This week: Ear piercing becomes a big retail trend. Watch shortages start to strain watch companies. And Neil Lane designs a ketubah. All below.

 

Steven Kaiser, watch industry “connector,” dies

 

Rocksbox founder, CEO Meaghan Rose steps down

– Retailers fear “subscription apocalypse”

 

Russian sanctions open door for Canadian diamonds

– DW: Bostwana may benefit too (video)

– Botswana’s wants more “mine-to-finger”

– U.S. retailers seek firm guarantees

– Dutch newspaper on Antwerp diamonds

– Paul Zimnisky on how Russian sanctions are affecting diamond prices

 

Deciphering De Beers’ blockchain platform

 

Just what is recycled gold, anyway?

– National Jeweler webinar on responsible gold  (video)

 

Demand for lab-grown diamonds “will grow”

 

Ear piercing the “next fun retail trend”

 

Tackling the “bench jeweler shortage”

 

“Tough times” for watchmakers who can’t keep up with demand

– Watch shortages extend beyond the big brands

 

Luxury YouTubers rewriting watch-selling rules

 

Pros and cons of four jewelry-selling platforms

 

The number of jewelry businesses declines

 

Blue Nile “expanding physical presence”

 

Gina Drosos appears on Cheddar News (video)

– Jim Cramer calls Signet “a buy”

 

David Yurman opening first store in Paris

 

Long Jewelers to open new location

 

McKinsey: How U.S. consumers are feeling

 

U.S. luxury retailers hope affluent consumers will help them avoid inflation pain

 

Despite inflation, department stores are still doing well

 

Macy’s notes shift to occasion-based spending

 

More than 70 Sears stores closing

 

Kohl’s braces for bidders to slash takeover offers

 

Neiman Marcus may be shifting to return work

– Company “decentralizes”

 

Amazon stops hiding its private label brands

 

Watch brands show how “circularity and sustainability can coexist”

– The “trust relationships” behind ethical supply

 

Dodgy diamond dealer gets past Zimbabwe authorities

 

Barbara Wheat becomes executive director of Ethical Metalsmiths

 

Shy Creation appoints Kari Allen exec VP

 

William Frost joins Julius Klein Diamonds as sales executive

 

Brinker’s Jewelers appoints Ben Stahl as new COO

 

Insider speaks with Borsheims CEO (subscription required)

 

92NY selects artist in residence

 

TAG Heuer taking crypto

 

Gucci opens Roblox residency, Gucci Town

 

Sotheby’s auctioning two 100 ct.-plus diamonds

 

Ann Getty’s jewels go up for auction

 

Anne Hathaway joins Bulgari as global ambassador

 

Which jewels will the queen wear during her Platinum Jubilee?

– Why Queen Elizabeth loved pearls

 

Which movie inspired this Chopard masterpiece?

 

The Chicago-area jeweler who makes the Chicago Sky’s championship rings (video)

 

Nicky Oppenheimer now richer than Johann Rupert

 

The only Tiffany-designed mansion can be yours

 

Neil Lane designs luxury ketubahs

 

Theo Fennell has written a memoir

 

Treasure hunter finds “Frankenstone”

 

Media Watch

Bustle: Shell jewelry is “making a comeback”

The New York Times on gold’s allure (by Amy Elliott), a new spin on tennis bracelets, designer Jacqueline Rabun (by Victoria Gomelsky), and the gemstone larimar

 

From the Blog

Just What Is Recycled Gold, Anyway? 

 

From the Podcast   

The Jewelry District, Episode 70: Guest Sarin Bachmann On JCK Las Vegas

 

 

Have a great weekend.

 

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