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EXCLUSIVE: Jewelers see uptick in sales since Black Friday
...ce Black Friday weekend, with diamond jewelry topping consumers' shopping lists."Sales last week were definitely higher for us than they usually are in the week after Thanksgiving," says Evan James Deutsch, owner of Evan James Ltd. in Brattleboro, Vt. "The weather I think really helped. It was 65 degrees here. People seemed more upbeat and more willing to spend early on."Deutsch says that Friday, ... |
Family Centric Pendant - a valuable fashion piece
...rates white or color-enhanced diamonds for a total karat weight of 0.4 This one-of-a-kind pendant is designed and named for the depiction of the family unit: father, mother, and baby. Each pendant is made by hand using the finest materials with exceptional attention to detail. Mark's vision for the piece was inspired by a conversation with a friend who had recently become a first time father. He w... |
De Beers' 'Millenium Blue' sells for $6 million
...s 5.16-carat fancy vivid blue diamond sold for $6.4 million at Sotheby's Hong Kong on Wednesday, well exceeding its highest sale estimate of $5.1 million.Hong Kong--A 5.16-carat fancy vivid blue diamond, once part of De Beers' Millennium Jewels Collection, sold for $6.4 million at Sotheby's Hong Kong on Wednesday, as diamonds continued to show strength in the auction market.According to a news rel... |
Pitch to diamond consumer may get rewrite
This "Byzantium" diamond pendant by Jewellery Theatre in Moscow might best be pitched as a modern classic, diamond marketing experts say.Las Vegas--Jewelers who arrived in Las Vegas at the beginning of last month expecting to see a bloodbath were disappointed.Business was spotty, but based on the trade's exceedingly low expectations, the Couture and JCK shows--held at the Wynn and the Sands Expo ... |
Emmy Award actresses mad about drop earrings
...eft) wore Sutra moonstone and diamond earrings plus Amrapali diamond bands to the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. Photo: Courtesy of D'Orazio and Associates. Mad Men actress January Jones traded Betty Draper's necklace and earring sets for diamond drop earrings and a diamond leaf bracelet from Neil Lane. Photo: Getty Images/Jason Merritt.Los Angeles--Mad Men may have snagged one of the top series nods... |
Yael releases new black & white diamond collection for fall/winter
...s Fall/Winter black and white diamond collection at the prestigious Prime Jewelry Group show in Boston August 23-24.The luxurious Mosaic Collection includes 48 pendants, rings and earrings made with black and white diamonds set in white gold. The abstract design of the pieces was inspired by mesmerizing geometric and natural patterns found in mosques and carpets of the Middle East, the birthplace ... |
Chinese diamond demand puts gleam back into gem trade
An employee reaches for a diamond necklace at a jewellery shop in China's southern city of Shenzhen October 19,2009.SHENZHEN, China - diamonds may have lost their luster for many in the economic downturn, but China's legions of wealthy, status-conscious customers are helping the precious gem trade glow again.Imports of polished diamonds to the U.S., the world's biggest diamond market, roughly halv... |
Diamond markets showing signs of life
...omic crisis that crippled the diamond trade, reading the IDEX Market Report--a weekly accounting of rough and polished trade in the world's major markets--has almost required a dose of Prozac.Reports of slowdowns in global diamond trading piled up in October through January, as decreased demand forced mines to shut down, factories to darken and trading bourses to grow hushed.The Jan. 15 IDEX Marke... |
Special Report: The State of the Majors 2009
...an, this has meant minimizing diamond sales to focus on core product. The department store giant J.C. Penney Co. beefed up its sterling silver jewelry offerings last year and replaced some of its entry-level gold pieces with cheaper silver product.Many have tried to streamline operations and cut expenses. Others have moved to cut out the middleman and bring more sourcing, designing and manufacturi... |
Jewelry gets a boost at SAG Awards
...' /> Kate Hudson wore Cartier diamond jewelry, including a sautoir necklace that dangled down her back. Photo by Kevin Mazur/Wire Image, courtesy of diamond Information Center.Los Angeles--From black-and-white diamond combinations to snake designs to turquoise, there seemed to be no parameters for the jewelry-wearing starlets who made the red-carpet rounds at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild (S... |
