It said demand for rough diamonds is “steady” as cutters restocked following a solid holiday season.
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The Jewelers’ Security Alliance issued an alert for a “career thief” who stole jewelry from two south Florida stores right before the big game.
This gemstone eternity band is also available in blue topaz, amethyst and three shades of sapphire.
The diamond miner joins the Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Swatch Group in canceling or postponing events due to coronavirus.
Rubel & Ménasché’s Elodie Daguzan will head the organization, taking over for Marie-Chantal Kaninda.
De Beers’ 2019 totals fell 13 percent year-over-year while Rio Tinto’s were down 8 percent.
They take place each morning and feature education on lab-grown diamonds, digital marketing, store design and more.
Burglars are breaking into jewelry stores through sidewalls too, to steal jewelry from vaults and safes.
Called the Sewelô, it weighs 1,758 carats and was mined in Botswana.
The lab is investigating how natural diamonds sealed in its blister packs were swapped out for HPHT-treated diamonds.
The owner of Cartier and VCA recorded a 6 percent year-over-year increase in jewelry sales between October and December.
The retailer will be in a temporary space for two years while its flagship store on Fifth Avenue undergoes renovations.
The retailer has upped the number of stores it plans to close from 150 to 165.
Sales picked up in the latter half of 2019, but it was not enough to turn around a tough year.
Twist took home the award for Retail Innovation, while Ed Bridge, of Seattle-based Ben Bridge Jeweler, was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Founder Toby Pomeroy is in Ghana right now testing a technology called Goldrop with artisanal miners.
Meritage Jewelers is offering refunds, if a local DJ can correctly guess the score of Baltimore Ravens matchup with the Tennessee Titans.
Eleven jewelers around the country told National Jeweler how they fared in 2019 and what they predict for the year ahead.
They admitted to their roles in a conspiracy in which jewelry manufactured in the Philippines was sold as Native American-made.
Royal India USA’s Haridas Kotahwala is the new president of the Indian Diamond & Colorstone Association.
Called the “Firebird,” it is part of the same collection as the nearly 15-carat pink “Spirit of the Rose” diamond.
Unbelievable diamonds, auction standouts and jewelry trends topped the list of National Jeweler’s most-read stories this year.
The diamond miner and marketer holds 10 sights a year, beginning in late January and wrapping up in early December.
But the diamond miner did see improvement in November amid midstream recovery and higher jewelry sales, it said.
Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff recounts the stories and trends of 2010-2019 that had the greatest impact on the fine jewelry industry.