Times Like These
It is during times like these when we are tested as owners, managers, employees and members of our community.
In the News…
A member of the BIG family, Ann Arnold, is making headlines in recent weeks with her newest philanthropic endeavor. We are so proud to share in the excitement around her family's legacy project: The Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation Jewelry Family Creates Foundation to Honor Holocaust-Survivor Father Via JenniferHeebner.com (used with permission) Livingston, [...]
Hearts On Fire Announces Diamond Inventory-Sharing Program Between Partners
(Reprinted from The Centurion, November 26, 2019) Boston, MA—At a “town hall” meeting during Hearts On Fire University 2019, the brand’s retail partners suggested a diamond-sharing program to help facilitate sell-through of serialized diamonds. This week, Caryl Capeci, CEO of Chow Tai Fook North America, parent company of the Hearts On Fire and Memoire brands, [...]
Madison L joins the BIG Network!
BIG is pleased to welcome Madison L to the BIG Network.
I’m Sorry You’re Bored
We were attending a trade show a few weeks ago when one of our clients walked up to me and said, “I’ve never been so bored at a trade show”.
ALOR joins the BIG Network!
BIG is pleased to welcome ALOR to the BIG Network.
Bulova joins the BIG Network
BIG is pleased to welcome Bulova to the BIG Network.
Putin’s Diamonds
The gloves have indeed come off. In a recent article, Diamond Foundry has taken a shot at the entire natural diamond industry, specifically naming Tiffany & Company as well as all retail jewelers for selling Russian Diamonds: “Putin’s Diamonds”, as they call them.
Don’t Poke the Bear – Volume 2
There is no difference in rarity between a .50ct and a 2.00ct laboratory-grown synthetic diamond (in spite of what the sellers of synthetic diamonds will tell you). The cost to produce them is simply linear – time in the reactor = size of the cube. Period.
Don’t Poke the Bear
There is no difference in rarity between a .50ct and a 2.00ct laboratory-grown synthetic diamond (in spite of what the sellers of synthetic diamonds will tell you). The cost to produce them is simply linear – time in the reactor = size of the cube. Period.