Discovered in the tailings plant of the Superkolong mine in South Africa, the 30.80-carat rough diamond has “exquisite gemological characteristics.”
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The brand’s U.S. e-store opened for business today, offering the full range of Pandora jewelry direct to consumers in the market.
A former Israeli Defense expert who now heads a jewelry-focused security firm runs down the main missteps exhibitors make that lead to losses.
Lower retail price points, more marketing and commodity prices nearing parity were all factors in the metal’s success in the U.S. market.
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The mining company found the Type IIa stone at the Lulo Diamond Concession, an alluvial mining operation.

The Italian jewelry company’s new 400-square-foot boutique is located in Miami’s Design District, which also is home to Tiffany, Cartier, Harry Winston and Hublot, among others.
A jeweler who pawned a diamond he reported stolen and was found with a stockpile of weapons in his Alabama home will spend the next several years behind bars.
The organization will offer sales and management professional certification exams at four upcoming industry events across the country.

The New York-based company that specializes in buying from the public has a new division that purchases from professionals and sells the pieces via tender at its main office.

Pandora is launching a marketing campaign close to Mother’s Day that is “designed to inspire women to embrace the self-creator within.”

Charles “Chuck” Murphy, who spent his entire career in the watch industry, died Saturday of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 85.

Ahead of the debut of her “Cirque” collection in Las Vegas, the designer has 16 one-of-a-kind cocktail rings on luxury e-tailer Moda Operandi.
Simple studs and gold-toned and geometrically shaped jewelry appeared to be the common factor at the 2015 MTV Movie Awards, held Sunday at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Sales in the Watches and Jewelry division increased to $763 million, and there was “excellent momentum” in the U.S. market.
A federal judge in Texas has denied Sam’s Club’s motion to dismiss the trademark infringement suit the well-known jewelry brand filed against it last fall.
One man is in custody and more arrests are expected following the brutal beating and robbery of an employee of a jewelry store on Philadelphia’s Jewelers’ Row.
A few weeks back, I attended the Women’s Jewelry Association In the Know conference here in New York City.

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Called “Rock Star Design,” it will include a reality show-style competition for the finalists that will air on the Knoxville-based network’s website.

Sarine Technologies announced that the GIA has completed an evaluation of its new DiaMension Axiom platform and Instructor software and that the lab has adopted Instructor as its standard software.
The brand, which was acquired by manufacturer Frederick Goldman earlier this year, has hired Bruce Lake and Cathy Marsh.
The average small business owner spends 40 hours and as much as $5,000 each year doing their taxes, a pre-April 15 survey just released by the National Small Business Association shows.
Lion Capital has partnered with retail investor and operator Ivest Consumer Partners to purchase Canada’s Spence Diamonds, with an eye toward possible expansion.
The retailer will be the lead sponsor of the Whitney Museum’s biennials, its every-other-year exhibitions of contemporary American artists, through 2021.