Sculptural and tactile, the jewelry of Sarah Graham is inspired by the forms and textures of the natural world, from grasses and pebbles to corals and single-celled organisms.

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Today’s bride is a very eclectic girl--no longer hemmed in by long-standing traditions she is free to do as she pleases in colored bridal gowns, in avant-garde settings, and with jewels that resonate with her personal style.

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One retailer revealed a version of the Apple Watch set with more than 15 carats of diamonds while Breitling hosted an event in New York with an American astronaut.

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Red and green jewels are perfectly great on their own but, somehow, during the holiday season, they take on a bigger significance as everyone pulls out their kitschy Christmas sweaters, Santa caps, red shirts and mistletoe-printed ties.

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The start of a new year is always cause for celebrations, resolutions and vows to make the next 365 days better than the last.

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The year began with a bang--the merger of the country’s two largest specialty jewelers--and didn’t quit.

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Winter is a great season for earrings, and in some parts of the country that’s all anyone can see when folks are bundled up in the cold.

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The awards season kicked off during the first full week of 2015 with the People’s Choice Awards on Wednesday, where many celebs hit the red carpet decked out in fine jewels.

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Valentine’s Day is only four weeks away, and consumers soon will start looking for that special piece for a loved one.

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Every few years, we hear of a fashion renaissance for rose gold and the current resurgence has been booming.

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Sometimes a gemstone should take a walk on the wild side.

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In chess, the queen is the king’s protector.

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Lots of leather and absolutely no lace--that’s what jewelry designers are thinking of these days when they’re veering from an all-metal look.

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Gemfields has a new advertising campaign and emerald-focused tome, and the colored gemstone miner celebrated both amid the snow Monday at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City.

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Sometimes, all it takes is one oversized jewel to make an outfit.

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Layoffs at Pandora, the closing of Samuel Gordon Jewelers and Manfredi Jewels opening a second location made this week one to remember.

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This Thursday marks the start of the Chinese New Year, and 2015 is The Year of the Goat (or Sheep/Ram), giving way for designers to create horned-themed pieces.

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While jewelers across the country shared the ups and downs of their Valentine’s Day business, De Beers reported a rise in sales in 2014.

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The beauty of jewelry is that it can convey so many messages in an everlasting way--love, romance, power, adoration, a sense of style and wealth are most spoken in gold and diamonds but, once in a while, so are wit, humor and sass.

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The Apple Watch graced the pages of a fitness magazine, while Tiffany & Co. released the TV component of its new, “modern love” ad campaign.

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The mines minister has ordered a number of foreign companies to stop mining and vacate the country’s diamond-rich Marange fields because he says they are operating illegally.

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There will always be the consumer who wants to follow the crowd or look like everyone else, but those true style mavericks out there, they just want to be one-of-a-kind.

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The first Bridge event of 2016 is scheduled to take place in mid-May while the initial stop on the Transform Tour is March 6 in Boston.

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We’ve been tracking a ring trend lately that has taken on a life of its own.

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It was a week rife with lawsuits, as the estate for the late Elizabeth Taylor waged a suit against auction house Christie’s and the Swatch Group announced that it would appeal a ruling that voided damages it says Tiffany & Co. owes the company.

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