This week: Highlights from Watches and Wonders. Canada’s diamond mines could all close. And Jim Cramer buys gold bars at Costco. All below.
“This Country’s Going to War“
– U.S. slaps tariffs on almost all imports
– Tariffs roil global jewelry industry
– Diamond business braces for impact
– Rapaport says don’t send gemstones out of U.S.
– Antwerp posts diamond tariff primer
– Luxury stocks take a hit
– Concerns for small businesses
– “Wave of anxiety” hits Surat
– Indian jewelry industry faces sharp decline
– What tariffs mean for Swiss watches
– Swiss watchmakers express shock. CEOs plot next move
– Watch dealer on how “tariffs could destroy me” (video)
– Pandora seeks to mitigate impact
– How diamonds pushed Lesotho to the top of tariff list
– Israeli official worries about effect on diamonds
– Fashion industry reacts
– Why wasn’t Russia hit?
– JA to hold tariff webinar
Gold passes $3,100 an ounce
– Why gold’s been hitting record highs
– HSBC raises gold price forecasts
– RBC sees more upside potential
– China’s gold reserves go “through the roof”
U.S. watch and jewelry sales held steady in February
National Retail Federation sees slower growth this year
Retail layoffs surge
QVC Group cutting 900 jobs
Hudson’s Bay eliminates 200 corporate roles
Charles & Colvard issues going concern warning
All three Northwest Territories diamond mines risk closure
Jewelers Mutual Group acquires Q Report parent
Jewelry is a “bright spot” at Watches and Wonders
– Highlights from Gear Patrol, Robb Report, Financial Times, Fortune, CNN, and GQ
– Why the big watch brands are getting bigger (by Victoria Gomelsky)
– The “elegant simplicity” of the time-only watch
– Vacheron Constantin introduces world’s most complicated wristwatch
Rolex debuts first new line in 13 years: the Land-Dweller
– Reviews from A Blog to Watch, Financial Times, Hodinkee, and Gear Patrol
Vibhor names Josh Gilbert senior VP
Burgundy Diamond Mines CEO to retire
Rio Tinto finds 158.2 ct. yellow diamond at Diavik mine
FBI agents seen at Tennessee jeweler Rick Davis’ house
Indian police discover Dubai-linked gold smuggling operation
Van Cleef & Arpels called out for “passive-aggressive” apology to consumer
Jim Cramer buys gold bars at Costco (video)
Madonna shows of lapis- and diamond-encrusted grills
Justin Bieber brings back his nose piercing
Man breaks up with girlfriend, spends engagement-ring money on himself
First grader gets real diamond ring from admirer
Study: Seeding the sky with diamonds could cool the Earth
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 143: 24 Karat Weekend, Tariffs, Lab-Grown Diamonds, Rolex
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