Walt Disney Inc., for the first time, has targeted the high-end watch segment for its 75-year-old Mickey Mouse character by launching the Retro Mickey Diamond Watch Collection.

The Crystal Cocoon company, who has supplied jewelry and accessories for celebrities and TV shows, such as “The Young and The Restless” soap opera, have launched the first website to ever offer the borrowing of jewelry online.

Have you ever wanted to live life like a spoiled celebrity? Do you wish to stand out from the groups of common folk, and show everyone how rich and extravagant you are? Well, if you’re a fan of the iPod digital music player, now you can! Well, to be exact, it’s not the iPod itself that you’ll be “pimping out”; it’s your headphones that’ll get the royal treatment.

Celebrity jeweler Jacob Arabo, the founder and CEO of Jacob & Co., has been named the jewelry trendsetter for 2006 by Modern Bride magazine.

The Diamond Information Center at JWT reports that retail sales of diamond jewelry in the U.S. increased by 7 percent in 2005. Total U.S. retail sales for the diamond jewelry category, which represents over 50 percent of sales worldwide, totaled $33.7 billion in 2005 – a $2.2 billion increase over 2004 sales of $31.5 billion. The total number of transactions grew by 3 percent over 2004 and average ticket price showed a 4 percent growth.