Wyler Geneve crushes its own watch for Taiwan launch
For its launch on the Taiwan market, luxury Swiss watchmaker Wyler Geneve drove a car over one of its watches to demonstrate the shock-absorption system, Watch Luxus has reported.
IJT breaks attendance records
Tokyo—International Jewellery Tokyo (IJT), Japan's largest jewelry trade show, broke attendance records this year, with 1,646 exhibitors from 36 countries and 37,812 visitors at the Jan. 23-26...
Hearts On Fire opens Macao outlet
Boston—The Hearts On Fire Co. (HOF) has announced the opening of a HOF retail store in the new Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel in China, the world's largest casino hotel and premier shopping...
Chow Tai Fook Group aquires Milus
Bienne, Switzerland—The Chow Tai Fook (CTF) Group, a privately owned enterprise that operates in investments and the retailing of diamond and gold jewelry, has acquired Swiss watch company...
Asia Fair concludes on high note
Hong Kong—CMP Asia, organizers of Asia's Fashion Jewellery and Accessories (AFJ) Fair, held in September, have announced the show was a success, noting a strong international presence, with...
WTO extends Kimberley Process waiver for six years
Geneva—The World Trade Organization's (WTO) Council for Trade in Goods agreed in principle to renew its waiver that allows countries to block trade in conflict diamonds until 2012.
Bernie Robbins to open Hearts on Fire store
Las Vegas—Bernie Robbins Fine Jewelers will open a Hearts On Fire store at the end of June in Atlantic City, N.J., via a partnership with the diamond company, National Jeweler has learned.
Patek Philippe sales break records at Antiquorum
New York—Antiquorum's spring season got off to a running start, with four world records broken and nearly $7.2 million in sales achieved at its Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket...
What ad medium do consumers trust most?
New York—Consumers worldwide may be inundated with advertising in a myriad of formats, but more than three quarters of them (78 percent) still put their highest level of trust in what they hear...
Antiquorum to auction FDR, Charlie Chaplin watches
Geneva—Watch auctioneer Antiquorum will hold its "Important Collectors' Watches, Pocket Watches and Clocks" sale in Geneva from May 12-13.
Japan show attracts over 16,000 buyers
Kobe, Japan—The 11th International Jewellery Kobe 2007 (IJK) brought in a record-breaking 16,167 professional buyers from Japan and abroad between May 17-19 at the Kobe International Exhibition...
GIA takes Career Search Engine global
Carlsbad, Calif.—The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Career Search Engine now includes international career opportunities, creating the largest, free, online employment database in the...
LVMH watch, jewelry sales see record growth in 2006
Paris—LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton's (LVMH) watch and jewelry sales increased 26 percent (28 percent at constant exchange rates) in 2006 to reach $968 billion.
Sotheby's Diamonds collaborates with celebrated designer
New York—Renowned jewelry designer James de Givenchy has created a 15-piece collection of one-of-a-kind and limited-edition jewels for Sotheby's Diamonds.
GIA names three new board members
Carlsbad, Calif.—The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has elected Jeffrey H. Fischer, James P. Shinehouse and Ephraim Zion to its board of governors.
Blue Nile expands global reach
Seattle—Online retail giant Blue Nile Inc. is expanding into a dozen international markets, the company announced today.
Inaugural Macau Fair sees strong attendance
Macau, China—The Macau Jewellery and Watch Fair made its debut in January, marking the first-ever international jewelry trade fair to take place at the beginning of the year in Macau.
De Beers Group Marketing brands itself 'Forevermark'
London—Starting on June 12, De Beers Group Marketing will be known as Forevermark, a move that aligns the name of the company's marketing arm with its new diamond brand.
De Beers says operations staying outside U.S.
London—De Beers stands firm that it has no plans to launch full-scale operations in the United States, even though the London-based company's days of being locked out due to antitrust laws...