Tiffany Veteran Joins Vrai as VP of Sales
Julie Garcia (pictured), a nine-year veteran of Tiffany & Co., has been appointed vice president of sales for North America and Europe for...
Aug. 2 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup
This week: Certified pre-owned Rolex prices vary wildly at authorized dealers. Seventy Indian diamond dealers shut offices in Hong Kong. And the...
Sell More by Using These Fun Facts With Clients
Fun facts are pieces of useful information that go beyond nickel knowledge. They are intended as edutainment—stimulating conversation that teaches...
Element Six Using Synthetic Diamonds to Manage “Forever Chemicals”
Element Six (E6), the De Beers subsidiary that produces synthetic diamonds for industrial purposes, has joined forces with Lummus Technology to...
Tiffany & Co.’s Iconic Bird on a Rock Is Now a Timepiece
Last year, when JCK published a dispatch from the opening party for the Landmark, Tiffany & Co.’s renovated Fifth Avenue flagship in New York...
Jewelry Sourcing Poses Challenges—But Also Opportunities
In this age of sanctions, determining the origin of jewelry components remains a problem, yet the picture is not all negative, speakers agreed during...
De Beers Cuts Production, for Second Time This Year
De Beers announced it is scaling back its expected production for the second time this year, due to a “prolonged period of lower demand.”...
French Lab-Grown Diamond Company Enters Receivership
Diam Concept, the Chanel-backed lab-created diamond company, went into receivership in May, according to an official notice filed on June 6....
De Beers Receives Cash Infusion Amid Production Cuts
De Beers’ depleted coffers just received a much-needed boost with the sale of some Australian iron ore royalty rights for $150 million....
U.S. Still Hopes for Diamond Traceability Program
The United States still hopes its sanctions on Russian diamonds will include a traceability component, Brad Brooks-Rubin, senior adviser for the...
Antwerp Group Makes Rentmeesters Permanent CEO
Karen Rentmeesters, who has served as interim CEO of Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) since the departure of Ari Epstein in April, has been named...