Snapshots From 2015’s 24 Karat Weekend



Jewelers of America’s 13th annual GEM Awards and the 113th annual banquet of the 24 Karat Club of New York warmed industry hearts during a frozen January weekend. 

Photographs by Ben Rosser and Angela Pham from BTA.com

 

 

 

GEM AWARDS: Model Carolyn Murphy accepted the GEM Award in marketing and communications for Shinola, where she is women’s design director. 


GEM AWARDS: GEM Awards chair and host Norman Miller with Jewelers of America president and CEO David J. Bonaparte 

 

GEM AWARDS: JA director of PR and special events Amanda Gizzi with Rashad Jennings, a running back for the New York Giants 

 

GEM AWARDS: The 13th annual event, live-streamed online for the first time, took place Jan. 9 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. 


GEM AWARDS: Signet vice president of corporate affairs David Bouffard and wife Barbara with actress Jane Seymour and Scott Rauch of SHR Jewelry Group 

 

GEM AWARDS: Designer David Yurman and wife Sybil Yurman, founders of David Yurman  

 

GEM AWARDS: Stephen Webster and Claudia Mata won GEM awards in the design and media excellence categories, respectively.


GEM AWARDS: Lifetime Achievement Award winner Larry Pelzel and Karen Katz, both with Neiman Marcus 


GEM AWARDS: London-based mining company Gemfields sponsored the cocktail hour, always a lively affair. 


24 KARAT: David J. Bonaparte, JA’s president and CEO, with Bill Farmer Jr., chairman of JA’s board of directors

 

24 KARAT: Todd and Debbie Wolleman of Leo Wolleman Inc., Monique Shire of Tourneau, and her friend Jon Fishel 

 

24 KARAT: Cathy Calhoun of Calhoun Jewelers, S. Lynn Diamond of White & Case, and Forevermark’s Lisa Cochin 


24 KARAT: Lou and Veronica Guarino of Louis Anthony Jewelers in Pittsburgh with Dan Bogue of Mastoloni Pearls


 

24 KARAT: Ronnie VanderLinden of Diamex with Michael Toback, president of Myron Toback Inc.

 

24 KARAT: Wempe USA president Ruediger “Rudy” Albers and his wife, Maggie 

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