The heist happened in Lebec, California, in 2022 when a Brinks truck was transporting goods from one show in California to another.
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Gizzi, who has been in the industry since 2001, is now Jewelers of America’s senior vice president of corporate affairs.

Following visits to Vegas and New York, Botswana’s minerals minister sat down with Michelle Graff to discuss the state of the diamond market.

Al Capone’s pocket watch also found a buyer, though it went for less than half of what it did at auction four years ago.

The De Beers Group CEO discusses the company’s new “beacon” program, the likelihood diamonds will be exempt from tariffs, and “Origin.”

“Ombré Desert Diamonds” will emphasize cream-, champagne-, and brown-colored diamonds, shades that set natural stones apart from lab grown.

Designers were recognized in 12 categories, from platinum to pearls, before the evening ended with a new, retail-focused award.

It will quit assigning the stones specific color and clarity grades in favor of applying “new descriptive terminology.”

The designer is embracing bold pieces with weight to them in “AU79,” a collection she celebrated with a creative launch party.

Located in Bangkok, the laboratory is Gemological Science International’s 14th location worldwide.

However, the tariffs remain in effect in the short term, as an appeals court has stayed the U.S. Court of International Trade’s decision.

A longtime executive at RDI Diamonds, Rickard has served on the JBT board for the past five years.

The two organizations have signed an affiliation agreement that’s expected to be finalized in the coming weeks.

JSA’s Scott Guginsky provided a list of nine security measures jewelers should observe while locking up for the long weekend.

David Walton will serve three years’ probation after an incident in a hotel bar led to the death of West Virginia jeweler David Ettinger.

Sales for Richemont’s four jewelry brands increased 8 percent, while watch sales picked up toward the end of the year.

The country’s gem and jewelry exports fell 5 percent year-over-year last month, while imports declined 18 percent.

The well-known Maine jeweler takes over for Brian Fleming and will serve a one-year term.

The company plans to halt all consumer-facing activity this summer, while Lightbox factory operations will cease by the end of the year.

Following weekend negotiations, the tax on Chinese goods imported into the United States will drop by 115 percent for the next 90 days.

Moti Ferder stepped down Wednesday and will not receive any severance pay, parent company Compass Diversified said.

Michel Desalles allegedly murdered Omid Gholian inside World of Gold N Diamond using zip ties and then fled the country.

Designer Lauren Harwell Godfrey made the piece as an homage to the 2025 gala’s theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”

Expanded this year to include suppliers, JA’s 2025 list honors 40 up-and-coming professionals in the jewelry industry.

Set with May’s birthstone and featuring an earthworm, this ring is a perfect celebration of spring.