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• Alber Elbaz, who revived Lanvin Brand and worked for Guy Laroche and Yves Saint Laurent brands, died at age 59 on April 24.
• Deborah Ann Kaufman, a Tiffany executive, died unexpectedly March 26.
• Tiffany & Co. will debut the Charles Tiffany Setting, its first-ever collection of engagement rings for men.
• Istanbul Jewelry Show, which was originally scheduled for 27-30 May 2021 at CNR Expo, will now take place on 24-27 March 2022.
• Joe Menzie, a New York City gem dealer, was named Gembridge North American Ambassador

• An Italian jeweler in lockdown sold a $360,000 diamond ring via WhatsApp video calls.
• Tiffany signs K-Pop star Rosé, a member of girl group Blackpink, as new global ambassador of the 2021 Tiffany HardWear campaign.
• Gembridge, an online gemstone trading platform, has appointed a Shanghai-based gemstone dealer Chen Shen (pictured) as its new ambassador to China.
• Winners of GIA Beyoncé x Lorraine Schwartz Scholarship are announced on April 22.
• US Government sanctions Burma pearl producer in an effort to block sources of revenue for the military regime.

• Rolex rolls out its 2021 new Oyster Perpetual models, Explorers and a Daytona online.
• Both De Beers and Alrosa-the industry’s two largest mining companies-experienced a slowdown in rough diamonds, and CEO Bruce Cleaver said results were in line with company expectations.
• To shake up its leadership team, Blue Nile invites many new employees, including a former director at Amazon Web Services and a former supply chain operator at Timex.
• GCAL introduces its new 8X Ultimate Diamond Cut Grade standard, which will take into account eight factors: polish, external symmetry, proportions, optical brilliance, fire, scintillation, optical symmetry, and Hearts & Arrows.
• Dua Lipa, TikTok, and Nostalgia are bringing charm bracelets back.

• Fabergé continues tradition with bejewelled $2.2 million objet d’art paying tribute to Game of Thrones.
• Tiffany & Co. unveils 2021 Blue Book collection themed “Colors of Nature” in Shanghai.
• Signet Jewelers acquires jewelry rental subscription platform Rocksbox.
• Deadline to apply for the MJSA Education Foundation scholarship for enrolled jewelry students ends May 15.
• In response to February coup, US Treasury Department effectively places a ban on Burmese gems with additional sanctions on two companies in Myanmar.

• Christie’s New York to offer three fancy vivid color diamonds, known as “The Perfect Palette,” totaling an estimated $8 million in the April sale.
• Available in stores this May, Graff’s new high jewelry collection “Tribal” showcases celestial inspiration in diamonds and emeralds.
• Platinum Guild International USA launched $500K US-based grant program to develop platinum business.
• Benjamin Arabov to auction first luxury watch NFT of Jacob & Co.’s Epic SF24 with ArtGrails.
• Four of Queen Victoria’s mourning jewels sold for more than 2x their estimates during Sotheby’s London March 24 auction that included 376 Mountbatten family items.

• Elsa Peretti, renowned designer of biomorphic jewelry for Tiffany & Co. since 1974, passed away on March 18 at age 80.
• Mikimoto opened a 3,500 square feet flagship boutique on 5th Avenue with a positive outlook for the future of luxury retail in NYC. 
• Victoire de Castellane, Creative Director of Dior Joaillerie, unveiled a 54-piece high jewelry collection named RoseDior which pays tribute to the beloved flower of the House’s founder.
• Sotheby’s Hong Kong to feature an estimated $8.4 million Cartier bracelet with a D color, internally flawless 63.66 carat pear diamond in the upcoming April 20 sale.
• Benjamin Arabov joins father Jacob Arabo as new CEO of international luxury watch and jewelry company Jacob & Co.

• Jewelry Masterpiece Awards’ To Present $100,000 To Jewelry Designers And Journalists
• Dior Launches Gem Dior Watches and Jewelry Together
• Mele & Co. Finds New Home and Looks to Enable Consumers to Live Life Organized
• A Jewelry Exhibition in Antwerp Channels Space Age Aesthetics
• Hong Kong Jewelry Sales Hit by Covid and Late New Year

• Alex Woo, award-winning designer known for personalized jewelry in “The Carrie Diaries” and “Gossip Girl”, died last week at age 47.
• Royal jewels, including the Beauharnais sapphire parure and Queen of Spain’s natural pearl tiara, to be offered in Christie’s and Sotheby’s May auction.
• Jewelers of America to virtually hold National Convention and 19th GEM Awards in July.
• Alrosa sold three special-size diamonds totaling 569.26 carats for $23.9 million in the 100th Jubilee Auction.
• National Advertising Division recommends Diamond Foundry / Vrai to conspicuously disclose the origin of laboratory-grown diamonds in recent case decision.