Week in Photos – November 7, 2016

By Brecken Branstrator
brecken.branstrator@nationaljeweler.com

November 11, 2016

De Beers announced it was launching a pilot program to sell other companies’ polished diamonds, while its diamond brand Forevermark unveiled its plans for holiday marketing.

Meanwhile, a deal to acquire Blue Nile was announced, the name of the company that purchased the 2.83-carat “Argyle Violet” was revealed, and the gold price was fluctuated amid Tuesday’s presidential election and results.

See it all and more in The Week in Photos.

First published in our 2016 State of the Majors, National Jeweler did analysis of the current state of the jewelry design and colored gemstone markets.
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Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street have entered into an agreement to buy online retailer Blue Nile and take it private.
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Hamilton watches and Los Angeles Confidential magazine hosted the ninth annual Hamilton “Behind the Camera Awards” earlier this week at the Exchange LA in Downtown Los Angeles to honor the talents that contribute to major motion pictures behind the scenes.
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National Jeweler talked to jewelry designer Pippa Small about her work with the organization Turquoise Mountain to empower jewelers in Afghanistan.
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Forevermark has debuted its three-tier holiday marketing program, which brings the Ever Us two-stone jewelry collection into the mix for the first time.
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De Beers’ auction sales business launched a pilot program giving other diamond miners, manufacturers and traders the chance to sell polished diamonds on its auction platform.
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L.J. West Diamonds placed the winning bid for the 2.83-carat “Argyle Violet,” the biggest violet diamond ever to emerge from Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine, in this year’s Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender.
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The World Gold Council released its third quarter gold demand trends report, noting that gold jewelry demand was down in the U.S. due to the metal’s high price and uncertainty before the election. Analysts also told us that the price of gold is expected to trend higher over the next few years following the election of Donald Trump as president.
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The latest edition of Amanda Gizzi’s Style File explored two hot jewelry shapes--fans and kites--that will help everyone hold on to the warm weather feeling all year.
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In an effort to bring e-commerce directly to its users and to help them in the decision-making process, Instagram has started testing shoppable buttons with U.S.-based brands this week.
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Swiss watch brand Longines celebrated the U.S. launch of its new Heritage 1969 timepiece, which draws inspiration from a timepiece created in the late 1960s, on Thursday evening at its new boutique in New York City’s Westfield World Trade Center mall.
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The 187.7-carat Foxfire, the largest diamond ever found in North America, is set to go on display to the public soon at the Smithsonian in Washington.
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First published in our 2016 State of the Majors, National Jeweler did analysis of the current state of the jewelry design and colored gemstone markets.

Bain Capital Private Equity and Bow Street have entered into an agreement to buy online retailer Blue Nile and take it private.

Hamilton watches and Los Angeles Confidential magazine hosted the ninth annual Hamilton “Behind the Camera Awards” earlier this week at the Exchange LA in Downtown Los Angeles to honor the talents that contribute to major motion pictures behind the scenes.

National Jeweler talked to jewelry designer Pippa Small about her work with the organization Turquoise Mountain to empower jewelers in Afghanistan.

Forevermark has debuted its three-tier holiday marketing program, which brings the Ever Us two-stone jewelry collection into the mix for the first time.

De Beers’ auction sales business launched a pilot program giving other diamond miners, manufacturers and traders the chance to sell polished diamonds on its auction platform.

L.J. West Diamonds placed the winning bid for the 2.83-carat “Argyle Violet,” the biggest violet diamond ever to emerge from Rio Tinto’s Argyle mine, in this year’s Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender.

The World Gold Council released its third quarter gold demand trends report, noting that gold jewelry demand was down in the U.S. due to the metal’s high price and uncertainty before the election. Analysts also told us that the price of gold is expected to trend higher over the next few years following the election of Donald Trump as president.

The latest edition of Amanda Gizzi’s Style File explored two hot jewelry shapes--fans and kites--that will help everyone hold on to the warm weather feeling all year.

In an effort to bring e-commerce directly to its users and to help them in the decision-making process, Instagram has started testing shoppable buttons with U.S.-based brands this week.

Swiss watch brand Longines celebrated the U.S. launch of its new Heritage 1969 timepiece, which draws inspiration from a timepiece created in the late 1960s, on Thursday evening at its new boutique in New York City’s Westfield World Trade Center mall.

The 187.7-carat Foxfire, the largest diamond ever found in North America, is set to go on display to the public soon at the Smithsonian in Washington.