Pluczenik Displays High Jewelry in Partnership with Chaumet

At the recent JCK event in Las Vegas, Belgian DTC Sightholder Pluczenik displayed diamond jewelry selections from Chaumet, a prestigious jewelry brand, part of the LVMH group, as part of a partnership the two companies formally announced at the Baselworld show last year.

The partnership was signed with the aim that the two would “work together on supplying exceptional diamonds and developing their activity within the high jewelry segment, by increasing diamond content and especially the use of exceptional stones in Chaumet’s creations, including colored diamonds.”

The pieces displayed at the Vegas show were part of Chaumet’s current collections, including the “Abeille ring” – so called because of its bee shape, a Napoleonic symbol – from Chaumet’s “Catch me, if you love me” collection.

“In a way, Napoleon is our top salesman,” commented Thierry Fritsch, CEO of Chaumet. “That rich historical heritage is an essential ingredient of our brand.” Chaumet is a Paris-based house that first established its reputation as a jeweler to Emperor Napoleon, and whose current collection includes bracelets with love messages inspired by his gifts to Josephine.

The Abeille ring features a 3.45 carat fancy vivid orange diamond, set in yellow gold and white diamonds. The bee can even move its diamond-encrusted wings. It is valued at just under $2 million.

New site enables year-round buying, selling

Norwalk, Conn.—JCK Luxury and Premiere have launched a new Internet platform that will allow exhibitors and attendees of the Las Vegas-based event to leverage the Web to sell and find products all year round.

Access to Jewelsbyluxury.com will be exclusive to participants in JCK Luxury and Premier. Membership to the site provides each exhibitor with a gallery for displaying thousands of items in a format that is easily accessible to retailers. Exhibitors will be promoted throughout the year through targeted marketing efforts that boost member visibility throughout the industry.

Retailers visiting the site will have the opportunity to make appointments to meet with exhibitors during the Luxury and Premiere events, plus use the site's comprehensive search engine to find sought-after items more quickly, and get into direct contact with the proprietor of that merchandise.

"Our event takes place for three days in Las Vegas, but this new platform is a great way for the top designers and manufacturers to showcase and sell their products all year long to retailers that they meet at the show," Luxury and Premiere Industry Vice President Yancy Weinrich said in a media release.

JCK Luxury and Premiere will be held from May 27-May 29 at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. For more information about the show, call (800) 257-3626 or visit the event's Web site, Luxurybyjck.com.

For more information about Jewelsbyluxury.com, call (877) 777-9771 or visit the Web site directly.