GemFind Weekly Industry News Jan. 31, 2017

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U.S. Jewelry Sales Rise Amid Higher Prices

Diamonds.net Jan. 31

Sales grew 4.8 percent to $71.44 billion in 2016, data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed. Watch sales jumped 5.3 percent to $9.45 billion, while combined sales of jewelry and timepieces advanced 4.8 percent to $80.88 billion.

SSEF: First Gem Lab to Introduce Age Dating of Natural Pearls as Client Service

IDEX Jan. 31

The Swiss Gemmological Institute (SSEF) has become the first gem laboratory worldwide to introduce, as an additional service to clients, age dating of pearls using carbon-14 (14C).

8th Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair launched

Rough Polished Jan. 30

Following tradition, during the last three days of January, Antwerp's diamond quarter became an international exhibition venue that hosts the annual BrilliAnt - the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair. Among the buyers attending the fair are delegations from Japan, China, and the Middle East.

PREVIEW - AGTA GemFair at the Tucson Convention Center
Tucson Gem Show Jan. 30

When we think of the AGTA Gemfair we think mostly of the gems....but there is a small gallery of Designer Jewelry on the show floor - it is where you can find the Spectrum Award winners.

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LVMH Records 5% Revenue Increase To $40B

The Diamond Loupe Jan. 30

LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group, recorded a 5% increase in revenue, reaching $40.08 billion (€37.6 billion). With an organic revenue growth of 8%, Q4 saw an acceleration compared to earlier in the year.

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Tiffany’s ‘Priceless’ Super Bowl Trophy

Jewelry News Network Jan. 30

Since the first Super Bowl in 1967, even before it was known as the Super Bowl, Tiffany & Co. has designed and created the trophy that represents American professional football’s highest honor. The design is simple, sleek and timeless.

REUTERS Jan. 24

Blinking zirconium tiaras, engagement ring boxes equipped with spy-cams and diamond-dusted hourglasses were some of the most eye-catching items showcased among more than a thousand jewelry booths at Japan's biggest jewelry exposition on Tuesday.

National Jeweler Jan. 30

The jewels were out at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night, as the freight train of glamour that is awards season rolls along on its way to its final stop, the Oscars. The SAG Awards red carpet was less overtly bling-filled and more cerebral than the glamorous Golden Globe Awards,

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BRUSSELS: TRIAL BEGINS FOR SUSPECTS OF $40 MILLION DIAMOND HEIST FROM 2013

The Israeli Diamond Industry

Jan.31

The trial of 19 people suspected of involvement in a major heist of rough diamonds in 2013 has begun in Brussels this week, according to a report in Rough & Polished.

The Swiss Watch Industry’s Terrible Year

JCK Jan. 17

The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FHS) has released its final results for 2016, and, as expected, they were pretty grim, with overall sales falling 9.9 percent, the worst drop since the aftermath of the financial crisis in 2009, when sales plummeted 22 percent.

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Instore Magazine Jan. 24

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