Decades after seeing his late father in a dream inspired him to write a song, Sam Rosenbaum’s “Why did you leave me now?” played over the credits of a well-known television show in a case of what the Toronto jeweler calls “divine intervention.”
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Jewelry brand Bochic will introduce a line of evening clutch bags in September, marking the brand’s first extension beyond fine jewelry.
Police have charged a New York jeweler with three counts of grand larceny--and may charge him with more--for allegedly selling man-made stones that he misrepresented as diamonds, according to the local police department.
Police say that jeweler Paul Blarr, who has been accused of selling diamond simulants as natural diamonds, also may have been misrepresenting colored gemstones and selling gold-plated jewelry as karat gold.

Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator gives her own set of awards to pieces from the AGTA’s annual Spectrum design and lapidary competition.
During a panel held Sunday at JA New York Winter, Peggy Jo Donahue of MJSA moderated a discussion with a Connecticut jeweler about how they have used custom design to their benefit and how other retailers can do the same.
Offering shoppers a unique experience and one-of-a-kind jewelry were among the pieces of advice offered during one panel discussion at the WJA’s In the Know conference, held Wednesday afternoon in New York.
U.K.-based Cooksongold, a global supplier of fabricated precious metals, has announced a strategic partnership with consultancy firm A3DM Technologies to bring the 3D printing of precious metals to customers in North America.

The GIA started accepting applications for 2017 scholarships, the AGS began its search for a new CEO and funds are being raised for a Maryland jewelry store damaged in a flood.

The longtime Dominion Diamond Corp. executive died Wednesday morning at the age 69 from leukemia.

Craig Coyne Jewelers was one of the Ellicott City, Md. businesses severely damaged when six inches of rain fell in two hours and caused a flash flood Saturday.

Kagem reported production around 30 million carats in the fiscal year while Montepuez turned out a 23 percent increase to 10.3 million carats.
Arguing that members of her generation aren’t “lazy,” Senior Editor and millennial Brecken Branstrator talks about the need for a new conversation to help recruit this group.

The campaign, which introduces spinel as an additional birthstone for August, includes print, social media, radio and email.

Senior Editor Brecken Branstrator highlights jewels featuring the August mainstay, peridot, as well as the newly added birthstone for the month, spinel.

The industry converged upon New York this week, with three trade shows taking place and two organizations announcing big winners during one brutal summer heat wave.

Fancy blue diamonds dominated the spring auction season, led by the 14.62-carat Oppenheimer Blue.
A 9-year-old named Grace Houston discovered the rough diamond while visiting the park with her family for the first time.

This is the second time in as many years that a Cutting Edge entry took home Best of Show honors in the AGTA’s annual design contest.
The Thai Gem and Jewelry Traders Association said it is delaying the inaugural Thailand Gems and Jewelry Fair because of a dispute over the venue.
Ronda Daily of Bremer Jewelry in Illinois and Mike Alexander of Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company were elected to the board at the association’s meeting held Saturday in New York.

Here are the top five stories published on NationalJeweler.com for the week of July 17 to 23, according to Google Analytics.

JIS moves the location of two of its shows, 10 new designers prepare for their trade show debut and National Jeweler’s latest digital magazine launches.

Among the lots are a Bulgari ring designed to look like the American flag and a Van Cleef & Arpels suite Nancy Reagan wore on a state visit to the U.K. in 1988.
The payment was meant to reach JCK Las Vegas show organizers to cover expenses for the India Pavilion at this year’s event, but show organizers said they never got it.