The watch brands won’t return to the fair after 2019.
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The San Francisco Bay-area jeweler dishes on diamond commoditization, his customers and his hopes for this franchise store.
Lightbox is initially being sold online direct to consumers.
The success of earring styles has prompted the manufacturer to focus on the category ahead of the holidays.
The company will change its name to Capri Holdings Ltd. after acquiring the Italian fashion house.
No. 1 is expected to be Black Friday, while the weekend before Christmas will take on extra significance this year.
Questions about provenance and the objection of the late actor’s family forced Phillips to withdraw the timepiece from its upcoming watch auction.
The well-respected executive is relinquishing his operational role but will remain on board as non-executive president of the watch division.
The jeweler’s CEO teased an “innovative diamond ring concept” last month, and now it’s here.
The strongest demand is at the top end of the market, with De Beers allowing sightholders to hold off on buying lower-value rough for now.
It’s located on 47th Street in New York’s Diamond District.
The former Camelot Bridal president joined the company over the summer.
Signet CEO Gina Drosos recently indicated the retailer would be open to carrying fashion jewelry set with man-made stones. Will Lightbox be the line for them?
A major grading lab acquisition and the retirement of a top Rolex executive were among the developments in the watch and jewelry industry last week.
They’ve allegedly hit, or tried to hit, jewelers in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey and Illinois.
At the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair, Alrosa is showing the lots from its first color diamond auction, while another Russian company is presenting the world’s largest lab-grown yellow.
Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard will run trade show company MCH Group until a permanent replacement is found.
Wicht has been with luxury watch brand since 1975 and has been heading the American market since 2011.
Bindra, the founder of B&B Fine Gems, will assume the role in February.
It goes to a gentleman who heads the U.S. market for a major luxury watch brand and whose retirement was just confirmed.
During its annual elections, the AGTA selected Jeffrey Bilgore of Jeffrey Bilgore LLC as the new president of its board. He succeeds Ruben Bindra.
He is the jewelry manufacturer’s new vice president of operations and production.
Emmanuel Raheb outlines the pros and cons of the four types of website platforms currently on the market.
Millions in inventory and intellectual property from the diamond companies formerly owned by Nirav Modi will be sold at auction later this month.
Helen King, who started out managing a single boutique for the brand 15 years ago, has been promoted to the position.