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Jewelry Industry Guides
National Jeweler Network's Industry Guides offer a comprehensive group of articles on specific topics such as the bridal industry, gold, platinum and pearl supply and demand, prices and jewelry trends, online retail, trade shows and the Chinese and Indian jewelry markets.

Bridal

Scott Kay Cobalt
Smashing tungsten, Scott Kay intros cobalt bridal

Designer Scott Kay has presented a new cobalt alloy called "SK Cobalt" in a men's wedding band collection, saying he was inspired by the bright white look, durability and affordability of the alloy--and also by anger, because his research into another lower-priced bridal band material, tungsten carbide, showed it was much less durable than claimed. Read More

China

China to host diamond conference

Shanghai, China--CBI China, together with the Guangdong International Diamond Commerce Chamber, will host a conference in October focusing on Asia's growing importance to the diamond industry, according to a news release. Read More

Gold

"Berge Mansfield" bracelet in 18-karat gold by Judith Ripka
Third-quarter gold demand up 15 percent

Total identifiable gold demand for the third quarter is up 15 percent compared with the second quarter, but down 34 percent year over year, according to the latest report from the World Gold Council. Read More

India

Rio Tinto to sponsor Indian diamond jewelry campaign

Mumbai, India--Rio Tinto has announced its support as lead sponsor of the new India Diamond Jewelry Promotion (IDJP) campaign, a program aimed at driving Indian demand for diamonds and strengthening India's share in the international market for diamonds and diamond jewelry. Read More

Online Retail

J.C. Penney's Beware of the Doghouse campaign
Penney's 'Doghouse' lives to bark another season

Men, consider yourself warned: J.C. Penney Co. Inc.'s award-winning "Beware of the Doghouse" viral marketing campaign is back for a second holiday season. Read More

Pearls

Queen conch pearls
Scientists hail queen conch's cultured pearls

Scientists from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute have announced the development of the first-ever technique to produce beaded (nucleated) and non-beaded cultured pearls from the queen conch. Read More

Platinum

Maevona platinum Snowflake Brooch
Jewelry demand for platinum to rise in '09

Global net jewelry demand for platinum is expected to climb by almost 80 percent this year to 2.45 million ounces, with increased interest primarily from Japan and China, according to a new report from Johnson Matthey. Read More

Trade Shows

Battelle Hall at the Greater Columbus Convention Center
Columbus Jewelry Show gets new name

Columbus, Ohio--The board of directors of the Ohio Jewelers Association has announced that the Columbus Jewelry Show will return in 2010 as the "Mid America Jewelry Show" (MAJS), and the association itself will be renamed as well. Read More

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Jewelry Industry Guides

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