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Sy Kessler’s GemOro Superior Instruments division has introduced its latest diamond, white sapphire and moissanite testing instrument, called the Testerossa.

The Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro has yielded another impressive piece of rough: an 8.52-carat stone that is among the largest diamonds ever found there.
Jewelers Vigilance Committee President Cecilia Gardner is leaving her post as general counsel of the World Diamond Council, the organization that represents the diamond industry in the Kimberley Process.

Toronto-based Genesis Rare Diamonds will hold the “The Radiant Diamonds of Summer” auction on July 5 and will donate the proceeds from the sale of one diamond to a local nonprofit.
Like the hotly contested Pebble mine in Alaska, the KSM project in British Columbia is a huge open-pit gold mine that is drawing opposition from a number of organizations.

Kelly Kahn, who has worked for Montblanc, Movado and LVMH, has been hired for the position and her appointment is effective immediately.
The organization has awarded a total of $12,500 to its members across the country to be used toward professional growth.
The Chinese e-commerce company is selling its first U.S.-based e-commerce site, 11 Main, because the site hasn’t gained traction here and faces too much competition, reports state.

As Generation Y matures and becomes more prosperous, the jewelry industry will need to become more socially conscious, Jacqueline Stone writes in her latest diary entry.
The American Gem Society has made a video series of the top speakers and presentations at this year’s Conclave conference in New Orleans available online for the industry.

Marketer Amanda Green, buyer Julie McAlpine and manager Mandi Dragon all are moving up in the company.

A Pennsylvania retailer has become the U.S. distributor for “The Paris Bracelet,” a price-point, self-purchase item she hopes will make a splash in this market, à la Alex and Ani.

The top trends from Las Vegas market week and another bill for “sales tax fairness” being introduced in Congress were the top stories on National Jeweler last week.

It’s summertime, and the latest list of new releases from GoodReads indicates that the reading’s easy.

After resurrecting the hallmark program last year, Dominion Diamond Corp. launched a consumer marketing campaign to support the stones and, now, an online trading platform.
It was only about five minutes into our phone call Thursday when Natalie Zachary, jewelry industry worker and hairless cat lover, asked the question that had been weighing on my mind since I spotted her picture on Twitter Wednesday.

The newly redesigned 208-page book is available in both PDF and print formats.
The brand’s new digital co-op program is designed to provide jewelers with an integrated digital media strategy to build and strengthen their online presence.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission just reminded the industry that licenses are required to possess and distribute watches that contain tritium, the nuclear material used to make watch faces and hands visible in the dark.
The Cultured Pearl Association of America is accepting entries from now through Sept. 17 for its annual International Pearl Design Competition.

The first Le Vian by Jared store has opened in a mall in Garden City, N.Y., with additional shops to follow in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee.

Stuller has named Gary Davis as its new vice president of sales, replacing Robert Cox, who retired last month.

Every four to five years, rumors circulate about men’s jewelry making a comeback. But this time around, it feels a bit different.
Another bill designed to close the loophole that allows online retailers to avoid charging sales tax in certain states was introduced in Congress this week.














