We are not yet a full week removed from the madness and, I’ll be honest, I am exhausted. I stayed up too late on Sunday (along with many other nights) then had to catch a 7 a.m. flight home Monday. I definitely had the feeling all day that I had woken up in Vegas.
Two smaller mining companies recently reported that large, exceptional rough diamonds recovered from their mines in Africa have sold for millions.
Mining company Lucara Diamond Corp. reported that its first tender of big and “exceptional” rough diamonds garnered a total of $24.9 million, or $30,468 per carat.
“It’s funny what you find out about Oklahomans,” jeweler Tim Lewis told me on the phone last Thursday. “Tragedy happens. We get up, dust ourselves off, thank God and go on.”
While gold and platinum are popular choices for celebrities, many accessorize with sterling silver, whether it’s for a movie premiere, celebrity gala or TV show appearance.
By now, I am sure many of you have seen the episode of Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares featuring Arizona restaurant Amy’s Baking Company Bakery Boutique & Bistro.
Diamond prices will rise by an average of 6 percent annually through to 2020 due to constrained supply not being able to meet rising demand from China and India, according to BMO Capital Markets analyst Edward Sterck.
When Meghan Coomes’ grandparents first met at a park in Louisville, Ky., they didn’t have any idea that the very glue of their impending romance would inspire a line of jewelry.
We’ve published a few columns and articles this year on the growing importance of mobile commerce, also known as “m-commerce,” in today’s marketplace.
The longer I am in this industry, the more keenly aware I become of how much we can learn about world history through jewelry.
Color set in gold has been the name of the jewelry game for celebrities over the past month.
Jewelers who begin testing the mobile marketing waters now will have an advantage over those who don't, Fruchtman Marketing Media Director Tom Marciw writes.
On March 27, I received a press release from a company called IIa Technologies about its opening of one of the world’s largest diamond growing facilities in the world in Singapore.
It’s a statistic that is not surprising in the least. An increasing number of couples getting married are using mobile devices to help them plan and make purchases for their big day.
Although winter weather is lingering in certain regions of the country, spring is here and celebrities are bringing in the season with bold-colored baubles.
Last week, I had the chance to have a nice, long talk with industry veteran Neil Koppel, who is currently president and CEO of JewelNet.com Corp. and lab-grown diamond company Renaissance Diamonds.
Sam’s Club and Amazon remain the top companies for customer experience, according to research recently released by the Temkin Group.
The lawsuit filed by one-time Gemesis CEO Stephen Lux against his former company in U.S. Circuit Court in Florida is ongoing, with the latest filing in the case coming earlier this month.
While female stars typically are the subject of this blog, I had to pay special homage to our handsome counterparts today. Many famous men accessorize quietly with cufflinks and watches but when done right, it’s all they need.
For me, the current NFL season drew to a pitiful close on Dec. 23, when Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw the interception that ultimately ended the Steelers season.
Brazil produces more topaz than any other country in the world. Most of the production is colorless, which is irradiated and heated into various shades of blue. Precious and imperial topaz offer a rare and warmer alternative to the cool blue shades we are accustomed to seeing in jewelry stores. “Precious” topaz usually refers to yellow to orange colors while “imperial” topaz usually refers to pinkish-orange to pink to purple and even red colors (see figs. 1 and 6). However, some dealers argue that all topaz in these warmer hues should be classified as imperial. Since the origin of the word topaz is most likely from the Sanskrit word “tapas,” meaning fire, this argument seems to have merit. Recent price increases are due to limited mining, renewed interest from designers in these warmer hues and strong domestic demand in Brazil.
Barack Obama was sworn in for his second term on Monday, marking another four years under the same Commander in Chief and presenting an especially momentous occasion for attending celebrities and politicians to flaunt their best jewelry.
The Golden Globes, movie premieres, appearances on news segments--so far, 2013 has been full of events for celebrities. Color is proving to be a continually strong trend in star jewelry, namely vibrant hues such as turquoise, ruby and emerald.
The results are in and frankly I have no idea who, if anyone, has won.
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