This week: The “craziest” lab-grown diamond moments. Jeweler wins case in the Supreme Court. And a look at abolitionist jewelry. All below.

 

Tiffany Stevens to leave Jewelers Vigilance Committee

 

Lab-grown volume grows as value nose-dives

– Prakash Lakhi has seven questions about lab-grown

– Edahn Golan on the LGD path ahead

– Paul Zimnisky on how synthetics might help the natural business

– Author Matthew Hart reviews the lab-grown “mayhem”

– Six “craziest” lab-grown moments

– Brittany Siminitz also has thoughts

 

Gemdax CEO: Diamond industry set for change

 

Avi Krawitz: Time for Signet to deliver on bridal

 

National Jeweler interviews Al Cook

 

Why African countries don’t like Russian ban

– Industry unites against “single node”

– Indian officials think their country should be “key node”

– Alrosa CEO wants BRICS countries to work together

 

Do consumers care about diamond origin?

 

Diamond woes make Botswana fall short of growth target

 

Price of gold may rise “materially” next year

– Wells Fargo also sees new highs for gold

– World Gold Council’s central bank survey

 

New Jersey lawmakers push to exempt gold, silver from sales tax

 

GIA to pilot jewelry report service

 

Luxury houses turn to fancy cuts

 

Luxury jewelry’s resilience and growth in China

– Yoox Net-a-Porter exiting China

 

Victoria Gomelsky’s report from Surat

 

Surat bourse sets new Diwali target after missed deadlines

 

Five of six people elected to AWDC board are of Indian origin

 

Interview with CEO of Piaget

 

Claire’s CEO steps down

 

Kering appoints first-ever chief brand officer

 

Superwealthy Americans flock to U.K. to buy diamonds

 

Supreme Court rules in favor of jeweler in malicious prosecution case

 

Lab-grown diamonds stolen from Surat office

 

Worker killed in Jwaneng diamond mine accident

 

Women break into male-dominated diamond industry

 

Abolitionist jewelry created during anti-slavery movement

 

Tennessee jeweler vows to rebuild following tornado

 

Jewelry store sends message after flag is flipped upside down

 

Aussie former journalist starts lab-grown jewelry brand, The Cut

 

Samsung developing ring as wellness device

 

New York jeweler lets people find pearls in mussels

 

Why watchmakers are “obsessed” with the lunar cycle

 

Kendrick Lamar wants Drake to return Tupac Shakur’s ring

 

Quirky jewels that are big on Instagram

 

Dude refuses to buy $10,000 engagement ring because girlfriend’s not “worth it”

 

Should a couple split cost of engagement ring?

 

Miss Manners answers question about what to do with ring from ex

 

From the Podcast   

The Jewelry District, Episode 124: JCK Show Takeaways

 

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