May 20, 2013
By Rob Bates, Senior Editor
Silver has followed gold in taking a major price tumble.On May 20, the “spot” price of silver fell below $22 an ounce, its lowest price in over two years. At press time, it was trading at $21.98.And...
May 16, 2013
By Rob Bates, Senior Editor
U.S. demand for gold jewelry rose 6 percent in the first quarter of 2013, the first time it has risen since 2005, according to the World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends report.The report attributes...
May 7, 2013
By Rob Bates, Senior Editor
Warren Buffett may have scored as a jewelry salesman last week, but the famed investor continues to scorn a prime jewelry-making material as an investment.
April 28, 2013
By Jennifer Heebner, Senior Editor
Out of South AfricaWho better to introduce a gold jewelry line with a transparent chain of custody than a refiner and manufacturer from the same country? That’s what Cape Town, South Africa–based...
April 28, 2013
By Rob Bates, Senior Editor
“Even within the fair trade movement,” sighs Marc Choyt, president of Reflective Images, a Santa Fe, N.M., retailer, “there are a lot of politics.”When you’re referring to a metal that some call fair...
April 21, 2013
1. DiamondsGet out those record books. A 101.73 ct. pear-shape D-flawless will be hitting the block at Christie’s Geneva on May 15, and while its official estimate is $20 million to $30 million, many...
April 15, 2013
By Rob Bates, Senior Editor
Gold’s meteoric rise may now be matched by an equally stunning decline.On April 14, just one business day after the yellow metal sank below $1,500 for the first time in two years, its spot price sank...
April 12, 2013
By Rob Bates, Senior Editor
As more investors sounded bearish notes about the yellow metal, on April 12, the spot price of gold sank below $1,500—its lowest level since July 2011. At one point, the metal’s price reached $1...
April 9, 2013
By Jennifer Heebner, Senior Editor
Halstead, a 40-year-old distributor of jewelry supplies in Prescott, Ariz., has announced a call for entries to its 2013 Halstead Grant Competition for up-and-coming American silver designers.
March 28, 2013
By Jennifer Heebner, Senior Editor
The Prize WinnerGregoré Morin of Gregoré Joailliers has won so many Spectrum Awards from the American Gem Trade Association that it’s hard to keep track of them all. There were two Best of Show wins...
