This week: How reliable are TikTok’s jewelry hacks? After 21 years, couple finds engagement ring in toilet. Woman buys brooch for $24 at thrift fair—and it’s a million-dollar royal jewel. All below.
Jewelry sales fell 5.4% over holiday, survey says
– Jewelers benefit from last-minute rush
– Holiday sales down but decent
Looking Back at 2022
– The 40 best jewelry-related quotes
– My favorite jewelry promotions
– 30 of the best jewelry reads (subscription)
– The 10 weirdest jewelry stories
– JCK’s 10 most listened to podcasts
– Favorite jewelry trends of the year
– National Jeweler remembers those we said goodbye to
– Roll call for 2022’s departing jewelers
Looking Ahead to 2023
– 23 jewelry leaders make bold predictions for the industry in 2023 (subscription)
– Rapaport collects industry predictions
– Watch industry predictions for 2023
– Six jewelry trends likely to rock (subscription)
– Seven jewelry trends experts think will be big
– JCK’s predictions for the year to come (audio)
Rolex starts new year with price increases
– Reporter falls into gray market when buying a watch
Swatch Group plans to stay out of secondhand market, CEO says
Harry Winston comes to the metaverse
Paul Zimnisky: Lab diamond sales rise as prices fall
Edahn Golan: Why rough diamond prices are falling
– Diamond prices end year with decline
De Beers’ rough sales near $6 billion for the year
The world’s richest diamond mines
Two-thirds of Generation Z open to engagement ring without a diamond
How should luxury brands handle controversy?
Kassoy showroom set to close
How a jeweler lost $1.6 million in 24 hours
More than 100 jobs saved after watch, repair business taken out of administration
Kristin Cavallari reaches settlement with jewelry designer who accused her of infringement
Money laundering charges dropped against Beny Steinmetz
Push for gold leaves toxic legacy in Zimbabwe
List of stores Macy’s is closing this year
Amazon to lay off 18,000
Bovet owner buys 100% of business
Watchshop acquired by Frasers Group
Missouri jeweler (and former wrestler) Manoli Savvenas dies
California jeweler Fredric Harold Rubel dies
The New York Times obit and Wallpaper tribute to Daniel Brush
IGI vet Monika Biernacka joins GSI
Bruce Lake becomes Vibhor’s national director of sales
Becka Johnson Kibby promoted to VP at Edge Retail Academy
Jeweler warns against TikTok jewelry hacks
– Woman swears by her TikTok hack
How jewelry brands cash in on Instagram
GIA starts rolling out all-digital reports
Rough diamonds become status symbols
LVMH sets up platform for archival content
Montblanc sees opportunity in airports, smaller cities
Van Cleef & Arpels’ Pennsylvania Boutique has touch of Paris
How this jeweler became an orchestra conductor (for 4 minutes)
Piecing together clues from the Tiffany flagship renovation
A sneak peek at Blackpink’s Rosé in Tiffany & Co’s new global campaign
– Why stars like Blackpink are “ideal jewelry ambassadors”
Prince Harry details Meghan Markle’s wedding-tiara drama in memoir
How a Yellowknife, NWT, jeweler’s necklace ended up on Billie Eilish in Vogue photo shoot
Is Cher wearing an engagement ring?
Bella Hadid is rocking a tooth gem
The fascinating history of the Emperor Maximillian diamond
How a trip to Bahrain spelled success for Cartier
Grandview Klein has new phone number
Ben Bridge gives $110,000 in grants for 110th anniversary
Woman complains that fiancé skimped on engagement ring
Miss Manners looks at whether woman should tell boyfriend he gave her fake diamonds
After 21 years, couple finds engagement ring in toilet
Woman buys brooch for $24 at thrift fair—turns out to be million-dollar royal jewel
From JCK Pro
30 of the Best Jewelry Reads of 2022 (subscription)
From the Blog
Roll Call for 2022’s Departing Retailers
How This Jeweler Became an Orchestra Conductor (for 4 Minutes)
The 10 Weirdest Jewelry Stories of 2022
My Favorite Jewelry Promotions Of 2022
The 40 Best Jewelry-Related Quotes Of 2022
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 86: 2023 Predictions
Have a happy and healthy 2023!
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