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New York City, NY – May 20, 2025 – ASHI, a premier diamond jewelry designer and manufacturer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chuck Rouse as the new Sales & Marketing Consultant for the Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina territories. With more than 20 years of diverse, hands-on experience in the jewelry industry, Chuck brings a unique and valuable perspective to ASHI’s retail partners. His career spans both the wholesale and retail sides of the business, giving him an in-depth understanding of the full product lifecycle—from concept and sourcing to in-store merchandising and customer engagement. During his

Multiple Wins Across Categories Celebrate Brand’s Mastery in Fine Jewelry Artistry Los Angeles, CA — Uneek Jewelry, the celebrated American luxury jewelry house, proudly announces its remarkable success at the 2025 InStore Design Awards, capturing multiple top honors across diverse categories. The wins further affirm Uneek’s standing as a leader in innovation, craftsmanship, and design excellence. Leading the accolades, Uneek secured 1st Place in the Colored Stone Jewelry (Over $5,000) category for its stunning “Power of Red” three-stone ring. Crafted in platinum, the piece features a 3.53-carat Burma-origin heated ruby (GIA-certified), accented by rectangular heated rubies and double halos of

The Jewelry Book highlights Jack Abraham’s “Royal Ruby Collection™,” a group of five natural, unheated rubies sourced from Burma, Tajikistan, Thailand, Mozambique, and Madagascar. Together, the rubies total more than 53 carats and reflect decades of work by Abraham, who began collecting them in the late 1970s. The article explores what makes each ruby distinct, how the collection came together, and Jack Abraham’s perspective as a long-time gem dealer. The collection was recently on display at the Yale University Peabody Museum and will be shown at the Luxury by JCK Show in Las Vegas, LUX213. Click here to read the

Newport Beach, CA (May 2025) – GemFind Digital Solutions, a renowned leader in website development and digital marketing for the jewelry industry, has unveiled the highly anticipated JewelCloud 2.0®. This upgraded, cloud-based platform—three years in the making—offers a host of advanced features, designed to enhance the connection between jewelry store owners and their product vendors, building upon the foundation of the original JewelCloud®. GemFind is excited to showcase the new platform at the JCK Show in Las Vegas, NV, where they will offer demos and engage in insightful discussions with both jewelry retailers and vendors about the platform’s capabilities. Features

Uneek Jewelry dazzles again, taking Influencer Choice Winner for Best Colored Diamond Jewelry at the 2025 JCK Design Competition with its show-stopping “Two Hearts, One Sparkle” earrings with over twelve carats of precisely matched fancy yellow pear-shape natural diamonds flowing in diamond set connectors and further decorated with sixty-eight diamonds. “Capturing nature’s sunny palette in perfect balance—that was our vision,” said CEO and Master Designer Benjamin Javaheri. He celebrates the win as a tribute to his team’s relentless pursuit of beauty and brilliance. In the Diamond Jewelry (over $10,000) Category, the Finalist Award goes to Uneek’s diamond clusters necklace, a

GemFind Digital Solutions, a leading digital marketing and technology provider for the jewelry industry, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with EDI Options, an industry pioneer in electronic data interchange (EDI) solutions. This collaboration is set to redefine the way jewelry retailers and vendors connect, communicate, and conduct business in the digital age. Through this partnership, GemFind will integrate EDI Options’ advanced supply chain technology into its suite of digital tools, including the newly launched JewelCloud® 2.0 platform. The integration enables seamless and timely data exchange between retailers and vendors, dramatically improving inventory accuracy, product availability, and operational efficiency

New York City, NY – May 10, 2025 – With over three decades of experience in the diamond and fine jewelry industry, Nicky Mehta has joined ASHI as Head of Business Development, where he leads strategic growth initiatives, retail partnerships, and customer engagement programs. He also continues to serve as President of the Connecticut Guild of the American Gem Society (AGS), deepening his longstanding commitment to excellence, education, and ethics in the jewelry trade. Mehta spent over 30 years at Diamond Days, his family’s jewelry business, where he built a strong reputation for integrity, innovation, and customer service. During that

Los Angeles, CA – March 26, 2025 – Uneek Jewelry Inc., a renowned name in contemporary bridal and high-end precious jewelry, is thrilled to announce that it has received an exceptional Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Compliance Score of 98.2 from Intertek, a leading global quality assurance provider. This record-breaking score highlights Uneek’s unwavering commitment to excellence in manufacturing. GMP standards ensure that products are consistently produced and controlled according to rigorous quality benchmarks, safeguarding consumer safety and satisfaction while adhering to regulatory requirements set by health authorities worldwide. Across all levels of the organization, Uneek Jewelry has not only met

Coinciding with “Diamond Month” this April, Natural Diamond Council is pleased to announce the launch of the not-for-profit, free Diamond Learning Center at diamondlearningcenter.org.  Its primary objective is to engage jewelry salespeople at scale to be better informed and inspired to confidently and clearly distinguish the value propositions across natural diamonds, laboratory-grown diamonds, and diamond simulants to their customers. The Diamond Learning Center serves as the first free one-stop, mobile-friendly destination for new and seasoned diamond jewelry professionals as well as enthusiasts looking to learn or refresh their knowledge on the story, facts, and beauty of diamonds. The à la