This week: Surat office building set to be world’s largest. Botswana president says it really was ready to bolt. And soccer team wants to turn grass into lab-grown diamonds. All below.
Quality Gold cancels planned IPO
Everledger Australia placed in liquidation
David’s Bridal survives second bankruptcy
Surat Bourse is “world’s new largest office building”
– Indian traders “divided”
– Bourse “faces significant challenges”
Botswana president: We were ready to walk away from De Beers
– De Beers’ Paul Rowley not so sure
– De Beers sales fall amid slow trading
Will high-net-worth individuals want diamonds in their portfolio?
Top takeaways from Dubai lab-grown conference
– Other insights here, here, and here
How—and why—you should trace the origin of your jewelry materials
– Cristina Villegas has other conference highlights here, here, and here
Hans Merket reviews the Kimberley Process (translation)
– Blood diamonds “and the lottery of Earth”
Report: Isabelle dos Santos behind Dubai diamond company StarGems (translation)
– “Mismanagement” enabled dos Santos to illegally divert millions
Video shows moments after millions in jewelry stolen from Brink’s truck
New “revenge” viral TikTok jewelry scam
Fake Rolex watches make up half of the luxury replica market
Swiss watch exports show strong growth in first half of year
Watch company share prices rise following reports of buoyant sales
China could be the luxury industry’s next “sore spot”
How Cartier became everyone’s new favorite old watch brand
Cartier’s new BTS spokesperson crashes its website
TAG Heuer makes mark on the luxury watch market
Rolex certified pre-owned program expands
Longtime Rolex board member leaves
Kering appoints two deputy CEOs in corporate shake-up
Natural Diamond Council promotes Grace Isley to retail strategy and partnership manager
Authentic Brands hires new CFO
Mineral specimen and gem collector Barry Yampol dies at 85
Interview with Kendra Scott CEO Tom Nolan
Interview with Pandora CEO Alexander Lacik
– Pandora acquires 14 stores in Colombia
Connecticut jeweler to give away 2 ct. lab-grown diamond
Zales, Rocksbox partner on jewelry rental
Tiffany & Co. unveils renovated Tokyo flagship
Cristiano Ronaldo invests in watch site Chrono24
Michael Schechter takes another look back at Gemvara
“The dirty little secret that could bring down Big Tech”
Amazon letting people pay at Whole Foods with a hand wave
Barrick Gold targeted by Russian cybercriminal group
U.S. Treasury sanctions Russian precious metals companies
Monopolies have killed South Africa’s marine diamond industry
De Beers ordered to pay for salvage of equipment
Seven assets owned by former De Beers chair Nicky Oppenheimer
Diamond dealer lists New York townhouse
TikTok star Sophia Begg sues jewelry brand owner following their collaboration
Erika Jayne scores legal win over $750K diamond earrings she had to surrender
Gambling addict husband tries to sell wife’s jewels, but they’re fakes
Engagement ring eaten by fish among beach-related insurance claims
Soccer team to transform grass into lab-grown diamonds
Media Watch
Mental Floss looks at 10 of the world’s most controversial gemstones
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