This week: A ruby is grown in a jewelry setting. Why is Russia importing so many Chinese diamonds? And the Dracula watch comes with its own coffin. All below.
Lightbox lives! But it’s rebranding and may tweak business model
Gold breaks new barrier: $2,600 an ounce
Kendra Scott gets new investment, plans expansion
Kay Jewelers is doing a brand refresh
– Signet, GIA partner for new in-house bench jeweler training
– Signet-owned Rocksbox to launch on Amazon
Is current diamond industry turbulence shaping a “new normal”?
– Lab-growns: threat or opportunity?
Lab-grown diamond grading is becoming its own thing
– Are IGI’s margins helped by in-factory grading?
First ruby grown in setting in lab
Why did Russia import a large amount of diamonds from China?
Lucara debates how to sell big diamond
Diavik offers staff “voluntary separation”
– Diavik starts using solar energy
Burgundy halts Ekati expansion plans
Okavango Diamond Company cancels December sale
New York Post says “diamonds are out” among world’s richest
Breitling CEO believes China’s luxury slowdown has “hit bottom”
Watches of Switzerland embraces independent brands
More Black Friday ads will tout self-gifting
Bulgari’s U.K. division slides into the red
Montblanc appoints Giorgio Sarné as new CEO
HSN appoints new chief merchandising officer
Roland Brinker, founder of Brinker’s Jewelers, dies at 84
Tiffany must face ex-employee’s retaliation claims, says judge
Trump introduces watch line
– He’s selling coins and jewelry, too
Sotheby’s unveils jewel linked to Marie Antoinette’s infamous “Affair of the Necklace”
Jenna Bush Hager lost stone from her engagement ring
The history behind the Dracula watch with its own coffin (subscription)
Media Watch
Profile of Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas
Bloomberg on Rolex’s secondhand watch program (subscription)
From the Blog
Lab-Grown Diamond Grading Is Becoming Its Own Thing
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 131: Guest Julia Hackman Chafé
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