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The rare turquoise and diamond jewel was the top lot at Bonhams’ June jewelry sale.

This year’s honorees include a Midwest retailer and two multi-store independents, one in New York and the other in New England.

The “Royal Ruby” Collection is a quintet of untreated rubies curated by collector Jack Abraham.

Meredith Tiderington, an electrical engineering student, was selected for the award.

The Jewelers’ Security Alliance offers advice for those attending the annual trade shows.

Her new role is director of strategic initiatives.

The company has joined other labs, including GIA and Lotus Gemology, in adopting the Chinese term for "jadeite jade."

The large stone will be offered at its June sale along with a selection of secondary-type rubies from a new area of the Montepuez mine.

It was featured in the miner’s latest sale, which brought in $24.8 million.

Aging and with myriad health issues, none will serve time for their roles in robbing the billionaire celebrity at gunpoint in 2016.

Recovered in Mozambique, “The Kat Florence Lumina” was part of Bonhams’ Hong Kong jewelry auction held last week.

The lab has adjusted the scale it uses for nacre grading.

Sapphires, emeralds, and rubies are finding their place in a U.S. market captivated by the gemstones once referred to as “semi-precious.”

A private American collector purchased the 10-carat fancy vivid blue diamond.

The one-of-a-kind platinum Rolex Cosmograph Daytona was estimated to fetch up to $1.7 million.

The nonprofit has made updates to the content in its beginner and advanced jewelry sales courses.

BIJC President Malyia McNaughton will shift roles to lead the new foundation, and Elyssa Jenkins-Pérez will succeed her as president.

“Artists’ Jewelry: From Cubism to Pop, the Diane Venet Collection” is on view at the Norton Museum of Art through October.

The miner announced plans to recommence open-pit mining at Kagem.

Associate Editor Lauren McLemore shares her favorite looks from a night of style inspired by Black dandyism.

Cathy Marsh will lead the jewelry company’s efforts in the upper Midwest and western United States.

Its commercial-quality emerald sale held last month totaled more than $16 million, up from about $11 million in September 2024.

Located in Fort Smith, it’s the Mid-South jeweler’s first store in Northwest Arkansas.

“The Duke Diamond” is the largest diamond registered at the Arkansas park so far this year.