Dec. 20 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This is the last roundup of 2024. I will be on vacation between Christmas and New Year's, so Diamond Shavings will not run next Friday. Wishing all...

Dec. 13 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: De Beers hopes (industrial) lab-growns will boost its sale value. Gen Z's return to the malls. And the buzz about Selena Gomez’s...

Dec. 6 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Google Trends show lab diamond spike. Jeweler creates ring with material from Apollo 11 spacecraft. And a Houston jeweler’s daughter’s...

The Kimberley Process Has Failed at Its One Job. Let It Do Something Else.

In mid-November, the Kimberley Process (KP) lifted its embargo against the Central African Republic (CAR); there's a good backgrounder here. In this...

Nov. 27 Diamond Shavings: Your (Early for the Holiday) Web Roundup

This week: Companies are using AI for customer service, and customers aren’t happy. Community supports “singing jeweler” after burglary. Sybil...

Nov. 22 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Indian official says lab-growns should only be called “synthetic.” Singapore rules Jane Seymour blue diamond was hoax. Kate Middleton...

Kimberley Process Lifts Embargo on Central African Republic

After 11 years, the Kimberley Process (KP) has lifted its embargo on diamonds from the Central African Republic (CAR). (more…)

Nov. 15 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Jewelry sales soared in October. People are flipping the Patek Philippe Cubitus for big bucks. Pearl found in mussels meal gets set in...

Nov. 8 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Consumers sour on online shopping. Is gold rally a sign of financial “dystopia”? How the watch industry led to speeding tickets. All...

Nov. 1 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Indian-owned Antwerp diamond firm goes bankrupt. BHP says it won’t bid for Anglo again. And the “YouTube loudmouth” Swiss...