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Ippolita’s Holiday Collection Celebrates the Beauty of Precious Metals
Trends and Fashion

Ippolita’s Holiday Collection Celebrates the Beauty of Precious Metals

Colored gemstone jewelry is still on fire in the fine jewelry market, but right behind it in popularity are ultra-bold...
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Jennifer Markas Joins Jewelers Mutual Group as Head of Industry Relations
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Jennifer Markas Joins Jewelers Mutual Group as Head of Industry Relations

Jennifer Markas, longtime executive director of Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA), has joined Jewelers Mutual as the new head of industry...
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The Demi-Fine Jewelry Market is Growing—Check Out 5 Demi Brands We Love
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The Demi-Fine Jewelry Market is Growing—Check Out 5 Demi Brands We Love

"Demi-fine" is one of those jewelry terms that has multiple definitions. It can refer to jewelry collections that are sterling...
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GIA Evaluates its First Ring Carved From a Single Lab Diamond
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GIA Evaluates its First Ring Carved From a Single Lab Diamond

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has evaluated its first ever ring cut from a single laboratory-grown diamond, it announced...
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Maya Gemstones on Perfecting the Trillion and the Future of Recycled Materials
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Maya Gemstones on Perfecting the Trillion and the Future of Recycled Materials

Maya Gemstones founder Olga Pekarevskaia debuted her own triangular-cut diamond in 2019 as an alternative to trillion-cut diamonds, which lag...
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Ippolita’s Holiday Collection Celebrates the Beauty of Precious Metals
Trends and Fashion

Ippolita’s Holiday Collection Celebrates the Beauty of Precious Metals

Colored gemstone jewelry is still on fire in the fine jewelry market, but right behind it in popularity are ultra-bold...
Read More
The Demi-Fine Jewelry Market is Growing—Check Out 5 Demi Brands We Love
Trends and Fashion

The Demi-Fine Jewelry Market is Growing—Check Out 5 Demi Brands We Love

"Demi-fine" is one of those jewelry terms that has multiple definitions. It can refer to jewelry collections that are sterling...
Read More
Maya Gemstones on Perfecting the Trillion and the Future of Recycled Materials
Diamonds Gemstones Trends and Fashion

Maya Gemstones on Perfecting the Trillion and the Future of Recycled Materials

Maya Gemstones founder Olga Pekarevskaia debuted her own triangular-cut diamond in 2019 as an alternative to trillion-cut diamonds, which lag...
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The Most Expensive Watches Owned by Musicians
Trends and Fashion Watches

The Most Expensive Watches Owned by Musicians

Major music artists are among the most enthusiastic watch collectors—they're in the public eye so often, and sporting a new,...
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Behind the Design: Maura Green’s New Yin Yang Pendants
Trends and Fashion

Behind the Design: Maura Green’s New Yin Yang Pendants

The Yin Yang symbol represents the Chinese concept that everything is made up of opposite, but interconnected, forces. It's a...
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Jennifer Markas Joins Jewelers Mutual Group as Head of Industry Relations
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Jennifer Markas Joins Jewelers Mutual Group as Head of Industry Relations

Jennifer Markas, longtime executive director of Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA), has joined Jewelers Mutual as the new head of industry...
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WJA Announces 2023 Jewelry Loupe Project Participants
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WJA Announces 2023 Jewelry Loupe Project Participants

The Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA) has announced its new cohort of participants for its nationwide Jewelry Loupe Project program. WJA...
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Jeweler Sabyasachi Mingles With Charles and Camilla—And Drops News High Jewels
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Jeweler Sabyasachi Mingles With Charles and Camilla—And Drops News High Jewels

A royal endorsement is worth its weight in gold. Or, in this case, Shola, the spongey, cork-like material from an...
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Meet Rosēate—A New Eco Pearl Brand Founded by a Former Tiffany Exec
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Meet Rosēate—A New Eco Pearl Brand Founded by a Former Tiffany Exec

Pearls are getting an upgrade courtesy of a new fine jewelry brand, Rosēate, which specializes in chic, youthful-feeling designs while...
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LEVIEV Taps Photographer Alain Simić as Creative Director of Special Projects
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LEVIEV Taps Photographer Alain Simić as Creative Director of Special Projects

