The second season of The Weather Channel series Prospectors, a reality television show that follows the endeavors of gemstone miners in Colorado, returns at the end of the month.

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 De Beers parent company Anglo American announced that the full restoration of operations at one of its mines led to a 21 percent increase in production in volume terms for De Beers.

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Nearly 500 vendors are set to exhibit at the upcoming JA New York Special Delivery show, which begins Sunday at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.

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Consumers looking to find free shipping deals for their holiday shopping won’t have to wait much longer.

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A little more than a month after a fire destroyed all merchandise except for its fine jewelry, Marissa Collections has reopened half of its store. 

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Jewelers for Children (JFC) and the organization Gen-Next Jewelers are partnering with New York City’s Gotham Comedy Club to host an All Star Comedy showcase to benefit children in need. 

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Spanish police have arrested 17 people suspected of involvement in the biggest jewelry heist in Spain's history, the December 2012 theft of wristwatches valued at more than 23 million euros ($31.4 million) in Madrid. 

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Beginning Tuesday, Couture is turning over its Instagram account to a different member of the industry for a few days each month. The “Couture Takeover” is one part of an overall effort to broaden the show’s social media outreach.

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Parisian jewelry house JAR has created a small, exclusive collection of jewelry for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in conjunction with the museum’s upcoming exhibition, “Jewels by JAR.”  

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After falling flat in the first half of the year, LVMH’s Watches & Jewelry business group recorded organic revenue growth of 3 percent through the first nine months of the year. 

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Same-store sales at Michael Hill’s U.S. stores rose 7 percent in the quarter ended Sept. 30, the Australian retailer reported recently. 

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Newly rebranded Canadian jewelry chain Maison Birks will open its first location outside of North America in Beijing, the capital of China, the company announced Thursday. 

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Jewelers say they are concerned about how this latest fiscal crisis, coming only a little more than two months before the all-important holiday season, will impact consumers’ mindset about spending money. 

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Colored gemstone miner Gemfields PLC announced that its recent auction of traded rough emeralds held in Jaipur totaled $8.5 million. The sale also set a new price-per-carat record for the company.

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Hearts on Fire announced Tuesday that it opened the second of its new concept retail stores in Philadelphia while also confirming that it has shuttered its first U.S. retail location, the boutique located in the Borgata hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. 

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The Palm Beach Show Group (PBSG) has acquired the New York-based Avenue Antiques, Art & Design at the Armory Show from Manhattan Media.

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Six brands under the Richemont Group umbrella recently scored a victory in what their attorney is calling a “landmark” case in the ongoing battle against an online sale of counterfeit luxury goods. 

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Tiffany & Co. is on the hunt for another company to handle its watch business following the official termination of its agreement with the Swatch Group Ltd. 

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I recently spent 48 hours in the City of Light with Mauboussin, visiting several of the brand’s stores, attending a launch party for its new collections and squeezing in a little sightseeing on the side.

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Diamond-accented earrings were all the rage among celebrities last month as they donned drop and stud looks for a range of appearances, including movie premieres, casual outings and New York fashion week runway shows.

Entertainment and music memorabilia auction house Julien’s will offer more than 200 items, including pieces of jewelry, once worn by Elizabeth Taylor at its Icons & Idols: Hollywood sale next month.

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Next year’s Miami Beach Antique Jewelry & Watch Show will take place in a new location and debut a new name: the Miami Antique Jewelry & Watch Show.

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Costco Wholesale Corp. reported a single-digit increase in U.S. same-store sales for both the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Sept. 1. 

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Fine jewelry, along with apparel and accessories, are among the categories turning in an above-average performance at J.C. Penney Co. Inc., the retailer said this week. 

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An “Ultimate Diamond Experience” with Forevermark toting a price tag of nearly $2 million is among the “Fantasy Gifts” listed in Neiman Marcus’ 2013 Christmas Book, a catalog of holiday-ready luxury items that include the extremely lavish and extravagant. 

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