This week: Tiffany’s reworked flagship is able to open. Jacob & Co. releases “bonkers” watch. And a botanical artist creates jewellery from vegetation. All under.
Signet cuts Blue Nile Seattle workers, together with prime brass
Why jewellery crime hit a brand new excessive final yr
COVID habits fade as buyers return to brick-and-mortar shops
Bots Occurring?
– Botswana buys 24% of HB Antwerp
– De Beers’ Cleaver assured of new Botswana deal
– Okavango “relishes” prospect of promoting more Debswana diamonds
– However it’s additionally “struggling” to promote its share of Debswana goods
– Mine employees vowing motion at Lucara
– Gem Diamonds mine faces final closure
– Is Botswana “capturing itself in the foot”?
India worries about lack of Russian goods
– Russians aren’t blissful about potential diamond sanctions
– De Beers recordsdata lobbying disclosure type
Inside Tiffany’s excessive jewellery acceleration plan
– Tiffany is reopening its flagship in four weeks
Public sale homes hope huge items will break recent “rut”
– Sotheby’s promoting “most important” pink diamond ever
The Wonders of Watches
– New Rolex watch tells time and affirmations
– Resellers are asking hundreds extra for discontinued Rolex Milgauss watches
– Hodinkee thinks folks ought to be “freaking out” about Rolex’s wearable titanium watch
– Jacob & Co. releases “bonkers” $20 million watch
– Breitling breaks into top 10 Swiss watches
– Jean-Claude Biver begins new watch brand
– eBay curates line of discontinued watches
– Tag Heuer hopes to develop into billion-dollar brand (subscription)
– FT’s roundup of new trends
The Swiss watch business is “growing by shrinking”
Watchmakers look to spice up sustainability cred
Edahn Golan: When will lab-grown diamond gross sales be the majority?
– De Beers’ Cleaver says lab-grown “not cannibalizing natural”
– Gary Roskin compares lab-grown diamonds to cultured pearls
– John Jeffay: Lab-growns dominate Israeli forum
– Lab-grown diamonds want “disruptive pricing strategy”
Diamond Foundry needs to buy more land
– Forbes profile of Diamond Foundry (subscription)
– Vrai launches customized diamond service
Mehul Choksi accused of overvaluing lab-growns
Singapore lab-grown firm recordsdata second lawsuit against director
Gautam Adani’s odyssey from diamond sorter to wealthy man to fraud allegations
David Yurman recordsdata copyright case towards jeweler in Puerto Rico
Canadian jeweler scammed in credit card scheme
Zimbabwe silent over allegations of gold smuggling
Worldwide Peace Institute panel on Kimberley Process (video)
Richemont builds database to combat watch theft
– Richemont shakes off Swiss bank concerns
U.Okay. jewellery gross sales rise due to strong dollar
Speidel jewellery retailer returns to Rhode Island after 100 years
D.C. jeweler that honored 50-year-old gift certificate closes
Pandora appoints chief of retail operations
Bloomingdale’s CEO to switch Macy’s chief Jeff Gennette
Alan Revere to go American Jewellery Design Council
How is business doing when it comes to diversity? (video)
Botanical artist makes jewellery using real plants
How luxurious manufacturers are taking advantages of Charles’ coronation
– King Charles III sports activities particular piece of jewellery in official portrait
Angelina Jolie applies for trademark for clothing, jewelry line
Erika Jayne trashed in court docket after demanding damages for diamond earrings from husband’s bankruptcy
DJ Envy admits to dropping $250,000 in jewelry at airport
Deluxe Vodka is made with gold, crystal, and diamonds
Breitling opens second restaurant
Archaeologists in Armenia unearth “golden tomb” with ancient jewelry
Australian man finds big gold nugget worth $160K
Media Watch
Yahoo Finance speaks with Brilliant Earth
Every day Mail says fancy-colored diamond sales are rising
Monetary Instances on 14 karat gold, Munich jewelry exhibition, the rise in luxury visual media, and watchmaker Megan Young.
From the Weblog
Why Jewellery Crime Hit a New Excessive Final 12 months
From the Podcast
The Jewellery District, Episode 92: 24 Karat Weekend, Russian Diamonds, and Lab-Grown Diamond High quality
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