The third annual Cindy Edelstein Award went to a Portland jewelry store owner known for promoting the designer above all else.
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Watchfinder is an online platform for researching, buying and selling used wristwatches and also operates seven stores.

This year’s edition of the jewelry design awards included the question, is it OK to propose to myself if the ring is really beautiful?

Consumers will be able to buy pieces from the Tribute and Alchemy collections on Forevermark.com, with the majority of each sale going to a Forevermark-carrying jeweler.

The company also is adding dinosaur bone rings to the Mosaic collection and will debut them at the JCK Las Vegas jewelry trade show.

Watch a diamond go from seed to polished in two minutes and 14 seconds.

Artist Reena Ahluwalia donated the painting, which took 500 hours to complete, to the annual jewelry charity event.

The jeweler is the first retailer on the end of the Tracr trial run, though it will not be the only.
Camilla Dietz Bergeron started her eponymous company with business partner Gus Davis in 1989.

It is monumental, though not entirely shocking, jewelry industry news.

Sylvie Ritter is out after 15 years heading the watch and jewelry trade show.

Submissions for the jewelry awards are being accepted in four categories: Jewelry Design, Marketing & Communications, Media Excellence and Retail Excellence.

Jewelry market trends were positive in the first quarter for the retailer, with worldwide same-store sales increasing 7 percent.
In other news involving the companies connected to Nirav Modi, CEO Mihir Bhansali has resigned and Fantasy Diamond is looking to sever ties with Firestar.

The retailer will operate under a CEO-by-committee model until it finds his replacement.

The American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute’s six-hour course is open to industry professionals as well as wristwatch enthusiasts.
The owner of jewelry and watch brands including Cartier and Jaeger-LeCoultre bought back nearly $240 million in watches during the fiscal year.

The jewelry trade show will include discussions on blockchain and lab-grown diamonds plus two presentations from a big industry CEO and magic in the mountains.
The Amsterdam-based bank joins other financial institutions in pulling back from the diamond business.

The pair have hit antique malls and shops in six states, the Jewelers Security Alliance said.

After taking the “Which Royal Family Member Are You?” quiz, the lucky winner will receive a mug set with a 1-carat diamond.

This jewelry executive works hard but never loses sight of what’s important, and she makes sure her employees do the same.
Gina Drosos joins jewelry industry executives from Forevermark, Alrosa and the RJC, among others, for a session titled “Responsible Sourcing and New Realities.”

The bead and jewelry brand says the problem is the same-old product in stores.
A jury convicted Mark DeSimone of first-degree murder in the death of Tony Rosales, the bench jeweler at The Jewel Box in Juneau.














