This week: Which watch brand is the best investment? Gold prices are heading down, but diamond prices are going up. Are watch brands and recycled gold users really greenwashing? All below.

 

Jewelry sales stay strong in April, Mastercard says

 

Brilliant Earth issues “outstanding” first-quarter results but drops guidance

– Earnings call transcript

– Shares drop 23% on sales guidance

– Company opens its 18th showroom

 

Report: Mejuri plans to open 17 stores this year

 

Avi Krawitz: Russia issues a “wake-up call”

– Pranay Narvekar: No “easy answers” for the diamond business

– “Panic” grips diamond trade

 

Diamond prices are “spiking”

– Diamond industry at “strange and extraordinary crossroad”

 

Engagement ring e-tailer appears on Shark Tank

 

Diamond Foundry producing diamonds in “plain box of a building”

 

The Rock, record-size diamond, fetches almost $22 million

– Auction sets new record for vintage Royal Oak watch

 

Inside Apple’s failed attempt to become Rolex

 

Rolex trails Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet for five-year return on investment

 

Kohl’s board survives activist challenge

 

Gold prices in a “danger zone”

 

Is recycled gold green or “gold-washing”?

– Is the watch industry greenwashing?

 

Photographer Hugh Brown sounds off on responsible sourcing in Jeweller

 

New project aims to restore damaged mining land

 

Frederick Goldman names Mark Stowe VP of sales

 

J.C. Penney appoints chief marketing officer

 

Lisa Bridge elected American Gem Society president

 

Diamond Club West Coast elects new board

 

Interview with C.D. Peacock’s Steven Holtzman

 

Pandora plans $100 million jewelry factory in Vietnam

 

Sale of Gem Diamonds mine falls through again

 

Kenya government officials caught in fake gold racket

 

Fake jewelry–for–gas-money scam reported in Kentucky

 

Indiana customs agents seize $10 million in counterfeit Rolex watches

 

Kay Jewelers gives away wedding ring to the wrong person

 

Three jewelry buying groups form new alliance

 

AGA brings back its live Las Vegas conference

 

Bonhams sale to feature items from Bette Midler and others

 

Lanore Fadow remembers her mom through her jewelry box

 

Lake Tahoe, Nev., divers find diamond ring under water

 

From the Blog

Inside Apple’s Failed Attempt To Become Rolex

 

From the Podcast   

The Jewelry District, Episode 69: Watches and Wonders, AGS Conclave, Russian Diamonds

 

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