Category: Jewelry

Pugster, Inc. Fashion Jewelry Doubles Its Size
PR Leap (press release), CA

(PRLEAP.COM) Pugster, Inc. Pasadena, CA
Pugster, Inc., one of the largest online sellers of Italian Charms and quality fashion jewelry, doubled its number of employees this month. Every department at Pugster, Inc. has experienced a growth spurt, including Marketing, Design, Web Development and Administration.

“I knew it was a smart career move to get involved with web marketing years ago,” commented Pugster’s new Marketing Manager, Marci Rosenblum. She carries her expertise and passion for online marketing to Pugster.
Co-founder of the Web Success Team LLC, Ms. Rosenblum worked with such high-profile companies as Vons, Time Warner Cable, FOX Sports, Univision Television, California Broker Magazine, MyTrainer.com, Anthony Robbins & Associates, and others Read more about Pugster, Inc. Fashion Jewelry Doubles Its Size …

Asian jewelry warning
Shanghai Daily, China

TRAVELERS should avoid buying jewelry in small stores around Southeast Asia, a local testing center warned yesterday, saying tests of precious stones bought in several countries show a large number were far less valuable than buyers were led to believe.

The local laboratory of the National Gemstone Testing Center wouldn’t say which countries the stones came from, or which were the source of the most problems. Read more about Asian jewelry warning …

Dimpex Jewels Introduces New Bridal, Gift Jewelry Lines
Diamonds.net, NY

(Rapaport…June 7, 2006) When a jeweler exhibits at a Las Vegas trade show sometimes the obvious can be a surprise, which was the case for Dimpex Jewels Pvt Ltd’s director Viral Mehta.

The jeweler said he was pleased that his new jewels “The Black Jack” collection was such a hit at the JCK Las Vegas Show 2006. “The line has been very popular,” Mehta told Rapaport News. Read more about Dimpex Jewels Introduces New Bridal, Gift Jewelry Lines …

Jewelry Firm Launches ‘Live Your Color’ Motto at JCK
Diamonds.net, NY

(Rapaport…June 7, 2006) Brother and sister jewelry designers Ryan Vaughn-Zahm and Carly Todisco were quite young when their father Philip Zahm started exhibiting at the JCK Las Vegas show more than a decade ago. But now the two have come along way, in age and experience, in designing their own jewelry for the family business.

Todisco told Rapaport News that her father’s firm, Philip Zahm & Associates, had a decent sales year in 2005, but a slower one in 2006, as has been the case with many other jewelry wholesalers in the trade Read more about Jewelry Firm Launches ‘Live Your Color’ Motto at JCK …

Armed Group Targets High End Jewelry Stores Across Region
WJLA, DC

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) – Police are searching for a group of jewel thieves who have robbed several high-end jewelry stores in the region.

The robberies all happen during regular business hours in broad daylight. Men, wearing ski caps and masks and at times brandishing guns, smash glass cases and grab thousands of dollars worth of jewelry. They enter and make their getaway all within a few minutes.

Before leaving the stores, they have been demanding the video surveillance tapes. Read more about Armed Group Targets High End Jewelry Stores Across Region …

Jewelry designer to speak at luncheon Shreveport Times, LA Jewelry designer Mary Caroline Spano of MCS Jewelry Designs is on tap to talk at the Cambridge Club. She will speak during a “Lunch and Learn” lecture at 11:30 a.m. June 15 at the club, 2024 Fairfield Ave. in Shreveport. “Lunch and Learn” programs include handouts […]

Custom jewelry store opens in Arts District
Grosser & Co. Master Jewelers, 2 W. Main St., Carmel

Topics Newspapers
June 8, 2006
CARMEL — Mark Grosser, 48, has come a long way since creating jewelry out of old telephone wire and cable as a child.
The 30-year master jeweler is now a well-known name in the art-fair circuit and a Jewelers of America-certified Master Bench jeweler. He opened his own jewelry store, Grosser & Co. Master Jewelers, in April in Carmel’s Arts & Design District. Read more about Custom jewelry store opens in Arts District …

uBid Launches $1.00 Jewelry Auction Promotion
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
June 06, 2006

Auction site uBid announced the launch of its Mega Million Dollar June jewelry auction promotion in which it will auction off fine jewelry items collectively valued at several million dollars via auctions starting at $1.00. uBid.com’s Mega Million Dollar June auctions will extend through June 30th.

Jewelry auctions starting at $1.00 will include high quality, high value fine gemstone and diamond earrings, pendants, bracelets, necklaces and rings. All jewelry items have been appraised and come with certificates of authenticity and warranties. Read more about uBid Launches $1.00 Jewelry Auction Promotion …

Summer jewelry loses its sparkle
Sequins, fake gems nixed for earthy, organic materials

By Regine Labossiere
Tribune Newspapers: The Hartford Courant
Published June 5, 2006

The bright sequins and fake gems that sparkled on necks and wrists and, well, everywhere, last summer are being pushed to the side as organic materials, such as woods and horns and volcanic stone, take prominence in summer fashion.

One reason, says Talya Cousins, jewelry market editor for Jewelry W magazine, is that going natural is a reflection of a summer attitude, and the colors complement this clothing season’s neutral palette. “I think it goes for what we’ve seen in the 2006 spring collection, more subtle things that go with the skin,” Cousins said. Read more about Summer jewelry loses its sparkle …