July 12 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: What’s good, and bad, about the Saks–Neiman Marcus merger. Costco is raising membership fees. And a church makes jewelry out of old...

Exit Interview With Longtime Signet Spokesman David Bouffard

Spending more than four decades at the same company seems like an almost impossible feat these days, but David Bouffard is used to doing the...

July 5 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Amazon wants to act like Chinese competitors. What happened to missing jeweler Vashi? And a 6-year-old girl gets a huge diamond ring from...

What We Know—And Don’t—About Russian Diamond Sanctions

This week, as part of its 14th package of sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) announced it was...

June 28 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: What department stores have top sales? Shoppers ask Bernard Arnault to bless their babies. And a Rolex reappears after passing through a...

Robert Weldon Looks Back on a Gem-Filled Life

Robert Weldon has long loved gems, which he credits in part to his mother. “My mother was an amateur gemologist,” he says. “She collected...

June 21 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: The “craziest” lab-grown diamond moments. Jeweler wins case in the Supreme Court. And a look at abolitionist jewelry. All...

June 14 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: How low will lab-grown go? Patek Philippe CEO uncomfortable that Stallone flipped watch. And Kim Kardashian blow-dries her jewelry. All...

The Natural Diamond Industry Has Woken Up

Post-JCK, some are proclaiming that natural diamonds are “back.” And yes, one can spot some small signs of a revival, including a slight...

De Beers’ Other Plans: Expanded Retail, New Polished Division

When De Beers executives laid out their turnaround strategy last week at JCK Las Vegas, they didn’t talk much about their plans for a new polished...