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The timepieces, once belonging to men with very different public images, are part of Phillips’ upcoming watch auction in Geneva.

The company recently scooped up Boston-based Skinner and Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers, a Danish auction house.

The annual jewelry industry gala took place Friday night in New York, in person for the first time since 2020.
Foerster said she stepped down March 10, and the office will close by the end of April.

The retailer attributed its success to its appeal to younger consumers, expansion in non-bridal jewelry, and growing network of showrooms.

She’s the first woman on the committee, which was established in 2019.

The company is also suspending its membership and halting financial support of the Natural Diamond Council.

The longer Russia’s assault on Ukraine continues, the more complicated the situation becomes for the jewelry industry.

The jewelry trade show, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, will take place in early June in Las Vegas.

The sanctions are not a total ban on doing business with Alrosa in the U.S., but they still will have an impact on the jewelry industry.

Eighty copies of the fourth edition of “The Practical Guide to Jewelry Appraising” are up for grabs.

It’s Marla Aaron, who previously had a jewelry vending machine in the Brooklyn Museum.

The number of weddings is expected to near 2.5 million in the United States this year, a number not seen since 1984.

Scheduled for Feb. 23, it will focus on how major players in the jewelry industry are working toward net zero.

The mining company said demand for diamond jewelry continues to be strong, but its sales are “capped by current production levels.”

Chief Diversity Officer and Senior VP Reggie Johnson will head a panel discussion on bias and racism in retail settings on Feb. 16.

Henneberry has decades of experience in diamond sales and sales training and helmed her own consulting company as “The Jewelry Coach.”

A beloved and respected figure in the industry, he was a past JA president and member of National Jeweler’s Retailer Hall of Fame.

It is more than 16 carats and G color/VVS2 clarity as grown, which is unusual in CVD diamonds.

Donovan, currently the association’s marketing director, succeeds the retiring Jan Giamanco.

He was a close friend and business partner of Laurence Graff, who described him as “the greatest diamond dealer I have ever known.”

Fourth-quarter production was up 15 percent year-over-year, with the full-year total topping 32 million carats.

“The Alchemist of Light” was revealed in part during the recent Couture Week in Paris.

Designer Corey Anthony Jones welcomes the Lunar New Year with gold, diamonds, and jade.