This week: The Wall Street Journal thinks this will be a banner year for the industry. Get ready for jewelry made by robots. And an unregistered watch causes problems for Arnold Schwarzenegger. All below.
Wall Street Journal predicts banner year for watches and jewelry
– Peter Smith is optimistic
– Why Wall Street should worry about retail
– Mall owner sees luxury recovering
Industry hopes “engagement gap” ends this year
– Bloomberg columnist is skeptical (subscription)
JBT: 650 jewelry businesses closed last year
Quality Gold acquires Swiss Crown USA
– Used Rolex prices show signs of stabilizing
Rolex steel watch production has hurt Watches of Switzerland
– Perils of being a publicly traded watch retailer
De Beers cuts diamond prices, again
– Connection to lab-grown? (video)
– Will polished suffer?
– NDC sees India’s diamond market rising 5%–10% this year
Lusix sees “valuation crash”
Note: The company has denied this story.
Charting Zulily’s downfall
Farfetch rescue “throwing good money after bad”
New reality for luxury online platforms
Former jeweler pleads guilty for selling lab-grown diamonds as naturals
Ox sues H&M over alleged Ourglass knockoff
LVMH works with TikTok to limit counterfeits
SCS wants to rate colored stones on sustainability
NGO on the “curse” of Madagascan sapphires
Petra Diamonds tries to come clean after “troubled past”
Russian government doesn’t expect having to bail out Alrosa
Confusion over Australian jewelry association’s reporting requirements as nonprofit
Matt Stuller to receive JVC ethics award
24 Karat Club, DCA elect new board chairs
Target names new chief operating officer
Michael Burke to succeed Sidney Toledano as head of LVMH Fashion Group
Jewelry drives strong growth at Richemont
Registration open for 2024 JCK show in Las Vegas
Robots changing the world of fine jewelry
Emmy Awards jewelry: low-key looks all around
– Ali Wong got Critics Choice bling at Jared
North West shows off diamond grills
Arnold Schwarzenegger detained in Munich over “unregistered” luxury watch
Third grader starts jewelry business
When jewelry influences watchmakers
Sunglasses get bejeweled
Media Week
Slate referees fight over mother’s jewelry (subscription)
New York Times reader asks how many rings is too many
From the Blog
SCS Wants to Rate Colored Stones on Sustainability
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 113: Guest Stanley Zale
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