What Role Will AI Play in the Jewelry Industry?
Artificial intelligence will likely change everything in the jewelry industry, from how stones are graded to sales management, industry tech experts...
Lucara Sells Clara Rough Sales Platform
Lucara has sold the Clara rough diamond sales platform to the HRA Group, which developed the technology, and Eira Thomas (pictured), Lucara's former...
New Ways Gemologists Are Identifying Lab-Grown Diamonds
Experienced diamond cutters and gemologists are improving their ability to identify certain lab-grown diamonds with loupes and microscopes. How have...
What Are Digital Storefronts—and Why Is Signet So Psyched About Them?
Let's say you're an engagement ring customer. You go to your local jewelry store and see a few items you like, (more…)
Amish Shah Wants Lab-Grown and Natural Diamond Industries to Work Together
As an influential voice in lab-grown diamonds, ALTR and J’evar founder Amish Shah (pictured) says the jewelry industry needs to take its...
Jewelry Manufacturing Symposium: “An Incredible Event for Learning and Networking”
Organizers and attendees of this week's Jewelry Symposium for the Advancement of Jewelry Manufacturing Technology say it sparked healthy debate...
Phillips to Auction 10 Exceptional Pocket Watches
Starting next month, Phillips will sell 10 pocket watches that have been part of a private collection for decades, (more…)
The Jewelry Symposium Returns With Tech Education and Networking
Take TED-style education and a networking extravaganza filled with friends and colleagues who love to problem-solve for one another, and you have the...
Park City Speakers Challenge Industry’s Approach to Tech, Consumer Trends
At Conversations in Park City—an Oct. 13–15 event billed as a jewelry industry thought leader retreat—participants were advised to explore...
Bäumer Vendôme’s NFT Program Blends Jewelry and Tech
As a challenge to himself and to the fine jewelry industry, Lorenz Bäumer says he is bringing the worlds of luxury and technology together in a NFT...
Citizen Brings In NASA and IBM Watson Studio for Its “Smarter Smartwatch”
Imagine: It’s late afternoon, your energy is waning, and you still have a big jewelry order to complete. Do you reach for a piece of dark...