This week: Amazon wants to act like Chinese competitors. What happened to missing jeweler Vashi? And a 6-year-old girl gets a huge diamond ring from a classmate with a crush. All below.

 

Ostbye & Anderson acquires Victor Corporation

 

Rocksbox moves away from subscription model

 

Saks, Neiman Marcus to merge in $2.6 billion deal

– Deal meant to “future-proof” Saks

– Amazon “poses a quandary” for FTC (subscription)

 

Edahn Golan: July jewelry numbers show surprise drop

– U.S. jewelry sales growth slows in May

– Hill & Co. “Business of Jewelry” report

 

Rapaport: Diamond industry still under pressure

– Paul Zimnisky interviews RDI’s Andrew Rickard (audio)

 

Indian diamond exports fall

– India rules out new import freeze

– Manufacturers still trying to revive Surat bourse

 

Russia overtakes Botswana as far as diamond value

– Russian exports to Hong Kong up 18-fold in first five months of year

– Russia’s deputy foreign minister calls sanctions softening “inevitable”

– Indian industry relieved over sanctions delay

– Alrosa buys gold deposit

 

Richemont appoints new heads of Cartier, Van Cleef

– Will anything change at Cartier?

– Richemont, LVMH look to boost jewelry market share

– Report: Family behind Richemont made poor investments (subscription)

 

June NYC jewelry auctions top $70 million, led by diamonds

 

Ekati boss sees another 25 years of mining

– Rio Tinto completes Diavik solar plant

 

India’s largest lab-grown diamond sold

 

Israeli companies win judgment against Diamond Foundry after legal battle

 

Jewelry retailer Malabar Gold takes insolvency action against Flipkart

 

The market for pre-owned diamonds is changing (video)

 

Secondary-market Rolex prices may weaken further

 

Service center Watch Atelier closes

 

Jay-Z invests in online watch shop Wristcheck

 

The mystery of vanished jeweler Vashi

 

William Jones IV becomes president of Sissy’s Log Cabin

 

Frederick Goldman promotes Bryan Cowan

 

Fossil Group CFO resigns

 

Eiseman Jewels names new chief marketing officer

 

Three industry leaders form new Minnesota jeweler

 

Kate Spade opens stand-alone jewelry store in London

 

Tiffany’s Shanghai store has glittering glass “diamond” facade

– Inside Tiffany Tokyo exhibit

 

A look at Cartier’s Switzerland production facility

 

Krombholz now selling only antique and estate jewelry

 

Amazon starts to imitate Shein, Temu

 

Kohl’s plans to compete with Prime Day

 

The three Botswana women who designed De Beers’ newest collection

 

Beth Bernstein’s new book spotlights 45 female jewelry designers

 

The story of AGTA president Kimberly Collins’ engagement ring

 

Theodore Roosevelt’s stolen watch finds way home

 

Brazil’s ex-president Bolsonaro indicted over undeclared diamonds

 

Prince Edward designed his wife’s $35,000 wedding jewelry

 

Tyla wears $230,000 worth of diamonds at BET Awards

 

Megan Thee Stallion rocks “mind-bending” tooth gems

 

Luxury watch thefts spike at New York restaurants

 

Border agents seek thousands of pieces of counterfeit designer jewelry

 

Firefighters rescue wedding ring after freak accident

 

The jewelry trick scamming tourists in European vacation spots

 

Times‘ Modern Love writer has engagement ring, but no fiancé

 

6-year-old girl gets “huge” diamond ring from classmate

 

Media Watch

NPR looks at lab-growns during wedding season

 

From the Podcast   

The Jewelry District, Episode 125: Guest Pippa Small

 

 

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