Associate Editor Brecken Branstrator highlights eight pieces set with this blue gemstone in the corundum family, a gemstone that’s believed to protect from envy and harm.

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A jury convicted Karl Winchell, the one-time owner of Winchell Jewelry Designs in La Jolla, Calif., on 10 felony counts of embezzlement and grand theft, the San Diego District Attorney’s Office said.

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The retailer has a new, exclusive partnership with Nineteenth Amendment on Macys.com, putting the tech firm’s designers and their made-to-order items in front of Macy’s millennial shoppers.

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Upcycling used objects isn’t exactly new or groundbreaking, but when one company finds a way to do it that not only makes cool jewelry but brings together a few things that I think almost everyone loves--music, fashion, sustainability and giving back--I’m all about it.

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With the deadline approaching for retailers to switch their credit card readers to accept the new EMV chip cards, National Jeweler speaks with one expert about what retailers need to do to prepare.

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The jewelry brand has introduced a range of new products for the coming season, including new leather designs and a silver bracelet created by brand ambassador Jennifer Lopez.

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One of my first jobs out of college was for a content marketing company where I was helping to monitor the flow and publishing schedules of text for multiple websites.

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Associate Editor Brecken Branstrator highlights six pieces of jewelry set with peridot, the green gemstone that has long been associated with light, healing and happiness and is the birthstone for this month.

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The great-great-grandson of the retailer’s founder and the one who gave tanzanite its name died at his home in Palm Beach, Fla. on July 22.

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I think that the line-up in this year’s New Designer Gallery at the JA New York Summer show was fantastic.

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The Women’s Jewelry Association announced the winners of its 2015 Awards for Excellence live in New York last night.

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Social networks provide unique opportunities for jewelers to connect with consumers but also open up the business to certain safety risks. Here’s how jewelers can protect themselves online. 

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Rémy Rotenier has reimagined the high heels of well-known women throughout history into a line of gem-set charms, pendants and earrings.

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Associate Editor Brecken Branstrator rounds up six pieces of jewelry set with this month’s birthstone, the ruby, which is thought to bring health, wealth and wisdom.

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To say that I’m excited that summer is finally in full swing is an understatement. This was a long, hard winter, followed by a very busy spring, and I’m glad that it’s finally time to sit back, relax and soak up the sun.

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Located in Estonia, the shop is operated in partnership with a distributor, and Endless has indicated that it will launch the same kind of operation in the U.S. in the next 12 to 18 months. 

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I think I am slowly but surely making one of my blog specialties interesting jewelry that borders on strange or even weird, and I have to say, I’m pretty OK with it.

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Isabel Borczuch, owner of the Isobel + Ezra jewelry brand, has filed a lawsuit against the retailer for allegedly ripping off a pair of her stud earrings after requesting samples from her.

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Christie’s Important Jewels sale, held Tuesday in New York, included jewelry from the personal collection of Margaret Adderley Kelly, who started staffing company Kelly Services with her late husband.

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I’d say this year was a pretty great Las Vegas market week, wouldn’t you? The mood seemed cheerful wherever I went, and the designs I saw were on point. I love that we can see that fine jewelry is taking more risks and embracing the truly unique and innovative. Not to mention getting to spend a few days in Sin City with the amazing people in this industry; it’s just the cherry on top of it all. Here are just a few of the appointments and meetings I liked best from our time there.

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In this edition of Rocks On, National Jeweler looks at how the vibrant blue shades of topaz continue to generate demand for the gemstone, even as price has increased.

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With a recent donation to the hands-on science education exhibit at the Smithsonian, one gem hound is helping inspire a love for the subject in the younger generations, Associate Editor Brecken Branstrator writes.

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Sean Robinson and Kendal Thompson entered pleas in connection with armed robberies performed by an organized crew at high-end jewelry and watch stores in four states. 

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Associate Editor Brecken Branstrator explains that the term “jade” actually refers to two chemically different stones, jadeite and nephrite.

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From landing that dream job to wading through all the misinformation online, National Jeweler has chosen some books from Goodreads’ list of new releases for May that could be beneficial to business owners.

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