This week: Is Richard Mille for sale? What about Neiman Marcus? And what do dentists think of teeth jewelry? All below.

 

U.S. jewelry market sales fell 6% in 2023

– The year’s top-performing jewelry categories

 

Is that inscription real? Reports of mislabeled lab-growns increase

– Hong Kong Customs busts lab-grown money laundering scheme

 

Russian diamond sanctions start in March, but details still fuzzy

– Report: American resistance weakened Antwerp proposal

 

Gaza war disrupting Israel-India talks, diverting shipments

 

Three diamond mines poised to extend life

– Gem Diamonds and Lucara find first big diamonds of 2024

 

India is now diamond trade’s “lifeline” (video)

 

Lusix, much-touted lab-grown diamond producer, shifts strategy

 

Pandora ends 2023 with “strong” fourth quarter

 

Freeman’s and Hindman auction houses merge

 

Report: Richard Mille exploring possible sale (subscription)

 

How shutting 75% of its stores transformed Audemars Piguet

 

Rolex showrooms are “turning into temples”

 

Neiman Marcus doesn’t foresee Saks takeover

 

Interview with Swarovski CEO

 

Christopher Ward appoints North American brand director

 

Maria Black hires Pandora vet as CEO

 

Gem Legacy expands advisory council

 

Boss at top gold miner dismissed over “irregular payment”

 

Brazilian government joins with miners to improve security

 

Ernest Jones denies Asscher sales infringed trademark (subscription)

 

eBay has to pay $3 million over journalist harassment

 

Facebook jewelry sale ends in reported rip-off

 

Spanish preservation agency files complaint against Diamond Foundry power line plan

 

Former South Carolina jeweler Porky Bradberry found dead

– Community remembers

– Suspect arrested

 

DNA links suspect to Colorado jeweler’s murder

 

Murder of jeweler Ted Shaughnessy to be featured on Dateline

 

Gail Kowalski of North Carolina’s Jewelry by Gail dies

 

Idaho jeweler may issue refunds in snow promotion

 

David Yurman expands NYC headquarters

 

Lark & Berry opens showroom in Houston

 

Forbes profiles Greenwich St. Jewelers

 

Louis Vuitton introducing men’s fine jewelry line

 

Elaborate diamonds won big at the Golden Globes

– Less bling than usual?

– E! host loses diamond on red carpet

 

17 jewels inspired by Taylor Swift songs

– Swift wears necklace with empowering Kobe Bryant quote

 

Hailey Bieber pairs bikini with $16,000 diamond body chain

 

Jewels (and more) from HBO’s Succession head to auction

 

Do dentists approve of tooth jewelry?

 

TikToker slammed for complaining about boyfriend proposing with silver ring

 

Gold worth $2.5 million found hidden in tank bought on eBay

 

Media Week

The Week: “Synthetic diamonds are upending the industry’s status quo”

 

From the Blog

Russian Diamond Sanctions Start in March, but Details Still Fuzzy

Lusix, Much-Touted Lab-Grown Diamond Producer, Shifts Strategy

 

From the Podcast      

The Jewelry District, Episode 112: Predictions for 2024

 

 

Email: rbates – at – jckonline.com.

– Twitter: @robbatesjck

– Connect on LinkedIn

 

Have a good weekend—and a great new year!

 

 (Photo: Getty Images)  

Follow JCK on Instagram: @jckmagazine
Follow JCK on Twitter: @jckmagazine
Follow JCK on Facebook: @jckmagazine