Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!
This week: Is luxury headed for a boom or bust? Why jewelry counterfeiting is getting worse. And did The Crown get royal jewelry wrong? All below.
Jewelry sales fell in October, surveys say
– Overall retail sales rose 6% during the month
High-end jewelers focus on growth
– Luxury retailers are powering through
Fifty percent of luxury brands might disappear by 2030
Regional jewelers move into brand names
Blue Nile China to shut down
Custom jewelry company Wove raises $3.85 million
JK Findings acquires Intercept Silver & Jewelry Care
Watchfinder to launch third-party marketplace
Jewelers explore benefits of digital art
The lab-grown diamond brand that sold for 100% off Rap
Diamond Foundry gets 120 million euros to build Spanish factory
Jatin Mehta and family cornered by U.K. court
Jewelry counterfeit problem keeps getting worse
Provenance Proof launches online marketplace for traceable gems
HB Antwerp using blockchain to track every diamond
Antwerp and Dubai: a “tale of two diamond hubs”
De Beers’ “new generation” diamond mine
– How De Beers plans to cut its carbon footprint
Do “ocean diamonds” have eco-benefits?
The “lasting legacy” of the Argyle pink diamond
Chow Tai Fook announces chief people officer
Burgundy Diamond Mines chief exits
Star Diamond CEO steps down
Hodinkee to win Gem Award for watch excellence
More museums carrying jewelry
Prada uses recycled gold in jewelry debut
De Beers installs U.S. pop-up
David Yurman opens Palm Beach, Fla., outpost
Movado bets on digital engagement for holiday campaign
Bloomingdale’s marks its 150th birthday with diamonds
Jewelry brand believes their gems are healing
Sarine investors didn’t make out so hot
Amazon reduces space for fulfillment for Amazon
– Amazon locking out laid-off workers
Some jewelry designers keep their day jobs
Workers in Surat’s diamond industry may tip balance in elections
Andy Warhol returns to help Tiffany & Co.
Designing the jewelry for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Jeweler doesn’t like the jewelry in The Crown
Michael Strahan says his one piece of jewelry with the most diamonds is “priceless”
Oprah digs this jewelry-focused Advent calendar
Post Malone shows off $500,000 ring
Camilla channels Queen Elizabeth with tiara
Thieves steal $225,000 in jewelry via a garbage can
Man returns $40,000 ring found on a Florida beach
Jewelry recovered from “Ship of Gold” heads to auction
Archaeologists unearth trove of Viking age jewelry in Sweden
Media Watch
The New York Times on Pandora’s new diamond brand
Treehugger on “ethical jewelry”
From the Blog
The Lab-Grown Diamonds Sold At 100% Off Rap
From the Podcast
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