Martin Coeroli is leaving GIE Perles de Tahiti (GPT), the nonprofit public relations and economic interest group for the international promotion of Tahitian cultured pearls.

Russell Shor, senior industry analyst for the Gemological Institute of America, was honored with two prestigious journalism awards: The American Gem Society’s annual Richard T. Liddicoat Journalism Award and the 2008 Magnum Opus Awards.

The Richemont Group, one of the world’s largest luxury goods conglomerates and watchmakers, has acquired 60 percent interest in luxury Swiss watch and jewelry maker Roger Dubuis SA. The announcement was made Monday.

Biel-Bienne, Switzerland—Swiss watch brand Ernst Benz has launched a new timepiece in commemoration of the city of Beijing, host of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

New York—Tiffany and Co. has filed an appeal against a ruling made last month that states that trademark holders—not eBay—are responsible for policing the auction site to find and remove counterfeit goods before they can be sold to consumers.

Mumbai, India—The Indian jewelry industry honored its own in Mumbai on Friday with two separate groups of design awards.

Mumbai, India—Although the United States remains India's No. 1 market for jewelry exports, the country is not about to let its jewelry industry suffer in the wake of the U.S. economic slump.

Geneva—Richemont has acquired a controlling interest in Geneva watch company Roger Dubuis SA in a private transaction with one of the brand's founding shareholders.

New York—Jewelers for Children (JFC) has unveiled its 2008 Hope for the Holidays program, an annual program that allows jewelers to show their support for JFC charity partners by sending out holiday cards featuring artwork created by children from organizations such as St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Wilmington, Del.—A bankruptcy judge honored Whitehall Jeweler's request to liquidate the assets in its stores via going-out-of-business (GOB) sales, and to sell some of its stores as going concerns, if the possibility to do so arises.