--- title: GemFind Weekly Industry News Jan.24, 2017 description: "The Centurion Jewelry Trade Show is approaching fast! Book your appointment with us at Centurion today for a FREE website assessment and a chance to win a FREE computer tablet!\nRough Market Wakes Up a" --- # [GemFind Weekly Industry News Jan.24, 2017](https://blog.gemfind.com/blog-test/newsletter-1-24-2017) Written by [GemFind Marketing](https://blog.gemfind.com/blog-test/author/gemfind-marketing) | January 24, 2017 Email Newsletter of this month. | APPLICATIONS SERVICES CONTACT GemFind's Special Offer for Centurion Attendees Complete the form to book your FREE online presence review at the Centurion Show. Your Participation at the show will automatically register you for a drawing to win a FREE computer Tablet. Meeting slots are limited, so book your appointment now! Click here... JewelCloud® The Future of   Retail  Jewelry Contact GemFind at   1-800-373-4373 or  info@gemfind.com Learn More Rough Market Wakes Up at Large De Beers Sight Diamonds.net           Jan. 24 De Beers rough-diamond sales jumped 32 percent year on year to $720 million during its first sales cycle of 2017 as manufacturers restocked following the holiday season. January is a seasonally busy month for the rough sector as traders and manufacturers return to the market  Read More Dutch Police Arrest Seven People In Connection With 2005 Heist IDEX                    Jan. 23 Almost 12 years on, seven people have been arrested in connection with the robbery of $72 million of jewelry from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport in what is one of the world's largest such robberies, authorities said.  Read More JA Adds Consumer Voting Component to CASE National Jeweler             Jan. 24 Jewelers of America is now accepting entries for its CASE Awards, which has a new consumer aspect this year. The organization’s CASE Awards honor jewelers who create jewelry pieces at the highest levels of creativity, artistry, skills and excellence (CASE) in both quality and style.   Read More  Book your appointment with us at Centurion today for a FREE website assessment and a chance to win a computer tablet! ‘Absolutely senseless’: Good Samaritan killed trying to stop jewelry store robbery in San Antonio Washington Post                     Jan. 23 The shooting took place around 3:25 p.m. Sunday at the Rolling Oaks Mall in northeast San Antonio, according to a police statement. Upon arrival, officers found a male victim dead outside a Kay Jewelers store on the second floor of the mall.  Read More JewelCloud Member profile      Yael Designs is an award-winning design house widely recognized for bold, opulent fine jewelry. >>>> Contact us to add products to your web site and Facebook page! Online Retailer Blue Nile Launches Diamond Buyback Service  The Diamond Loupe         Jan. 20 The service works like this: Customers enter details of their stone’s grading report on the site and receive a minimum guaranteed cash offer. (For non-GIA reports, the price is adjusted based on a proprietary algorithm.) If there is no report, no offer is given. Read More   The Most Advanced  Web Technology for Jewelers   Doing Business is a matter of connections...JOIN TODAY!  Save up to $375 off the setup fee with this special incentive   VicenzaOro’s Award Winners: A Complete List  JCK                      Jan. 21 VicenzaOro, the fine jewelry trade show running Jan. 20–25 at the Fiera di Vicenza convention center in Vicenza, Italy, held its annual Andrea Palladio International Jewellery Awards ceremony last night—honoring excellence in (primarily Italian) brands and designers. Read More Chopard turned the 342-carat Queen of Kalahari rough diamond into an entire high jewellery collection The Telegraph               Jan. 21 If any jewellery house has perfected the art of the photo opportunity, it’s Chopard. Official partner of the Cannes Film Festival since 1998, in 2007 Chopard launched its Red Carpet Collection, and its creations have been draped across Hollywood’s  Read More Cartier Expands Fine Watchmaking Collection With Refined New Additions  Haute Time             Jan. 24 Ever since its introduction in 2008, the Fine Watchmaking Collection has been Cartier‘s calling card when it comes to complicated pieces. Many of them unique and never done before. For the SIHH 2017 Cartier is expanding the collection with new models, as well as some varieties of existing models. Read More Easily manage products on your website Keep your inventory current Source new potential vendors Interact with your customers Easy to install Save time and money JewelCloud® 1-800-373-4373 ONCE AGAIN: INDIAN DIAMOND MOGUL DISTRIBUTES 1,200 CARS TO EMPLOYEES The Israeli Diamond Industry       Jan.24     For the third year in a row, Shri Savjibhai Dholakia, CEO of Surat-based Hari Krishna Exports, is giving his employees a good reason to perform well: according to Diamond World, Dholakia distributed 1,200 cars “as incentives to his performing employees”. Read More 2017 is the Year of the Red Female Fire Chicken...  Daily Jewel         Jan. 17            2017 Chinese New Year Day is arriving on January 28, 2017. That is the 4714th Chinese year. The zodiac sign of 2017 is Chicken or Rooster. According to  the Chinese Horoscope calendar, 2017 is the Female Fire Chicken year. Read More   Trading Safely Online: Top Tips for Avoiding Email Fraud, Phishing Scams and Hackers RapNet Blog              Jan. 24   Just as with offline trading, trading diamonds online can attract opportunists and thieves, so it is vital to be as vigilant with cyber security as the security measures you take to protect your physical diamonds. Read More   GemFind Provides Technology You Do Business! 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