$36M in Fake Watches Seized by U.S. Customs
Aug 01, 2001
The U.S. Customs Service has seized almost 40,000 counterfeit watches, worth $36 million, during a six-month operation in Los Angeles. It's the largest seizure of fake watches in the agency's history, says Loraine E. Brown, U.S. Customs Special Agent in Charge, Office of Investigations, Los Angeles. In comparison, just over $1 million worth of counterfeit....

Cartier offers reward for information on $5.5 million of stolen jewelry
Jun 27, 2001
Cartier is offering a $103,000 reward after a $5.5 million dollar raid at an airport warehouse in Essex, England, the BBC reported. It is one of the largest jewel thefts in British history, according to British police and published reports. Thieves escaped with 1,726 items, mainly watches, in the robbery at Rochford on 21 May.

$36 Million of Fake Watches Seized by U.S. Customs Agents
Jun 25, 2001
The watches and watch parts seized in this operation were taken in three actions since last December, leading to federal indictments of three LA residents. Most of the watches came from Hong Kong as parts and were assembled in the United States, said Customs officials in the press conference at the Long Beach, Cal., federal building. The counterfeited....

Diamond Exhibition in Paris
May 01, 2001
The Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris is hosting a diamond exhibit that continues through July. The museum's Gallery of Mineralogy is the site of the exhibit, which covers 1,200 square meters and includes the largest public vault in Paris. The first section of the exhibit is devoted to the physical and chemical mysteries of diamonds.....

Bibliography
Feb 01, 2001
American Chic: 100 Years of Jewelry Design (Oct. 1999 catalog), Christie's, New York. Becker, Vivienne (1988), Fabulous Fakes: The History of Fantasy and Fashion Jewellery, Grafton Books, London. Cologni, Franco and Mocchetti, Ettore (1992), Made by Cartier: 150 Years of Tradition and Innovation, Abbeville Press, New York. Magnificent Jewels (Oct. 1999....

Hall, NGOs Stage Second Protest
Feb 01, 2001
Congressman Tony Hall (D-Ohio) and a group of nongovernmental organizations recently held a second anti-"conflict diamonds" demonstration, this time in front of a Tiffany's in the Washington, D.C., metro area in December. The Chevy Chase, Md., rally lasted two hours and attracted about 125 demonstrators, most of whom were volunteers and workers from....

GARIBALDI AND BRUNS EXPANDS STORE
Oct 01, 2000
Garibaldi and Bruns, of North Carolina, recently completed an extensive remodeling and expansion project at their SouthPark Mall store in Charlotte. The location has been expanded to 2,600 square feet, with a diamond showcase area that includes two private viewing rooms and wood-framed wall displays featuring one-of-a-kind items. According to president Mark....

People
May 01, 2000
Alain Viot has been named president and CEO of Cartier Inc. and will head up Cartier operations in the United States. He reports to Simon J. Critchell, president and CEO of Vendôme North America Inc., the holding structure for Cartier, VLG brands, and L.E.A.D. Ameriques. Critchell has become chairman of the board of Cartier. Viot had been with Cartier....

People
Nov 01, 1999
Robert J. DiNicola, chairman and chief executive officer of Zale Corp. since April 1994, gave the CEO duties to Beryl Raff, Zale president, on Sept. 7. Raff was also elected to the company’s board of directors. DiNicola will continue as Zale chairman, focusing on “strategic opportunities [and] global issues” affecting Zale. The change is....

Retailer News
Nov 01, 1998
Cartier, the international luxury goods retailer, continued its expansion in the United States this fall with the opening of two new boutiques. One is in Seattle, Cartier’s first entry into the Northwest. It was set to open in October at Pacific Place. The other, in Troy, Mich., was scheduled to open in November at the Somerset Collection. Meanwhile,....