This week: Man sues postal service for not insuring his jewelry. Minnesota jeweler warns about “street scammers.” And why the secondhand watch market has melted down. All below.
Remembering Terry Castro, celebrated jewelry designer of Castro NYC
Shinola CEO Shannon Washburn retires
Industry closures rising again, JBT says
De Beers CEO “cautious” about U.S. demand in second half
– De Beers appoints VP of code of origin, trade services
– De Beers sees “strong” first-half results
GIA hires first VP of ESG
– GIA source verification launched
– GIA to open lab in Dubai
Russian sanctions make Indian diamantaires lose “a fifth of their revenues”
– Sanctions boost demand for lab-grown diamonds
This man helped to found the lab-grown diamond business. Now he’s “distraught”
Report: Mehtas face global asset tracking in U.K. court
Michigan jeweler sentenced in $12 million diamond fraud scheme
Man sues U.S. Postal Service for not insuring jewelry (registration required)
Rochester, Minn., jeweler warns against street scammers
Russian blood diamonds smuggler Viktor Bout may be part of prisoner swap
Diamond exports to support Botswana’s economy in 2022
This may be the largest pink diamond found in 300 years
Lucara Diamond cofounder Lukas Lundin dies
Jewelers of America elects four new directors to its board
Evan Yurman wants to “reinvent” his father’s company
The M Jewelers acquired by Red Luxury
Zenith watches join Rolex and Patek on wait lists as sales surge
Ukraine war, Bitcoin crash, Brexit all cooling secondhand watch market
– “Panic selling” not filtering down to the primary market
Boucheron, Pomellato deliver solid performance for Kering
Tiffany & Co. debuts new social impact platform
Shopify laying off 10% of its team
Queen Elizabeth II’s most treasured jewels on display at Buckingham Palace
Real Housewife Erika Jayne sues to get $1.4 million in jewelry back
Learn how to pronounce watch brand names
Media Watch
Liz Claman talks to Brilliant Earth CEO
How the United States tracks conflict diamonds and other minerals (audio)
The Globe and Mail on lab-grown diamonds
Vanity Fair says diamonds are still everyone’s best friends
Reader’s Digest on what to do if your diamond falls out of its ring
From the Blog
This Man Helped to Found the Lab-Grown Diamond Business. Now He’s “Distraught”
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 74: Mithun Sacheti
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