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As part of its new strategy, TAG Heuer announced that it has signed on as a partner and official timekeeper for a number of marathons, beginning this past Sunday with the New York marathon, which was won by Wilson Kipsang with a time of 2:10:59 (pictured here) and Mary Keitany with a time of 2:25:07. The watch brand also will time the marathons in Chicago, Berlin and Paris.
This week, it’s all by the numbers.
De Beers executives gave one long presentation in London, the Cultured Pearl Association of America revealed the 10 winners of the 2014-2015 International Pearl Design Contest and Victoria’s Secret rolled out not one, but two “Fantasy Bras” ahead of its annual televised fashion show.
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As part of its new strategy, TAG Heuer announced that it has signed on as a partner and official timekeeper for a number of marathons, beginning this past Sunday with the New York marathon, which was won by Wilson Kipsang with a time of 2:10:59 (pictured here) and Mary Keitany with a time of 2:25:07. The watch brand also will time the marathons in Chicago, Berlin and Paris.
Milenyum Mining announced the faceting of the largest known csarite in the world, a 121.65-carat pear-shaped stone that it expects to retail for close to $1 million. Read more here.
On Monday, De Beers executives gave Anglo American PLC investors a lengthy overview of the diamond business at a meeting held in London. Among the revelations: according to the diamond miner and marketer, 36 percent of U.S. consumers reported buying a branded diamond in 2013, up from 22 percent just two years ago. Read more here.
Last week, Starbucks made headlines when it announced that its baristas could no longer wear rings with stones of any kind while on the clock. This week, Robbins Brothers tried to get in on some of that publicity by inviting social media discussion using the hashtag #MakeLoveNotCoffee. Read more here.
The Cultured Pearl Association of America announced the winners of its 2014-2015 International Pearl Design Contest, which honors innovative design with awards in nine different categories. Among the winners was “Entangled” by Aspen Demirdjian. It won the Brilliance Award, which is given to the entry that best illustrates the spectrum of pearl colors. Read more here.
Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. announced this week that Tom Murphy (right), an insurance industry executive who most recently worked at Triad Analytic Solutions, will become its new president and CEO next year, and that Darwin Copeman will retire. Copeman has been head of the insurance company since May 2009. Read more here.
Every year, Victoria’s Secret rolls out a heavily bedazzled brassiere just in time for its annual televised fashion show. This year, the lingerie giant opted to create two, one of which is pictured here. Each bra is valued at more than $2 million and together they are adorned with more than 16,000 gemstones. Read more here.
The Miami Antique Jewelry & Watch Show opens Friday at the Miami Airport Convention Center. Among the pieces that will be on display is this 2.51-carat oval-cut purple spinel ring with diamonds, which will be at the booth of Excalibur Estate Jewelry (#1307). Read more here.
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