Perusing the cases and displays at jewelry stores, customers generally expect to see staple metals: 18-karat gold, silver, platinum, perhaps titanium or palladium.

A four-strand natural colored pearl necklace sold for a record price at Christie’s this week, while bead and jewelry brand Pandora announced the launch of a North American marketing campaign.

It was a busy week at home and abroad in the jewelry industry.

Dione Kenyon, Stewart Wicht and Hank Siegel all will be honored at the organization’s annual dinner this summer in New York.

Launched in 2014, Priyanka Murthy’s fine jewelry line already has two accolades under its belt and a handful of celebrities who have accessorized with its pieces.

Longines kicked off its duties as the official timekeeper of the Triple Crown, timing American Pharaoh’s Kentucky Derby win, while headpieces stole the show at the Met Gala in New York.

The Couture show is introducing more than 60 new exhibitors this year, hailing not only from cities across the United States but also from countries across the globe.

MJSA Expo and JA New York announced plans to co-locate at the Javits Center in March 2016 while bangle and jewelry brand Alex & Ani signed on to exhibit at JCK Las Vegas for the first time.

Jewelers Mutual introduced an ad campaign that plays on people’s emotional connections to their jewelry, and Nordstrom rolled out a new purchasing program that works via text message.

The majority of the industry descended upon Las Vegas for the start of the annual Couture, JCK and U.S. Antique Jewelry & Watch shows this week.

It was a Vegas-centric news week, with Jewelers for Children announcing it had raised $2.8 million to support its charity partners and PGI-USA and the Couture show naming the winners of their respective annual design contests.

A report on mining company Richland beginning production at its Capricorn mine in Queensland, Australia and Gemfields unearthing a rare set of matching rubies were among the headlines in colored gemstone news.

The use of baguette diamonds, as well as chokers and collars, were noticeable jewelry trends at both the Couture and JCK shows in Las Vegas earlier this month.

It was a big week for retail news: A jeweler in Mississippi talked about an event that moved $57,000 in inventory while Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba announced it would be selling its first U.S.-based e-commerce site.

There’s two things in life Deidre Featherstone is not lacking: an assortment of beautiful gemstones, and a list of accolades relating to her jewelry design.

Philadelphia residents were invited to uncover jewelry prizes at a “bubble bath” in a jewelry store this week, while across the country another gem was uncovered--an 8.52-carat rough diamond at a state park in Arkansas.

It was a week of diamond news, with India’s top exporters saying no to temporarily stemming the flow of rough goods into the country and reports surfacing that Kimberley Diamonds Ltd. has shut down its Ellendale mine in Australia.

Severe winter weather coupled with a stronger U.S. dollar and weak foreign growth led the National Retail Federation to revise its retail sales growth forecast for 2015.

When we think of cufflinks, what typically comes to mind is men’s jewelry--but that isn’t always the case.

A number of events took place in New York City this week, with Jocelyn Prestia of jewelry brand Unhada named New Designer of the Year...

The 24 Karat Club of the Southeastern United States inducted five new members Saturday at an event held in the midst of the Atlanta Jewelry Show, which ended Monday.

The band known for the hits “Drops of Jupiter” and “Meet Virginia” will entertain the crowd at the Beach at Mandalay Bay on June 5 in Las Vegas.

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Rob Bates, Temple St. Clair and Cartier took home the awards for media, jewelry design and watch design, while WatchTime’s Joe Thompson was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Kelsey Gerckens and Joey Buttita, winners of The Amazing Race, got engaged with a Kirk Kara ring on the Hallmark channel show Home & Family.