The yearly gathering organized by the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute is scheduled for Oct. 4 to 7.
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Second-quarter sales were down 2 percent in the United States, due in part to a 5 percent drop in mall traffic.

The diamond miner and marketer will hold two auctions this month, one Thursday and the second on Aug. 24.

The Nebraska retailer recently held its annual fundraising event to benefit the local zoo, treating customers to jewelry and animals alike.
For $295 a year, the new tier adds on to the Associate membership to help smaller companies promote products, source supplies and more.

Here are the five most-read stories on NationalJeweler.com last week, according to Google Analytics.

The Gemological Institute of America is accepting applications for on-campus and online courses now through Sept. 30.

In a timely move, the watch brand has tapped tennis star and gender equality advocate Billie Jean King for its latest partnership.

Let’s start off August with a 7.27-carat example of the month’s new birthstone.

Rough diamond sales were up 8 percent year-over-year in the sixth sales cycle of the year thanks to different dates for Diwali.

Tom Byelick, who has worked at Rolex, Cartier and Hearts On Fire, stepped into the position July 24.

The highlight of five-stone collection is a 51.38-carat round brilliant D VVS1 diamond.
Four of those involved in the deadly 2009 attack on renowned gemologist Campbell Bridges have been found guilty by a Kenyan court, a Scottish newspaper reports.
National Jeweler shares five key points from the Jewelers Security Alliance’s mid-year report on crime.

Shanghai-based Gangtai now holds an 85 percent stake in the Italian jewelry brand.

The event, which was scheduled to take place in Columbus, Ohio later this month, failed to garner enough interest.
An education panel at the recent JA New York show covered social media etiquette for businesses and how to behave yourself when others don’t.
Republicans have dropped the controversial levy, which called call for a 20 percent tax on all imported goods.

Heritage Appraisers and 1 Step Technologies will be among The Loupe partners offering specials at the upcoming Atlanta Jewelry Show.
The attacks included the June 2016 armed robbery that resulted in the death of a traveling salesman near the Dallas/Fort Worth airport.
It is one of Ward’s 50 top-performing insurance companies for the seventh consecutive year.

These were the top five stories on National Jeweler last week, according to Google Analytics.

We have to give a little more love to rubies, as this is the last Piece of the Week for the month of July.

Sales of Bulgari jewelry and watches were particularly strong thanks to Serpenti, B.zero1 and the new high-end Festa collection.

Also discovered at Wednesday’s tender preview: the author of “The Notebook” is a collector of red diamonds from the Argyle mine.