This week: Is Taylor Swift helping Pandora? Rolex gets its arms around Bucherer. And Kourtney Kardashian sells a necklace that doubles as a gummy holder. All below.
Spot gold price hits $2,500, a new record
The Worst of Times?
– The “diamond dream” is in peril, analyst warns
– Indian manufacturers cut production by 50%
– Lab-grown diamonds cope with oversupply
– Surat industry staring at huge job losses
– Unemployed diamond artisans turn to crime
– Indian industry suicide hotline gets 1,600 calls
– Has China’s one-child policy hurt the industry?
– Ben Janowski predicts end of De Beers
– Namibia pivots to uranium
Or Maybe Not
– Tenoris: Diamond sales flourished in July
– Sales strong at Gem Diamonds and Lucara
– Lab-grown diamonds attract younger Indian consumers
– U.S. retail sales surge in July
Botswana seeks bigger stake in HB Antwerp
– Botswana union fights union-busting
– Botswana’s diamond slump causes officials to cut back on cars, travel
Rapaport calls for more source certification
– Diamond tech companies race to trace goods
– How top diamond-tracking programs work
Alrosa’s profits fall by 35% in first half
Argyle pink from final tender goes unsold in Australian auction
Watch e-tailer Chronext files for voluntary administration
Watch brand Bremont racks up big losses
Rolex execs take top jobs at Bucherer
Pandora calls its U.S. business “robust”
– How long can it continue to deliver?
– Is surge caused by Taylor Swift?
Talk continues that Saks is not paying vendors
What happened to missing jeweler Vashi?
FTC rule bans buying fake reviews, bot followers
Jewelry business sues Indiana over civil forfeiture
Jewelry store clerk’s tip leads to arrest of alleged sex offender
A “colorful Canadian con man” duped victims with fake diamonds (audio)
Stolen jewelry worth $124 million back on display in Germany
Karelian Diamond wins land dispute case in Finland
Court refuses CBI’s plea for custody of Mehul Choksi’s top executive
Former J.C. Penney CEO Mike Ullman dies
Jewelry designer Betty Cooke dies at 100
U.K. jeweler Hugh Rice dies
Scott Friedman rejoins International Gemological Institute
Heather Ingraham awarded WJA Helene Fortunoff Scholarship
Jewelers Mutual opening North Carolina office
– Raleigh edged out 14 other cities
Author tells of adventures in African gem trade
Ethical Metalsmiths debuts online jewelry store
Jeweler purchases of historic mansion
Houston jeweler explains composition of Olympic medals
Connecticut jeweler gets bump from Dave Portnoy
Chow Tai Fook criticized for using variety show host as ambassador
Adele’s engagement ring sparks popularity of pear-shape diamonds
Kourtney Kardashian sells necklaces that hold gummies
Bracelet owned by Marie Antoinette currently on view in New York
The history of the Elsa Peretti snake necklace
How a gas pipe became a jewelry legend
TikTokker raises $320K for Air Force veteran who pawned jewelry to care for wife
Woman shocked by Antiques Roadshow necklace appraisal
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 128: LVMH at Olympics, Tiffany’s Travails, Travel Retail, Hodinkee
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