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Just in time for Fashion’s Night Out (put September 8 in your diary now, if you haven’t already done so), Tiffany is introducing a collection of rare yellow diamond jewellery. Only one in 10,000 diamonds is a fancy colour and very few of those meet Tiffany’s high standards. With a stake in the Ellendale mine in Western Australia, the brand has access to some of the world’s most breathtakingly beautiful stones and, like little sparkles of sunlight, the diamonds are cut with absolute precision to maximise their intensity.

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Model Cindy Crawford is extending her brand with a new line of fine jewelry priced from $79 to $299 that will be exclusive to J.C. Penneybeginning in April.

The One Kiss by Cindy Crawford collection will launch with 45 pieces. Necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings are made from sterling silver and gold-plated silver featuring a henna symbol that means “to kiss.” Some pieces have diamonds, smoky quartz, lemon quartz, garnet-colored rhodolite and deep purple iolite.

This is the 44-year-old model turned entrepreneur’s second venture with Plano-based Penney. Last year, Penney started selling her Cindy Crawford Style brand of home furnishings and accessories, a line that offers window coverings to recently added outdoor furniture.

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dmg world media announced that the third annual New York Antique Jewelry & Watch Show will take place July 24-27, 2009 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City.

This four-day show, opening two days prior to the JA New York Summer Show, will bring together more than 100 of the finest antique jewelry dealers in the United States, Canada, South and Central America, Europe and Asia. Buyers from around the globe, including many celebrities and well-known socialites, will be in attendance. Show attendees will be able to view and purchase spectacular antique jewelry, rare jewels and gemstones, unique designer pieces, as well as the finest in personal timepieces.

The exhibitors, some of whom are among the best-known in the jewelry business, will have an amazing variety on display. Intriguing and rare antique pieces range from Castellani and Guiliano, to 19th and 20th century masters, such as Louis Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany and Harry Winston.

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After a promising start in 2008 with further strong growth, the year under review turned out to be more challenging. The turmoil and enormous destruction of wealth in the financial markets worldwide infected the economies of many countries, leading to cautious reactions mainly at wholesale level and in some parts of the world to a noticeable drop in watch demand in the last two months of 2008.

Despite these difficult and exceptional circumstances, gross sales increased by 4.3% in local currencies to CHF 5 966 million. Foreign currencies were extremely volatile and ultimately had an unfavorable impact on Group sales of CHF 233 million. This reduced the sales growth to 0.4% in Swiss franc terms, which represents another record year in terms of sales.

The operating margin decreased only slightly, from 21.9% to 21.2% in 2008, despite an exceptional and substantial marketing investment for the Olympic Games in Beijing, corresponding to an operating profit of CHF 1 202 million. Due to a negative financial result, net income decreased by 17.4% to CHF 838 million.

Group equity remains very solid at CHF 5 451 million, which equates to an improved equity ratio of 75.3% as at 31 December 2008 compared to 71.5% in the previous year. The average return on equity was 15.5%.

The Board of Directors of the Swatch Group agreed to propose an unchanged dividend for 2008 to the Annual General Meeting on 15 May 2009. This corresponds to CHF 0.85 per registered share and CHF 4.25 per bearer share. The dividend proposal underscores the Board’s confidence that market conditions should improve by the end of 2009.

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Girls who’re so much in love with jewelry ,now your favorite celebrity, Nicole Richie has just unveiled her House Harlow 1960 Jewelry Line at the famous boutique, Kitson.

The accessories collection was named in the honor of Nicole’s daughter with Joel Madden, and was co-designed by jeweler Pascal Mouawad. There are 35 pieces in the collection, and they were made with chains, gold-plated metal, crystals, leather and peakcock feathers.

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Tiffany & Co., the world’s second largest luxury jewelry retailer, slashed its annual forecast after third quarter profit fell and jewelry sales dropped for the first time in almost seven years amid the global financial crisis, Bloomberg reported.

US jewelry sales at stores open at least a year worsened in November from October and may fall at most 35% in the fourth quarter, CFO James Fernandez said.

The fine jewelry retailer suspended share buybacks and said it would reduce capital spending, slow store openings and cut staff as consumers pull back on discretionary purchases amid sinking stock and home values.

“People will focus on the guidance,” David Schick, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus & Co., said in an interview with Bloomberg. “What they said, which was most important, was that November continued to slip.

Things in luxury spending are very bad now. The question is, will they get better in February or later?” The Baltimore-based Schick recommends investors hold the shares.

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Nicole Richie has been working with Mouawad to create a unique, affordable jewelry line inspired by the 60s & 70s era and it’s about to make it’s debut.
The collection is said to target teenage girls to women in their 30s who admire the fashion plate’s style.
Prices range from $30 to $150.

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Topearl Jewelry Inc. is featuring its amazing collection of Stylish pearl wedding jewelry for upcoming weddings. This company offers handmade pearl wedding jewelry including necklace, bracelets, earrings and sets for brides, bridesmaids, and flower girls.

Guangzhou, China, October 05, 2008 –(PR.com)– Elegance is a cornerstone of a traditional wedding. Flowers and candles are arranged perfectly. Bridesmaids enter with grace and poise. Brides float down the isle to the altar in a cloud of lace and satin. No jewelry could be equal to the sophistication of the ceremony like fashionable wedding pearl jewelry from Topearl Jewelry Inc.

Topearl Jewelry Inc. is featuring its amazing collection of chic pearl wedding jewelry for upcoming weddings. This company offers handmade pearl wedding jewelry for brides, bridesmaids, and flower girls. From simple necklaces to full wedding sets, Topearl Jewelry Inc. has what brides are looking for in pearl wedding jewelry.

Topearl Jewelry Inc. is a specialty pearl farm and jewelry company with offices based in Guangzhou City, China. At their Liusha Gang, Zhanjiang pearl farm, they breed and grade the fine pearls before making them into attractive cultured pearl wedding jewelry.

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JamesAllen.com, the leading, most respected on-line retailer of diamond engagement rings, sterling silver and gemstone jewelry since 1998, has introduced their Hot Diamonds silver jewelry collection for Fall 2008.

The James Allen Hot Diamonds silver jewelry collections are created from delicious sterling silver and brilliant-cut white diamonds. Inspired by nature, sensual, fluid, flowing and utterly feminine their jewelry is easy to love and wear.

One can view this creative silver jewellery collection with an on-line 3D view gallery to gaze upon stunning 3D movies of any silver piece. These movies provide an excellent sense of the JamesAllen.com silver jewelry collection.

The James Allen selection of Hot Diamonds’ silver jewelry rings have a refreshing take on natural shapes with soft forms using both polished and rustic matte finishes on the silver, occasionally 18k yellow gold vermeil and diamonds. Any of these stunning silver jewelry pieces will be treasured forever.

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