This week: Breitling can call its watches “red gold.” Diamond is about to be “dethroned” as hardest mineral. And Emily Ratajkowski pioneers the divorce ring. All below.

 

Signet thinks 2024 will be down year for jewelry sales

– Says consumers catching on to falling lab-grown prices

– Stock falls to lowest point in two years

– Earnings call transcript

 

Lab-grown makers pivot toward fashion

 

Greenwashing class actions on the rise, says JVC

 

De Beers plans job cuts, new business strategy

 

G7’s Russian diamond plan is losing support—even in G7

 

Gold price briefly tops $2,200 an ounce

 

U.S. retail sales to rise at slower pace in 2024

 

Macy’s allowing potential buyers to examine its books

– Is private ownership for retailers coming back in vogue?

 

CaratLane to debut in the United States this year

 

Why luxury watch brands don’t get along with e-commerce partners

 

Breitling can call its watches “red gold,” appeals court says

 

Star Diamond, Rio Tinto reach resolution in diamond mine dispute

 

Jewelry factory supervisor stole and sold metals, says DOJ

 

Mumbai trader flees with diamonds

 

South Carolina jeweler faces retrial on death of his wife

 

Inside the “fake robbery” at Sydney jewelry store (subscription)

 

Two shoppers sued Hermès after they couldn’t buy Birkin bags

 

Bulgari CEO talks brand elevation

 

Ring Concierge CEO discusses how to scale a jewelry business

 

Fossil CEO out as company announces strategic review

 

David Yurman appoints new chief financial, people officers

 

Jade Trau names two new senior hires

 

Bernadette Mack named managing director of Mercury Free Mining

 

Bianca Chiappelloni joining Manfredi Jewelers

 

Borsheims promotes Megan Mattice

 

Stephen Webster wants more young people to become jewelers

 

Emily Ratajkowski turns engagement diamonds into “divorce rings”

 

A watch from Elvis Presley heads to auction

 

Beyonce wore nearly 300 carats of diamonds at Oscar party

 

Rare 17 ct. diamond ring to be auctioned off for up to $1 million

 

Diamond is about to be “dethroned” as hardest mineral

 

Brooch that British woman bought for £20 sells for nearly £10,000

 

From the Blog

G7’s Russian Diamond Plan Is Losing Support—Even in G7

 

From the Podcast     

The Jewelry District, Episode 117: Guest Jean-Claude Biver

 

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