Oct. 25 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Will Trump slap 20% tariffs on Rolex? Kim Kardashian gets Skibidi Toilet necklace. And man lies to fiancée about “rare” diamond,...

Oct. 18 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: De Beers may cut sightholders. Sellers revolt at Chrono24. And 50 Cent gets trolled by jeweler he’s suing. All...

A Jeweler Has Grown Rubies in Mountings (and Thinks You Can Too)

Sofie Boons, a U.K.-based jeweler-turned-scientist, recently received a flurry of media coverage when she announced she'd grown rubies in platinum...

Oct. 11 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Did Leonardo DiCaprio sell out Nelson Mandela? Shaun Leane leaves eponymous brand. And 50 Cent sues jeweler for using his name. All...

What Are Digital Storefronts—and Why Is Signet So Psyched About Them?

Let's say you're an engagement ring customer. You go to your local jewelry store and see a few items you like, (more…)

Oct. 4 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: The story of the world’s second-largest diamond. Sotheby’s struggles after art market tanks. Details on the Trump-branded watch. All...

Signet CEO Gina Drosos on Why She’s Retiring

Yesterday, Signet CEO Gina Drosos announced she was retiring, after seven years heading America's (and by some metrics the world’s) largest retail...

Lab-Grown Diamond Grading Is Becoming Its Own Thing

At the JCK Show, I was with a group of people who work with lab-grown who were upset that a certain lab was supposedly lax in its lab-grown...

Sept 27 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

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....

How Lab-Grown E-tailer Clean Origin Fell From Great Heights

It’s not surprising that a company named Clean Origin—the lab-grown diamond site that was sold last month—had a carefully crafted origin story,...