Russian Diamond Sanction Plan Likely to Be Delayed, Again

Industry members and government officials involved in the discussions over Russian diamond sanctions expect that a full traceability regime won't be...

Jan. 24 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

Hi, everyone. Please check out my appearance on the great podcast hosted by noted diamond analyst Paul Zimnisky. We talk about lab-grown, lab-grown,...

Jan. 17 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Lab-growns get a price list. The Taliban hope emeralds will revive Afghanistan’s economy. And monkeys steal jewelry, then don’t even...

Jan. 10 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

We wish all the best to our friends, colleagues, and everyone else in Los Angeles right now. Our thoughts are with you. Stay safe. For those...

Roll Call of 2024’s Departing Jewelry Retailers

As we've done since 2015, JCK is starting the year by listing the U.S. jewelers that closed, or announced they would close, during the preceding...

Jan. 3 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

Happy New Year! This week: Jewelers did well during the holiday season. De Beers’ stockpile is its biggest since 2008. And the world needs fewer...

My Favorite Jewelry Promotions of 2024

For the past 12 years, I’ve shared my favorite jewelry promotions of the year, collected from jewelers large and small, in the United States and...

The Seven Weirdest Jewelry Stories of 2024

“There's no normal life,” says Doc Holliday in the 1993 movie Tombstone. “It’s just life.” And 2024 was another one of those years where we...

40 Best Jewelry-Related Quotes of 2024

As we've done for the past five years, JCK is bringing you the 40 most interesting, insightful, and thought-provoking jewelry-related quotes of...

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...