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Victoria jewelry store robbery suspect arrested

Victoria police have arrested a suspect after a violent daytime robbery at a downtown jewelry store.

A man wielding a hammer walked into Francis Jewelers on Broughton Street around 3:45 pm on April 15 and began smashing display cases.

The staff inside the shop confronted the man, wielding some chairs as weapons, in an effort to stop the robbery in progress.

The thief eventually fled with a backpack full of jewelry from three display cases, including several rings and a Rolex watch worth an estimated $20,000.

Investigators released surveillance video of the brazen robbery and appealed to the public for

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Antonio Brown sued by celebrity jeweler for $1 Million in unpaid bling

Shuki Internationala renowned jeweler who has provided diamond pieces to high-profile athletes such as Floyd Mayweatherhas filed a lawsuit against Antonio Brownthe former wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

According to the lawsuit, Brown owes Shuki International over $1 million for several jewelry items that he received back in 2022.

The lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles this week, alleges that Brown received the jewelry items under the promise that he would pay $1,095,000 for all of them.

However, the suit claims that Brown never paid up. The items included Shuki’s famous “Shuki

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Zigleys Celebrates Locs, Twists and Braids with Luxurious 18-Karat Gold Hair Jewelry Collection Launch

Black-Owned Start-up, Zigleys, is on a mission to illuminate traditional black hair styles with the upcoming launch of their 18-karat-gold hair jewelry collection for locs, braids and twists.

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / April 10, 2023 / Twists, braids and locs and other Afrocentric hairstyles have long been spurned by society; but over the last couple of years they have been slowly accepted into corporate America.

Touted as “Jewelry for Your Crown, Fit for Royalty,” Zigleys is seen as a pioneer, redefining hair jewelry for locs, braids and twists with its opulent line of 18-karat Gold hair jewelry.

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Heidi Horten: Christie’s largest jewelry sale: A billionaire widow, diamonds and a fortune built on Nazi plunder | Society

Lope de Vega wrote in his play, La Circe (1624): “Que la sombra de un hombre poderoso / claro en linaje / mil delitos cubre” — That shadow of a powerful man / clear in lineage / covers a thousand crimes. Centuries later, Honore de Balzac would express a similar sentiment: “Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.” So, what delinquency lies behind Heidi Horten’s private collection of jewelry that was to go under the hammer at Christie’s in May in Geneva? Horten, who died last year, was an art collector and philanthropist who became the richest woman

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Edmonton’s Epico Designs finding international acclaim

A self-made Edmonton entrepreneur is designing his way to the top of the fashion world with pieces featured internationally and by a Canadian musician.

Andrea Espinoza is the owner and founder of Epico Designs, a local jeweler that offers sustainable fine and fashion pieces for men and women using recycled stainless steel and responsible gold-plating.

Growing up in Ecuador, Espinoza lost her parents at the age of five. Her grandparents, entrepreneurs themselves, inspired her to start her first jewelry business when she was seven.

Nine years ago, she moved to Edmonton alone and worked as an understudy jewelry designer. After

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The Fall 2023 Jewelry Trend Report

If you’ve seen our other trend reports this season you’ll know that the viral moment is out and the wardrobe reset is in. There was a pared-back sophistication to the season’s ready-to-wear, coupled with a renewed interest in elegance. But what about jewelry? What happens to the extras when the overall goal is to tone things down?

Less is more is one answer, but while little gold accents in blink-and-you’ll-miss-it bracelets, rings, and earrings were an important story, the minimalist jewelry trend starts and ends there. Instead, designers took a contrarian approach, creating big jewels to adorn their generally more

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The Prettiest Birthstone Jewelry to Wear and Give

Birthstones aren’t just known for their beautiful colors and varying textures—each one is imbued with its own spiritual meaning and symbolism. Some speculate that the idea of ​​birthstones actually has biblical origins—specifically from the mention of the breastplate of Aaron in the Book of Exodus. Aaron, the first high priest of the Israelites, reportedly had a breastplate adorned with 12 different stones, and each one represented one of the tribes of Israel. According to the International Gem Society, “These stones were said to have possessed great powers and had the ability to tell people their fate. According to first-century translations,

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