With the $119,000 “Sentience” bangle, the fine jewelry brand has debuted new technology that allows a gemstone to be set within another gemstone in a seemingly invisible manner.
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Although recent JBT data shows the jewelry industry is continuing to shrink, David Desso Fine Watches & Jewelry opened on Long Island’s South Shore this month.
Lou Blank, a longtime diamond wholesaler at his family’s business, Joseph Blank Inc., died this month at his suburban New York City home.
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The Accredited Gemologists Association has chosen research gemologist and mineralogist Cigdem Lule as the recipient of the 2016 Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology.
In this age of extremely casual dress, what the jewelry industry needs is for the big retailers to step up and create an advertising campaign showing people wearing their diamond jewelry with blue jeans, jeweler and columnist Jim Alperin writes.
The Women’s Jewelry Association has announced a new “Gets It Done” member grant in honor of the late Charlotte Preston, who died in October of cancer.
Walmart and Target both reported a 2 percent rise while T.J. Maxx’s parent company saw same-store gain of 3 percent, with the chains attributing marked traffic growth and positive customer experiences for the performances.
The Type IIa stone is the second-largest gem-quality diamond ever recovered, and the biggest find in more than a century.
The Diamond Producers Association announced this week that it will be working with advertising agency Mother New York to figure out how to make diamonds appealing to the younger generation.
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The colored gemstone miner’s ruby production decreased 83 percent in the first quarter as it focused on areas of higher quality alluvial resources at the Montepuez mine.
Whether retailers choose to discount or not, it is vitally important that they have integrity in their pricing, columnist Peter Smith writes.

The Today show’s “My Big Fat Today Wedding” event featured the New York City jeweler as well as a few well-known jewelry brands.
Kay Jewelers, Piercing Pagoda and the new “Ever Us” collection of two-stone rings were the top performers while sales slowed for Zale and Jared.
De Beers and its diamond brand Forevermark have launched their call-to-action advertising campaign that is designed to increase consumer demand for diamonds across the board this holiday season.

After years of discussion and collaboration with its members and stakeholders and the colored stone industry, the Responsible Jewellery Council said it will review its certification scope to include colored gemstones.
Reflecting on the closing of his jewelry manufacturing firm in the 1980s, columnist Jan Brassem shares four personal observations about the current state of the jewelry industry.

The Diamond Empowerment Fund has named two more honorees it will recognize at its “Diamonds Do Good” gala scheduled to take place in Las Vegas this June.

Citizen has unveiled what it’s billing as the world’s thinnest light-powered watch as it marks the 40th anniversary of its Eco-Drive technology.

The Italian brand best known for its wrist-wrapping snakes continues to make its mark in the world of serious watchmaking with the introduction of the Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater.

The 9.54-carat fancy deep blue diamond Shirley Temple’s dad bought her in 1940 could sell for as much as $35 million when it hits the auction block next month.

Stuller has released its Bridal 2016-2017 catalog, its most comprehensive catalog to date showing the company’s entire product offering.

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The introduction comes as the Japanese company makes a push to emphasize its higher-end timepieces, particularly in the U.S. market.