Simmons Jewelry Co. decks SpongeBob in diamonds
This $75,000 diamond pendant is the debut piece from a new SpongeBob SquarePants jewelry collection designed by Nickelodeon and the Simmons Jewelry Co.New York--Nickelodeon's most rapt audience for its SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon might be the school-age set, but the show also counts die-hard fans well past elementary school, and the Simmons Jewelry Co. is betting on that with a new jewelry line.... |
WDC launches diamond Web site and ad campaign
...e informational Web site, www.diamondfacts.org and a broad-based advertising effort.The campaign includes full-page print ads in 10 major United States and international papers including the The New York Times, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, The Times (UK) , International Herald Tribune and Financial Times. According to a media release, the ads will begin running Wednesday.The Web site will off... |
Petra unearths 507-carat rough diamond
...lds up the 507.55-carat rough diamond recently recovered at Petra's Cullinan Mine in South Africa.London--Petra diamonds has announced the recovery of a 507.55-carat rough white diamond from the famed Cullinan Mine in South Africa.According to a media release, Petra recovered the diamond on Sept. 24.While experts currently are analyzing the stone, initial examinations indicate that the stone is of... |
Italian Endless comes to Dubai
...w collection transforms gold, diamonds and precious stones in unusual pieces thus creating superb jewels. A ribbon in gold with white and brown diamonds forms a knot and creates shapes that are lucky charms and symbols of the time passing by. The four leaf clover is the result of four hearts linked by the ‘infinite symbol’. This design is like an amulet that gathers together love, wellness and lif... |
Forevermark sales top $100 million
...e the two largest Forevermark diamonds in the world. Forevermark exceeded $100 million in sales in its first year.London--De Beers' branded diamond, the Forevermark, has garnered more than $100 million in retail sales within the first 12 months of its launch, Forevermark Chief Executive Officer Stephen Lussier announced earlier this week."The launch of Forevermark into China, Hong Kong and Japan h... |
AGTA names Spectrum Award winners
...(3.34 total carat weight) and diamonds (4.40 total carat weight).Fashion Forward Honors Gregore Morin, Gregore Joailliers, Santa Barbara, Calif.18-karat white gold "Hummingbird" brooch featuring pink sapphires (0.85 total carat weight), Paraiba tourmalines (0.42 total carat weight), brown and yellow diamonds (0.50 total carat weight), and boulder opal (0.04 total carat weight).Bridal Wear 1st Plac... |
Regional report on Mother's Day: How were sales?
...e earrings and bracelets than diamond pieces," says Dennis O'Halloran, Kimberley's Fine Jewelry and Gift Boutique, Edwards, Colo.WEST--"We sold a little less than in other years, but it wasn't too bad. We sold more lockets than anything else and no big items: only one family pendant," says Janet Hollinger, W.R. Adams and Son, Sparks, Nev.--"It was pretty slow. Mother's rings sold best and we sold ... |
Antwerp Diamond Bourse to debut invite-only fair
...ttended by 43 leading Antwerp diamond firms and an exclusive group of diamond buyers.The Antwerp diamond Trade Fair will take place from Feb. 7-9, 2010, at the Antwerp diamond Bourse. The bourse's historical trading floor will be temporarily converted into an exclusively designed exhibition hall. The choice of location for the event was logical, according to Antwerp diamond Bourse President Artur ... |
Ernest Jones launches Italian Fope Gioielli jewellery collection
...- Ernest Jones, the watch and diamond specialist, has announced the launch of the new Fope Gioielli jewellery collection through a specially selected 8 stores and online only. Steeped in European glamour, Fope jewellery offers quality and style combined with a classical Italian jewellery tradition. With Ernest Jones's reputation as the UK's leading diamond and watch specialist, combined with 60 ye... |
After tough holiday, jewelers down but not out
...urtis says.Downtown Jewelry's diamond jewelry business, including the usually strong bridal segment, was non-existent. "I don't even think I sold one piece (of diamond jewelry) for the Christmas season," he says.Curtis' wasn't the only store where customers bypassed the diamonds and gold.The survey showed that karat gold jewelry sales were down for 60 percent of retailers, while another 65 percent... |
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