Charriol official luxury brand of Phoenix Suns
La Jolla, Calif.—Designer jewelry brand Charriol is the new official luxury brand of the Phoenix Suns basketball team.
Basketball star new face of IWC
New York—San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker has posed for more than just wedding pictures recently.
Beverly's Jewelers teams up with Miami Heat
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.—Beverly's Jewelers, the South Florida retailer with three stores in the Fort Lauderdale area, is now the official jeweler of NBA defending champions the Miami Heat. The...
Basketball star joins IceLink charity
Houston—Former NBA All-Star Juwan Howard—a 12-year basketball veteran who currently plays for the Houston Rockets—appeared at Shannon Fine Jewelry and Watches last week to support...
Harry Glinberg plays jeweler to sports stars
Wauwatosa, Wisc.--To borrow from sports lingo, it's a Cinderella story. Ride up to the third floor of a Wells Fargo building in the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa, Wisc., and find Harry Glinberg...
Raymond Weil gets behind hoop dreams
New York—Luxury watchmaker Raymond Weil, which partnered with some of the top NBA draft picks to help promote its sports watch, will now enjoy the cachet of having NBA players as the faces...
Athletes sport Raymond Weil watches
Pro golfer Natalie Gulbis and future NBA stars Greg Oden, Mike Conley Jr., Al Thornton and Alando Tucker have been signed by Raymond Weil to increase the visibility of its high-end watches. NBA player...
Longoria signs up with Tiffany for wedding gifts
"Desperate Housewives" star Eva Longoria is registered at Tiffany and Co. The actress is marrying NBA player Tony Parker on July 7 in France. Platinum-band dinnerware for 12, a $1,500 sterling silver...
Morays Jewelers named among top Florida retailers
Orlando, Fla.—Morays Jewelers of Miami was named among the Outstanding Florida Retail Leaders by the Florida Retail Federation (FRF) during a luncheon celebrating the 2007 winners of the...
Raymond Weil nets Steve Nash
Las Vegas—Raymond Weil has a new brand ambassador: two-time National Basketball Association (NBA) Most Valuable Player Steve Nash.
Citizen to tap rising sports stars for 'Unstoppable' campaign
Lyndhurst, N.J.—Citizen Watch Co. (COA) has signed two rising sports stars to its "Unstoppable" media campaign. Paula Creamer, Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) champion, and Emeka...
Basketball great guest of honor at IWC charity event
Paris—IWC Schaffhausen ambassador Tony Parker was the guest of honor at a charity dinner hosted by the luxury watch brand and the Make-A-Wish Foundation France.
Zenith sponsors celebrity golf tournament
Purchase, N.Y.—Zenith Swiss Watch Manufacture lent its support last week to the John Starks Foundation for children, serving as a sponsor of a celebrity golf tournament benefiting the...
With this bling, Parker, Longoria wed
Paris—Tony Parker and Eva Longoria weren't the only lucky ones on July 7. At least three jewelry companies are celebrating after their product was featured at the celebrity wedding this past...
Longoria and Parker get first wedding gifts
For their upcoming nuptials, Eva Longoria and Tony Parker received jewelry by Kwiat Solaris from TV personality Mario Lopez. Lopez, rumored to be Longoria's boyfriend at one time, spent about $10,000...
Arizona jeweler David Michael Trout dies
Phoenix--Retail jeweler David Michael Trout, a founding partner of Chandler, Ariz.-based Coffin and Trout Fine Jewellers, passed away while hiking on Sunday, March 15. He was 52.
D.E.F. kicks off first major fund-raiser
New York—The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F) held its first major fund-raiser in Dallas last week, raising more than $320,000 for an educational program in South Africa.