Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup
This week …Spence Diamonds changes diamond return policy … Saturday Night Live invents a very odd diamond product… And Cartier gets upset about...
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Only Tiffany Can Make a True “Tiffany Setting,” Company Says
A true Tiffany setting can only be manufactured by the iconic retailer, its lawyers asserted in a March 14 response to discount giant Costco.“A...
Napoleon’s Engagement Ring Goes Up for Auction
The engagement ring French emperor Napoleon gave to wife Josephine is going on the auction block on March 24. French auction house Osenat plans...
Celebrate Pi Day With … Diamonds?
I like to spotlight off-beat promotions and ideas, and this one certainly qualifies. Yesterday was Pi Day, devoted to the iconic numeral. (It...
12 Jewelry Trends for 2013: Cabochon Jewels From JCK Marketplace
If you haven’t already read JCK senior editor Jennifer Heebner’s 12 Jewelry Trends for 2013 (what are you waiting for?), you’ve missed out on...
12 Jewelry Trends for 2013: 10 New Cabochon Jewels for Your Store
Every month from now until JCK Las Vegas 2013, I'll highlight one trend from the 12 Jewelry Trends for 2013 post on my Style 360 blog—an...
JSA: Industry Crime Up, Dollar Losses Down
Overall crime against the industry increased by 4 percent in 2012, due to an increase in three-minute burglaries and grab-and-runs, according to the...
De Beers Celebrates 125th Anniversary
On March 12, De Beers Consolidated Mines turned the grand old age of 125.De Beers operations around the world celebrated the milestone.“Today, De...
JCK5: How to Find—and Vet—a Publicist Who Can Get Your Jewelry on Celebrities
Carrie Soucy, president of Miamore Communications, which represents Thistle & Bee, Mary Esses, CJ Recht, and Leon Megé, among other bauble...
Michael C. Fina Debuts Park Avenue Store
One of Manhattan’s oldest jewelry stores, Michael C. Fina, has decamped to one of the world’s most iconic streets: Park Avenue. The jewelry and...