A luncheon with a famous designer, a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a Georgia jeweler and a corporate social responsibility promise in Mumbai are among the recent events in the industry.
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This week’s slideshow has an international, even universal, flair.

A jewelry show and an education program in India and viewings of new designs and 3-D printed jewelry in New York were among the happenings in the industry this week.

New York City dominates this week’s slideshow, as many in the industry flocked to Manhattan for the usual slate of summer events.

A career fair with the GIA, Rock Lobsters from Kara Ross and an annual retailer conference in California were among the recent events in the jewelry industry.

Rio Tinto’s upcoming tender of red and pink diamonds from its Argyle mine in Western Australia, a drop in crime reported by the Jewelers’ Security Alliance and an auction that includes once-lost diamonds that belonged to mystery writer Agatha Christie were among the events making headlines in the jewelry industry.

Sofia Vergara teaming with Kay Jewelers, De Beers getting into the secondhand diamond business and Sotheby’s putting an 8.41-carat internally flawless fancy vivid purple-pink up on the auction block--it’s all covered in this week’s slideshow.

Two awards shows, the MTV Video Music Awards and the Emmys, added some red carpet glamour to an otherwise quiet late August week for the jewelry industry.

This week, jewelry made an appearance among the equestrian events at the annual Hampton Classic while Leibish & Co. revealed its polished “Purple Orchid” diamond, a fancy intense pinkish-purple stone.

Although it won’t officially be fall until the autumnal equinox on Sept. 23, it appears the slow-news days of summer are over.

This week, Petra sold its 122.52-carat big blue diamond for $27.6 million, falling short of the world record price for a rough diamond, while Storm Mountain Diamonds uncovered a 23.82-carat pink diamond in the Kingdom of Lesotho.

Monday began with the resignation of Fyodor Andreev, president of Alrosa, the world’s largest diamond producer by volume.

This week, Apple gave the public a preview of its new smartwatch at retailer Colette in Paris, hinting at what type of store might carry the product once it’s released.

A sudden resignation at the world’s largest specialty jeweler, the announcement of a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and a $100,000 donation to combat the worldwide outbreak of Ebola were the major news breaks in the industry.

The sale of an 8.41-carat fancy vivid purple-pink diamond set a new record in Hong Kong while Neiman Marcus came out with its Christmas Book and J.C. Penney announced plans for profitability that include a focus on fine jewelry.

A luxury goods company won a battle against websites that sell counterfeit goods in London while Jewelers Mutual gave jewelers a lesson on how to use social media safely, and National Jeweler launched the inaugural edition of its online-only magazine.

Cuff bracelets have been around forever, and they bounce in and out of fashion often.

The American Gem Trade Association revealed the winners of its 2015 Spectrum Awards, the organization’s annual colored gemstone-centric design contest, following judging over the weekend in New York.

Designers are having a blast these days working with a wide range of gemstones and playing in full color fields to mix and match tones from light to dark.

There’s something so glamorous about jewels that have mass without volume.

It was a record-setting week in Geneva for jewelry and watches.

Each year, New York’s Museum of Arts and Design, MAD for short, celebrates the art of jewelry via the “Loot: MAD About Jewelry” exhibition.

Personalized jewels have had fans since the beginning of time--one probably could find some kind of charm bracelet in more than a few pharaoh’s tombs.

Bar none, the simple line necklace--straight across or curved into a “smile”--has leapt to the top of the fashion trends.