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nail art jewelry
Trends and Fashion

Nail Art is a Huge Trend Right Now—Here’s How Jewelers Can Get in On It 

Poke around Instagram lately and you might have noticed that manicures have recently transformed from basic, solid colors to opulent artistic canvases,...

Bobs Watches Rolex hero
Retail

What’s Next for the Pre-Owned Watch Market? A Chat With Bob’s Watches’ CEO

Bob’s Watches is an unassuming name for a luxury watch retailer. But the e-commerce company, founded in 2010 as the Rolex Exchange by...

Ring Wraps jewelry
Trends and Fashion

The RingWraps Craze: College Grads Are Blinging Out Their University Rings 

In 2011, Emily Huskinson received her “Aggie” college ring from Texas A&M University. Like most college rings, the Aggie ring is a large...

crime scene
JM Intel

What to Do Before, During, and After a Jewelry Store Robbery

One minute you’re taking inventory, the next…   “GET DOWN! DON’T MOVE OR I’LL SHOOT!”   SMASH! SMASH! SMASH! Doors slam. Tires squeal. Silence…...

Turquoise Picchiotti bracelet
Trends and Fashion

Turquoise Dreams: December’s Funkiest Birthstone is Back in the Style Spotlight

Turquoise. The creamy blue-green gemstone is famous for its bohemian ties: It was the gem of choice for 1960s-era rock and folk stars...

Charlotte Chesnais rings
Retail

4 Trends Sweeping the French Jewelry Scene 

France is home to many of the world’s most important jewelry ateliers—Cartier, Boucheron, Van Cleef & Arpels, Chopard, and Chaumet, to name just...

Good News

Nashville’s ABLE Jewelry Employs and Empowers Women

Nashville-based jewelry and fashion brand ABLE began as an experiment. In the late 2000s, company founder and CEO Barrett Ward, who was then...

JM Intel

Signing a New Commercial Lease? Here’s What to Look Out For

Commercial leases are notoriously complex, chiefly because there are several different types of them. If you’re in the market for a new space,...

Trends and Fashion

These Are the Superstar Lots in Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Auction

Christie’s 2021 Magnificent Jewels sale, which will happen live in New York City this Wednesday, corrals a stable of vintage jewels from venerable...

Trends and Fashion

Gismondi’s Latest Jewels Riff on the Humble Paper Clip

All those months in lockdown forced us to get back to basics and reacquaint ourselves with the simpler things in life. While some...