This week: Jewelry advertised with AI. How Rolex became king. And a Harvard law professor on “engagement ring laws.” All below.
Anglo American confirms De Beers is up for sale
– Anglo reportedly eyeing De Beers IPO
– “Hard blow for troubled diamond market”
– Rio may bid for Anglo
U.S. grows “lukewarm” on Russian diamond ban
Christie’s postpones watch sales after cyberattack
– One yellow diamond scores big at auction as another is withdrawn
– Red diamond breaks records at Phillips Geneva
Kay Jewelers may anchor Signet’s growth this year
Shreve closes store in San Francisco after 172 years
Why retailers struggle to fire brands
More jewelry advertised with artificial intelligence
Brilliant Earth earnings call transcript
Cost-of-living crunch takes shine off Thomas Sabo
Watches of Switzerland’s sales flat for the year
“How Rolex became king”
Charles & Colvard going ahead with reverse stock split
Are lab-grown diamonds really taking over Australia?
Avi Krawitz put off by Helzberg’s lab-grown messaging (video)
Some “fragile progress” at the Kimberley Process
– The KP’s “window of opportunity”
Brosway Italia opens second U.S. store, in New Jersey
Longtime De Beers exec Rory More O’Ferrall dies
Former Krementz & Co. CEO Ted Bonsignore dies
Van Cleef & Arpels CEO to head Richemont
IJO promotes Jennifer Herold to VP
Frank Adams Jewelers appoints new CEO
Freeman’s | Hindman names Dianne Batista SVP
Botswana team visits Surat
Lucapa to sell 70% stake in Lesotho diamond mine
Diamond theft exposes tensions in Zimbabwe’s gem trade
Pandora builds $150 million jewelry plant in Vietnam
Viaan Kapoor: From diamond mogul to cinematic trailbrazer
Doja Cat shops for diamonds in bedsheet dress
Q&A: Jewelry designer Nicole Ringgold on writing The New Silversmith
Harvard law professor on rules of engagement (rings) (video)
Woman freaked out ex-boyfriend gave her diamond ring
Antiques Roadshow guest shocked by value of grandmother’s ring
Media Watch
Essence hails American Museum of Natural History hip-hop exhibit
Tony Robbins moved by ashes-to-diamond company Eterneva
The Onion imagines a Cartier diamond-encrusted gastric lap band
The New York Times on Charlotte De Syllas, metal settings that “disappear,” the history of Buccellati, changes at Hancocks, jewelry engraving, Hong Kong jeweler Forms, “ultimate insider” Walid Akkad, jewelry with animals
From the Blog
Where Does De Beers Go From Here?
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 121: Guest Al Cook
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