Jewelers of America Announces 2019 GEM Award Nominees

Jewelers of America has announced its nominees for the 2019 GEM Awards, in the categories of jewelry design, media excellence, and retail excellence Fernando Jorge: Jorge, another Brazilian-born jewelry designer pairs Brazil-sourced gemstones and minerals with sinewy gold designs inflected with 1970s-era glamour Valérie Messika: Messika is the daughter of a diamantaire and worked at Chanel before founding her fashion-forward fine jewelry brand, Messika, in 2005.

Will Kahn: Kahn, Town & Country's market & accessories director, edits the magazine's shopping pages, styles jewelry stories, and dresses the occasional celebrity Broken English: Los Angeles-based retailer Broken English has three boutiques-all of which double as incubators for emerging fine fashion jewelry collections Cellini Jewelers: Quintessential New York City jewelry and watch retailer Cellini first opened its doors at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in 1977.

The 2019 GEM Awards will also honor Stewart Wicht, the CEO and president of Rolex Watch U.S.A who announced his retirement this year, with the prestigious GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement. . Source