The long-running dispute over who owns the 840-pound Bahia Emerald rough that was unearthed back in 2001 could be resolved by the end of the month.

It might not be priority one for jewelers grappling with the recession, but discussions on the traceability of gems and metals popped up in Las Vegas, nonetheless, and such issues seem poised to stick around long into the future.

Watch brand Breitling and upstate New York retailer Northeastern Fine Jewelry, the brand's Capital Region retail partner, will serve as the official timepiece sponsors of the 2010 season at the Saratoga Race Course.

Swiss watch brand Raymond Weil has kicked off a new brand campaign, but unlike the campaigns of many of its peers, the brand's latest doesn't center around a celebrity of the sports world or the big screen, but on the consumer.

The JA New York Summer Show will play host to a series of hot-topic seminars, including a session on corporate responsibility that takes on heightened relevance with the recent passage of Wall Street reform legislation that includes a provision aimed at keeping "conflict gold" out of the country.

G.M. Pollack and Sons, which touts itself as Maine's first employee-owned jewelry chain, has promoted three staffers to management positions in its Biddeford, Windham and Lewiston locations.