May-June 2025

AGTA Meets with Washington Officials on Tariffs

The American Gem Trade Association recently spoke with US government representatives to discuss the import…

The Hottest Items Jewelers Are Seeking in Las Vegas

By Joshua Hendren

Retailers share their buying plans and trend predictions for the 2025 jewelry shows.

JCK, Couture and More: What’s on the Agenda at the Las Vegas Jewelry Shows

By Joshua Hendren

The main events and attractions making up the jewelry confab of the year.

How Cartier Became One of the Most Iconic Names in Jewelry

By Ruth Peltason

With more than 175 years of royal commissions, design innovations and red-box prestige, the luxury…

What’s in an Estimate? The Auction Equation

By Richa Goyal Sikri

Jewelry specialists offer an inside look at the process of setting a piece’s presale value.

Online Bidding Isn’t Everything: Why Live Jewelry Auctions Still Matter

By David Brough

Digital jewelry auction platforms will play a bigger role in the high-value market, but in-person…

The Sri Lankan Corundum Conundrum

By Jennifer Heebner

How the trade came together to crack down on undisclosed radiation treatments in sapphires and…

From Brazil to Bergdorf Goodman: The Rise of Graziela Kaufman

By Sonia Esther Soltani

The founder of jewelry brand Graziela shares how a passion for color, a love of…

Serpentine Designs Are Snaking Their Way Through the Season’s Jewelry Collections

By Francesca Fearon

This motif has ancient origins, but it’s as fresh as ever in sinuous jewels from…

Trumped-Up Charges: How Jewelry Retailers Are Coping with Tariffs

Alongside rising gold prices, the US import duties are forcing jewelers to hedge their bets…

Inside Hamilton Jewelers’ Palm Beach Revamp – and What It Says About the Future of Luxury Retail

By Sarah Jordan

A recent renovation of the jewelry retailer’s longtime Florida location has broadened its bridal focus…

Shifting Tides in the US Jewelry Market

Retailers are riding the waves that tariffs and geopolitical tensions have stirred up, with independent…

Eight Jewelry Store Openings That Put the ‘New’ in New York

By Sonia Esther Soltani

A slew of fresh boutiques have sprung up in the heart of the Big Apple,…

Why It’s a Buyer’s Market for Diamonds and Colored Gems

By Richa Goyal Sikri

With prices for both likely to rise, jewelers and collectors have a chance to score…

These Maximalist Jewelry Trends Dominated the Autumn-Winter 2025 Catwalks

By Francesca Fearon

From massive pearls to jewels as clothing, these looks should be on everyone’s radar for…

Montana Sapphires: Treasures of the American West

By Cynthia Unninayar

Popular in teal and a spectrum of other hues, these US-produced stones have garnered fans…

The 24-Year-Old Gem-Cutter Making Her Mark on Lapidary Design

By Joshua Hendren

California-based lapidarist Jenna Sloane strives to bring out the beauty in every stone she facets.

From Oregon to Arizona: The Beauty of American Gemstones

By Jennifer Heebner

Tariffs may be shaking up the industry, but American jewelers have more stateside sourcing options…

KGK Suisse: The Future of Diamonds Is Traceable

The Swiss gem supplier presents the world’s first Provenance Proof melee diamonds.

Note from the Publisher: America First

By Martin Rapaport

If countries wish to benefit from US prosperity, they must reciprocate and trade fairly with…