This week: Indian-owned Antwerp diamond firm goes bankrupt. BHP says it won’t bid for Anglo again. And the “YouTube loudmouth” Swiss watchmakers love. All below.

Wishing a very happy Diwali to all who celebrate.

 

Jewelers’ Security Alliance appoints new president

 

Fenix buys Lusix for $4 million

 

Botswana president Masisi loses reelection

– Diamond trade was central issue, says New York Times and AP

– Debswana’s diamond sales fall 50% in first nine months

– Fortune profiles HB Antwerp

– “Botswana is broke” (subscription)

 

Indian-owned Antwerp diamond firm goes bankrupt

 

Antwerp diamond trade at “all-time low”

 

Diamond workers file complaint against Surat firm

 

Slump in diamond industry compels workers to leave Surat

 

De Beers sends market “negative signs” (video)

 

BHP says it’s not bidding for Anglo American again

 

Offshore diamond mining vessel starts up in Namibia

 

Chanel jewelry head warns of “luxury fatigue”

 

Gold jewelry sales fall as price keep rising

– Gold price shows little reaction to good jobs data

 

Assael senior VP Peggy Grosz leaves company

 

The RealReal promotes its president to CEO

 

Eva Violante to direct gem acquisition for Harry Winston

 

Constance Polamalu on selling both natural and lab-grown

 

Monica Rich Kosann looks back on 20 years

 

Interview with head of direct-to-consumer jeweler Awe Inspired

 

Video shows Florida jeweler’s phone call before he went missing

 

Arrested South African diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg applies for bail

 

Over 1,000 smuggled diamonds seized at Ho Chi Min airport

 

Charles & Colvard faces Nasdaq delisting again

 

Jewelry industry gets more interested in licensing

 

Swiss watchmakers embrace “YouTube loudmouth”

 

Patek Phillipe’s new Cubitus watch: pro and con

– Watchmaker says it looks similar to his model

– Victoria Gomelsky: Patek embraces “urban chic”

– Stern slams “haters”

 

What Phillips auctions tell us about watch collecting

 

How Boucheron keeps shining

 

Glenn Spiro, “the gem maverick of Mayfair”

 

De Beers signs Chinese Olympic stars to be face of brand

 

Jewelry company gets into battle with influencer

 

Richard Simmons’ brother fighting his housekeeper over jewelry

 

Padma Lakshmi on her favorite piece of jewelry

 

Lost diamond ring found in landfill after 30-hour search

 

From the Podcast   

The Jewelry District, Episode 133: Guest Stephanie Gottlieb

 

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