Jewelry News
Feds focus on lead in kids’ jewelry
Her daughter was 5 in 2004 when Erin McGuire bought her a necklace with ballet charms that were marked “silver.”
When Chelsea wore it, she’d suck on the charms. “We would always tell her to take it out of her mouth,” says McGuire of San Jose, Calif.
A couple months later, Chelsea’s school suggested she be tested [...]
Gold “grillz” gain popularity
Designer gold “grillz” or so-called mouth-bling, is growing in popularity, it has been reported.
Grillz are cosmetic affixes for teeth often designed using gold and can be removable or permanent and covering either an entire row of teeth or a singular tooth.
The Daily Journal reports that grillz first gained popularity in New York during the 1980s [...]
Gold Jewelry Demand Reaches $14.5 Billion
Dollar demand for gold in the jewelry, retail investment, and industrial sectors all reached new heights in the second quarter of 2007, according to the World Gold Council. Global demand for gold jewelry showed the strongest surge, reaching a record $14.5 billion, 37 percent higher than the second quarter, 2006, with particular strength in China, [...]
Watch and Jewelry Industry Remember Ben Kasiser
In an unusual summer event, scores of watch, jewelry, and retail industry leaders gathered July 26 in New York City for a luncheon honoring the late Benjamin Kaiser, a watch and jewelry industry leader himself active in many trade organizations for almost a half-century, on the 10th anniversary of his death.
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House of Taylor Jewelry Reports Improved Financial Results, As Sales Nearly Double for 2007 Second Quarter
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc. today reported that net sales for its second quarter ended June 30, 2007 nearly doubled to $4.8 million from $2.5 million in the prior-year period, reflecting increased sales of the company’s Elizabeth and Kathy Ireland Jewelry branded products and loose diamonds sales [...]