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2025 GEM Awards Winners Revealed During Annual Gala March 17, 2025 (0 comments)
New York, NY--The annual GEM Awards were presented during the event’s annual gala dinner on March 14 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. John A. Green, president and CEO of Lux Bond & Green received the GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement. Chanel was presented with the GEM Award for High Jewelry Excellence. The winners in the categories of Retail Innovation, Jewelry Design and Media Excellence were revealed live during the event.
[Photo credit: Jewelers of America and Gem Awards. Photo credit: Bre Johnson, BFA]
Reinhold Jewelers in San Juan, Puerto Rico, received the GEM Award for Retail Innovation. The award was accepted on stage by Yael Reinhold and Mildred Marcano. The other nominees were Bernard James and CD Peacock. The award was presented by 2024 GEM Award for Retail Excellence winner Lisa Bridge of Ben Bridge.
Beth Hutchens of FoundRae received the GEM Award for Jewelry Design. The award was presented by the 2024 GEM Award for Jewelry Design winner, Marla Aaron. The other nominees in the category were Sophie Bille Brahe and Selim Mouzannar.
[The GEM Award for Retail Innovation finalists. Photo credit: Bre Johnson, BFA]
The GEM Award for Media Excellence went to Sam Broekema. The award was presented by the 2024 winner in the category, Tanya Dukes. The other nominees were Paige Reddinger and Trace Shelton.
The evening concluded with the presentation of the GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement to John A. Green, president & CEO of Lux Bond & Green. Green took the stage to a standing ovation following a heartfelt and engaging introduction from Jeff Feero of Alex Sepkus. John’s speech thanked his colleagues and family, but he also called for the industry to keep moving forward by saying, “My aspiration tonight is more for us in this room to become educators and mentors, to keep elevation our luxury industry to compete with other luxury businesses. The jewelry and watch stage is amazing, but we can’t rest on our success.”
[John A. Green, president and CEO of Lux Bond & Green. Photo credit: Bre Johnson, BFA]
The 2025 GEM Awards was chaired and emceed by Marion Fasel of The Adventurine. The annual event is held by Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association for the fine jewelry marketplace.
The GEM Awards Committee was comprised of Randi Udell Alper, London Jewelers; Sarin Bachmann, JCK & LUXURY; David Bonaparte, Jewelers of America; Gannon Brousseau, COUTURE; Annie Doresca, Black in Jewelry Coalition; Tanya Dukes; Jennifer Gandia, Greenwich St. Jewelers; Michelle Graff, National Jeweler; Lauren Harwell Godfrey, Harwell Godfrey; Sally Morrison, De Beers Group; Jill Newman; Rebecca Moskal, and Matthew Rosenheim, Tiny Jewel Box.
