This week: Amazon becomes all advertising. A possible break in the Brinks heist? Plus, do Ron DeSantis and Dr. Anthony Fauci own a diamond mine together? All below.

 

Industry closures jump, continuing yearlong trend

– Mastercard: Jewelry sales fall in October

 

Rolex gets new chairman

 

Paul Zimnisky looks at diamond demand toward the end of the year

 

The “evolution of De Beers’ strategy”

 

A lab-grown diamond shakeout may be coming

 

Diamond Foundry buys German wafer producer

 

Ada Diamonds closes funding round

 

Marketing luxury goods as green isn’t “black or white”

 

New NDC portal tests the diamond testers

 

GIA finds moissianite masquerading as diamonds—twice

 

GIA looks at methods to determine geographic origin of diamonds

 

OCCRP looks at diamond mining in Sierra Leone

 

State Department statement on Kimberley Process

 

Lucara announces 10-year extension of sales agreement

 

Surat waives electricity duty for the lab-grown diamond industry

 

Indian tax department raids retailer Kapoor Watch

 

“Suspicious” men at jewelry show could be key clue in Brinks heist

 

Security guard killed In Illinois jewelry robbery

 

“Confusion” swirls around Australian jewelry associations

 

GIA, AGS add new board members

 

“The fall and rise of watch fairs”

 

Richemont warns of “volatile times ahead”

 

Cartier doesn’t want to sound “too optimistic” for holiday

 

This holiday season could be the last for Sears

 

Why eBay opened a store in the Diamond District

 

“Everything on Amazon has become an ad”

 

The “timeless joy of Switzerland’s watch valley”

 

The UAE jewelry brand champions the “art of rebellion”

 

Tiffany’s net-zero aims grow bolder

 

Texas couple gets engaged after finding missing ring during tornado cleanup

 

Jewelry store “claps back” at deceptive one-star review

 

Politifact says DeSantis, Fauci don’t own diamond mine together

 

A look at the scandalous affair behind the Cartier Panther

 

From the Blog

A Lab-Grown Diamond Shakeout May Be Coming

 

From the Podcast   

The Jewelry District, Episode 82: Guest Paul Schneider

My fourth appearance on Paul Zimnisky’s podcast

 

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