it starts selling select pieces from the “Tiffany T” collection on the e-commerce site.

Michelle Graff

In this month’s survey, we asked jewelers about their bridal business. How do your store’s sales of engagement rings and wedding bands compare?

Michelle Graff

In the second part of a two-part column, Peter Smith shares 3 pieces of advice for jewelers along with a list of recommended reading.

Peter Smith

Based on the activity at the April Smart Show, many retailers still are shopping for price-point jewelry, especially when it comes to diamond fashion.

Brecken Branstrator

The jeweler plans to relocate its Irving office to a 1,000-acre live-work-play development but, ultimately, will occupy less office space in the Lone Star State.

Michelle Graff