This week: What department stores have top sales? Shoppers ask Bernard Arnault to bless their babies. And a Rolex reappears after passing through a cow. All below.
EU pushes diamond certification plan back six months
– What we know, and don’t, about Russian sanctions
– EU faces financial losses due to sanctions
– U.K. removes Alrosa deputy from sanctions list
Anglo in “no rush” to sell De Beers, partner says
– De Beers sales weakness persists
– Paul Zimnisky on the state of the diamond market
InStore: 54% of jewelry retailers saw sales growth in May
Jewelry top performer in “stalled” luxury market, Bain says
Younger affluents see watches, jewelry as investments, says survey
Department stores ranked by sales
Chinese luxury brands look to affordable semiprecious stones
How colored stones made a mark on Vegas show floors
LVMH acquires Swiss clockmaker L’Epée
– Why LVMH “isn’t done shopping”
– LVMH chair Arnault invests in rival Richemont
– Is investment a signal?
– Chinese shoppers want Arnault to bless their babies
Premji Invest to lead round in jewelry brand Giva
Hong Kong jeweler’s listing provides “whiff of optimism” to local exchange
Shein’s U.S. IPO is dead
SCS vet Stanley Mathuram joins lab-grown diamond trade group
Fura Gems founder and CEO Dev Shetty resigns
HYT Watches names Vahé Vartzbed as CEO
Watches of Switzerland CEO Brian Duffy talks jewelry strategy
Robert Weldon looks back on a gem-filled life
Martin Rapaport being honored by 24 Karat Club of Southern California
Bulgari celebrates 140th anniversary with a 200 ct. diamond necklace
Boucheron releases first-of-their kind jewelry cases
Mass wedding celebrated with synthetic diamonds
Christie’s rakes in $11 million in Paris auction
Lucapa sells stake in Mothae mine
Jeweler crafts ring with Key Bridge debris
Jeweler testifies in Menendez trial
Forensic jeweler uses pieces to identify the dead
Swindler in India replaces natural stone with lab-grown one
Why the Toronto airport gold heist is far from solved
Anti-money laundering body pledges to probe new investigation into United Arab Emirates
Luxury jeweler had “secret high life”
King Charles III’s new diamond jewel explained
Bridgerton sparks interest in pearl engagement rings
Eight jewelers predict what Taylor Swift’s engagement ring will look like
Woman calls off wedding after realizing engagement ring was fake
Widow asks if she should keep deceased husband’s ring
Woman throws “divorce party” and throws ring into the sea
Woman goes on search for ring that vanished at hospital
50-year-old Rolex reappears after passing through a cow
Diamonds may lurk beneath Mercury’s surface
Media Watch
Experts tell The New York Times how to evaluate jewelry online
From the Blog
What We Know—and Don’t—About Russian Diamond Sanctions
Robert Weldon Looks Back on a Gem-Filled Life
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 124: JCK Show Takeaways
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