Platinum Engagement Rings
Nov 09, 2005
Platinum rings have become very popular in the last five years. Traditionally women preferred white and yellow gold rings. Gold was the traditional metal of choice. Most major fashion magazines promoted gold as the metal of choice, especially for wedding rings. In the U.S mainstream jewelry stores tended to carry more gold rings than platinum.The recent....

Fund-raiser Set for Stricken Jeweler
Nov 01, 2004
A fund-raiser/silent auction will be held Wednesday, Nov. 10, to benefit Kinga Marjai, master jeweler for designer Alex Sepkus, who was stricken with spinal meningitis in June 2003. The benefit will take place at B.B. King's Blues Club in New York City and will feature a silent auction of fine jewelry, watches, and other luxury items from such notables as....

Buying Light At Atlanta Show
May 01, 1996
Show: Atlanta Jewelry Show. Sponsor: Southern Jewelry Travelers Association. Location: Atlanta Merchandise Mart. Date: March 3-5. Attendance: Exhibitors; 700; buyers, 3,200. Business: In the Atlanta Jewelry Show's farewell appearance at the downtown Atlanta Merchandise Mart, attendance was somewhat lighter than usual, with retailers citing dismal January and....

Young Talent Honored at Basel
Jul 01, 2001
Several major annual design contests culminated at the Basel fair and recognized top designers from around the world. The Basel Award for international jewelry students introduces promising young talent to some of the world's best-known jewelry design companies. The winners of this year's award, announced at the Basel show's welcome party, were Alexandra....

Jewel Performs for Jewelers
Sep 01, 2005
Singer-songwriter and Grammy nominee Jewel gave an outstanding performance at the U.S. launch of Gold Expressions: The Language of Italian Design 2005 collection, an all-new collection of gold jewelry. The event was held Thursday, June 2, at the Wynn Las Vegas, during the Signature Salons jewelry show. Sponsors included the World Gold Council, AngloGold....

Timepiece Villas lend dimension at Signature Salons
Apr 20, 2006
An exclusive, private grouping of elite watchmakers during Las Vegas Market week, Timepiece Privé will offer Signature Salons attendees the opportunity to view the best watches in one, upscale location. Slated for June 3-6 at the posh Wynn Las Vegas resort—immediately following the Couture event there, May 30-June 2—Signature Salons'....

Signature Salons returns, expands
Jan 12, 2006
After a positive response from exhibitors, retailers, sponsors and editors, the VNU Expositions Jewelry Group has announced the return of Signature Salons, which premiered during Las Vegas market week this year. Signature Salons will take place at the Wynn Las Vegas from Saturday, June 3 to Tuesday, June 6, 2006. The show will be held immediately following....

Congress Jewelers Opens Coastland Center Store
Mar 01, 2007
Congress Jewelers has opened a store in Coastland Center, Fla. It's the first store in Collier County and the eighth in the nation to introduce a Rolex boutique. It features designer jewelry by John Hardy, Leslie Greene, Louis Glick, Roberto Coin, and others as well as timepieces from both Breitling and Rolex. The store's customer lounge is equipped with a....

Mystical Diamonds
Jun 01, 2002
The Diamond Information Center, along with Town & Country magazine, recently hosted a reception at Christie's New York to kick off the magazine's February astrology issue. The evening combined fortunetellers and tarot card readers with diamond jewelry by designers such as Graff, Louis Glick, Roberto Coin, Elara, Kwiat, and Alexander Primak. Pictured....

Hidden-Message Treasures
Nov 01, 2005
A few years ago, style icons like Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw with her “Carrie” necklace drove a trend toward message jewelry that screamed. Today, however, messages in jewelry are quieter. Like age-old ring inscriptions, these messages are meant only for the wearer, whether from herself or from the special someone who gave the....