Alain Simić has always inhabited uncommon roles within the jewelry industry. As an in-demand jewelry and fashion photographer, he captures the...
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Pinterest May Be Good for You
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Pinterest May Be Good for You

There’s been a lot of ink spilt on how Instagram negatively impacts the emotional well-being of teenagers (Facebook has known...
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A.I. Helper! ChatGPT Can Help You Create Content for Your Business
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A.I. Helper! ChatGPT Can Help You Create Content for Your Business

I didn’t write the below how-to article—ChatGPT did. Have no idea what I’m talking about? ChatGPT is an incredible new...
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5 Offbeat Things to Do While You’re at Tucson’s Gem and Jewelry Shows
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5 Offbeat Things to Do While You’re at Tucson’s Gem and Jewelry Shows

Tucson’s annual Gem and Jewelry Week (which in reality spans around three weeks) kicks off Jan. 21. And if you’re...
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Jewelers Mutual Group Spearheads Movement to Reduce Jewelry Crime
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Jewelers Mutual Group Spearheads Movement to Reduce Jewelry Crime

It's been a notably bad year for crime in the jewelry industry. Some unsettling stats courtesy of the Jewelers’ Security...
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What Do Retailers and Consumers Really Think About Lab-Grown Diamonds?
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What Do Retailers and Consumers Really Think About Lab-Grown Diamonds?

The introduction and acceptance of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) constitutes the biggest change to the fine jewelry since the early 1990s...
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All About Zales X Rocksbox’s New Fine Jewelry Rental Program
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All About Zales X Rocksbox’s New Fine Jewelry Rental Program

Renting an outfit for special-event dressing has become a cinch with so many clothing rental services available, from Rent the...
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Small Brands Are Leading the Size-Inclusive Jewelry Movement
Retail Trends and Fashion

Small Brands Are Leading the Size-Inclusive Jewelry Movement

It didn’t take working in fine jewelry sales for Ashley McGinty to realize that the typical ring sample size doesn’t...
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Trade Show Security Checklist: How to Prep Your Team for Vegas, Baby!
Retail

Trade Show Security Checklist: How to Prep Your Team for Vegas, Baby!

We know many of you are in prime-time preparation mode for Las Vegas Jewelry Week, which kicks off May 31...
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‘Light of Peace’ Diamond Expected to Fetch $15 Million
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‘Light of Peace’ Diamond Expected to Fetch $15 Million

The Light of Peace Diamond, formerly known as the Zale Light of Peace Diamond—a 127 ct. pear-cut diamond—is expected to...
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Sneak Peek: Inside Jewelry Designer Lizzie Mandler’s First Store
Retail

Sneak Peek: Inside Jewelry Designer Lizzie Mandler’s First Store

Fine jewelry designer Lizzie Mandler has opened her first-ever retail location in her native Los Angeles, in Hollywood's trendy Sycamore...
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All About Zales X Rocksbox’s New Fine Jewelry Rental Program
Lab Grown Diamonds Retail

All About Zales X Rocksbox’s New Fine Jewelry Rental Program

Renting an outfit for special-event dressing has become a cinch with so many clothing rental services available, from Rent the...
Read More
Small Brands Are Leading the Size-Inclusive Jewelry Movement
Retail Trends and Fashion

Small Brands Are Leading the Size-Inclusive Jewelry Movement

It didn’t take working in fine jewelry sales for Ashley McGinty to realize that the typical ring sample size doesn’t...
Read More
Trade Show Security Checklist: How to Prep Your Team for Vegas, Baby!
Retail

Trade Show Security Checklist: How to Prep Your Team for Vegas, Baby!

We know many of you are in prime-time preparation mode for Las Vegas Jewelry Week, which kicks off May 31...
Read More
‘Light of Peace’ Diamond Expected to Fetch $15 Million
Auctions Gemstones Retail

‘Light of Peace’ Diamond Expected to Fetch $15 Million

The Light of Peace Diamond, formerly known as the Zale Light of Peace Diamond—a 127 ct. pear-cut diamond—is expected to...
Read More
Sneak Peek: Inside Jewelry Designer Lizzie Mandler’s First Store
Retail

Sneak Peek: Inside Jewelry Designer Lizzie Mandler’s First Store

Fine jewelry designer Lizzie Mandler has opened her first-ever retail location in her native Los Angeles, in Hollywood's trendy Sycamore...
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