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Week in Photos – July 25, 2016
The industry converged upon New York this week, with three trade shows taking place and two organizations announcing big winners during one brutal summer heat wave.
This week, the industry converged upon a blazing New York as the JA New York Summer, New York Antique Jewelry & Watch and Luxury Privé shows took place, the Women’s Jewelry Association recognized the winners of its Awards for Excellence and the American Gem Trade Association revealed the winners of its Spectrum design competition.
Meanwhile, De Beers said it will flood its Snap Lake mine in the fall unless it can find a buyer, our analysis showed that blue diamonds have dominated the auction world so far in 2016, and Bulgari, De Beers and Alrosa all report their latest sales numbers.
See it all and more in the Week in Photos slideshow.
Also reporting first half results this week were diamond mining companies De Beers and Alrosa, which saw sales and profits improve in the first six months of the year but remain cautious in their respective outlooks.
De Beers said that it plans to flood its Snap Lake mine in Canada this fall unless another mining company wants to purchase it.
Paris-based LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton reported that sales and revenue were up in its fiscal first half, buoyed by the strong performance of Bulgari watches and jewelry plus TAG Heuer’s smartwatch.
Alexis Kletjian, who launched her fine jewelry collection in 2011, won the 2016 Mort Abelson New Designer of the Year Award at the JA New York Summer show Monday.
After two days of judging by industry experts, the American Gem Trade Association announced the winners of its Spectrum Awards design competition Monday, with a suite of round brilliant demantoid garnets taking top honors.
So far in the 2016 jewelry auction world, a number of records have been set and fancy blue diamonds are dominating on the block.
Associate Editor Ashley Davis picked her favorite pieces from the New York Antique Jewelry & Watch Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion as well as her top designers from JA New York Summer’s New Designer Gallery.
The JA New York Summer show was held at the Javits Center in Manhattan Sunday through Tuesday, where 10 designers lined the New Designer Gallery and a slate of education sessions took place over two days.
Jewelers of America’s third annual “Wear One” event took place last Saturday at the Yale Club in New York City, bringing the association’s retail and supplier members together for a cocktail party complete with jewels.
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