Photo Galleries

Jewelers of America held the 22nd Annual GEM Awards on March 8, 2024, at Cipriani's 42nd Street. Browse the gallery to see highlights from an evening where Susan M. Jacques received the GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement, Tiffany and Co. was honored with a Special Recognition GEM Award, Cynthia Erivo took home the GEM Award for Jewelry Style, and three other GEM Awards winners Marla Aaron, Tanya Dukes and Ben Bridge Jewelers were revealed live!

Jewelers of America held the 21st Annual GEM Awards on March 17, 2023, at Cipriani's 42nd Street. Browse the gallery to see highlights from an evening where industry veteran and past GEM Awards Chairman Emeritus Steven Kaiser received the posthumous GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement, Gucci was honored for their high jewelry collection, Hodinkee accepted the GEM Award for Watch Excellence, and three other GEM Awards winners -- Anita Ko, Michelle Graff, and Greenwich St. Jewelers -- were revealed live!

Jewelers of America held the milestone 20th Annual GEM Awards on March 18, 2022, at Cipriani's 42nd Street. Browse the gallery to see highlights from an evening where Stephen Lussier of De Beers  received the GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement, Lorraine Schwartz was honored for her contributions to the industry and three other GEM Awards winners -- Lauren Harwell Godfrey, Melanie Grant and Marissa Collections -- were revealed live!

Jewelers of America held the 18th Annual GEM Awards on January 10, 2020, at Cipriani's 42nd Street. Browse the gallery to see highlights from an evening where industry icon Ed Bridge – Chairman Emeritus of Ben Bridge Jewelers – was honored with the GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement. Other winners announced live included Twist for Retail Innovation, British Vogue's Rachel Garrahan for Media Excellence and Nikos Koulis for Jewelry Design.

Jewelers of America held the 17th Annual GEM Awards on January 11, 2019, at Cipriani's 42nd Street. Browse the gallery to see highlights from an evening where Stewart Wicht – former President & CEO of Rolex U.S.A. – received the GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement, Tiffany & Co. was lauded for its 2018 marketing campaign and the three other GEM Awards winners -- Fernando Jorge, Will Kahn and Threads -- were revealed live!

Jewelers of America held the 16th Annual GEM Awards on January 19, 2018, at Cipriani's 42nd Street. Browse the gallery to see highlights from an evening where Sally Morrison was honored with the GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement and actress Debra Messing accepted the GEM Award for Jewelry Style.

Jewelers of America held the 15th Annual GEM Awards on January 13, 2017, at Cipriani's 42nd Street -- hosted by jewelry designer Stephen Webster. Browse the gallery to see highlights from an evening where Jim Rosenheim, of Tiny Jewel Box, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award and celebrity guests like Cuba Gooding Jr. took the Red Carpet.

Jewelers of America held the 14th Annual GEM Awards on January 8, 2016, at Cipriani's 42nd in New York! Browse the gallery to see highlights from an evening that saw Joe Thompson, of WatchTime, receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and celebrity guests like Rashad Jennings of the New York Giants on the Red Carpet.

Throughout its esteemed history, the GEM Awards ceremony has honored excellence in jewelry design, watch design, journalism, marketing, communications and style. Browse the gallery below to see GEM Award's highlights from inception to today.