Category: Jewelry

By Jennifer Waters, MarketWatch
PARK RIDGE, Ill. (MarketWatch) — On a quiet, tree-lined street in this upscale Chicago suburb, a gaggle of women noshed and drank wine as they waited their turn to have their once-fashionable gold rope chains and unmatched earrings scrutinized under a magnification loupe, poked at by a gold tester and even put through an acid test.
Say good-bye to Tupperware and hello to gold. Read more about Got gold? At gold parties, consumers exchange old jewelry for cash, but sellers beware …

NEW YORK –

Shares of Blue Nile Inc. rose on Tuesday after an analyst upgraded shares of the online jewelry retailer on a decline in the share price, low inventory and little exposure to foreign currencies.

Shares rose $3.66, or 14.7 percent, to end at $28.65.

American Technology Research analyst Tim Boyd upgraded the stock to “Neutral” from “Sell” and said the company is a “best-in-breed, market-share-gaining franchise that leverages a virtually inventory-less model to generate high levels of free cash flow.” Read more about Blue Nile rises as analyst ups jewelry retailer …

NEW YORK — If everything in the worlds of art and design has already been done, Paloma Picasso’s trick is making people think it’s new again.

Picasso, the daughter of Pablo Picasso and a longtime jewelry designer, recently launched her newest collection for Tiffany & Co. based on mosaic techniques that are centuries old. Read more about Paloma Picasso mines mosaics for inspiration, launches new jewelry collection …

New Mom Jewelry: Find a hip new mom necklace at Great Mother’s Day Gift Ideas. Shop for birth necklaces, personalized new mom necklaces, mommy tags, and other stylish new mom necklaces.

Need a stylish new mom gift? Consider fashionable new mom jewelry! Great Mother’s Day Gift Ideas launches a unique collection of trendy new mom necklaces. The reasonably-priced line includes birth necklaces, personalized new mom necklaces, mommy tags, and other high-demand new mom necklaces. Read more about New Mom Jewelry: Find the Perfect New Mom Necklace for the Trendy New Mom …

(1888PressRelease) October 27, 2008 – Tampa, FL – Paoo launched their new jewelry line at the Emmy’s “Secret Lounge” in Los Angeles and received many praises from the Hollywood celebrities that attended. Michael Madsen, who co-started with Uma Therman in Kill Bill, said “the collection is amazing.” Also Actress Jennifer Sciole, who currently appears in the feature film “Soccer Mom,” loved the designs so much she decided to wear them to the Emmys. Also, Paoo designs were selected for the upcoming HBO Suburban Shootout pilot and are worn by Kelly Preston’s character. Read more about Paoo—an Innovative Jewelry Line With A Heart, Debuts At The Emmy’s Gifting Lounge …

By RICK MALWITZ

EAST BRUNSWICK —Last week John Lyons of Ringoes came to the National Estate Jewelry Buyers here to have some jewelry repaired. In addition to the jewelry that he wanted fixed he had a small necklace to sell.

The necklace, he explained, “Was going to sit in the drawer forever.”

Buyer Joe Auriemma weighed the necklace, did the math — based on that day’s gold price of $712.50 an ounce – and gave Lyons $25. Read more about As economy falters, more people rush to sell gold, jewelry and coins …

Inspired by the Belief That “Diamonds Are Precious… So Is Life,” Diamonds for a Cure Will Donate a Percentage of Sales (From Its Collections) to Benefit Cancer Research

NEW YORK, NY, Oct 23, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — Celebrated New York jewelry designer and breast cancer survivor Neda Behnam announced Diamonds for a Cure (DFAC) will join the growing number of companies and designers coming together this October to raise funds for cancer research.
A 4ct. natural pink diamond flower ring set in rose gold, and an 18k white gold rough diamond pendant with a diamond center stone on either a black or pink silk cord are just two of the pieces in DFAC’s “Think Pink” collection. DFAC is donating $100 from each sale of the flower ring and $50 from each pendant sale. Read more about Diamonds for a Cure Launches New Jewelry Collection in Honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month …

SAN DIEGO, Oct 23, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — In addition to her own jewelry line, Double Happiness Jewelry is the jewelry of choice for Paris Hilton while filming her new TV show, “I Wanna Be Paris Hilton’s New Best Friend!” Paris wore six of our designs, including the popular “Amadi Ear” on the October 21st airing of the show.
Double Happiness Jewelry is known for its creative use of metal, wire and stones. Earrings are the staple for this holiday season collection. Dramatic hoops and tear-drops with hand-set crystals and semi-precious stones embody the Stalagmite inspired collection. Heavy gold cuff bracelets and bangle bracelets with hand-set crystals and semi-precious stones sum up this collection. Read more about Double Happiness Jewelry by Stephanie Wells and Paris Hilton — Hollywood's New BFFs …

The jewelry company Frey Wille was founded in 1951 by the Viennese enamel artist Michaela Frey, who created ornamental artifacts and jewelry from enamel. She decorated her pieces by hand with floral and folklore ornaments.

After Frey’s death in 1980, the company developed a new, academically trained design team under the leadership of Simone Grunberger-Wille, which focused on the creation of art jewelry, emphasizing the artistic work in every design. She created a new jewelry design concept in which geometric or visionary images dominated the artistic designs. Read more about Exquisite Viennese jewelry at Frey Wille …

By Debarati Roy
Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) — Ashima Lahiri will say her wedding vows in December wearing fake earrings, necklaces and bangles that cost a tenth of the price of gold, breaking a millennia-old Indian tradition that brides wear the precious metal.

“Gold is too hot now,” says the 25-year-old fashion designer from Kolkata, eastern India, who’ll spend 15,000 rupees ($305) on her bridal set instead of 160,000 rupees for a real one. “You can’t touch it.” Read more about Indian Brides Replace Traditional Gold Jewelry as Prices Rise …