This week: Tiffany training new generation of jewelers. Bernard Arnault’s dealings come under the microscope. And a diamond is pulled out of a woman’s ear. All below.

 

Former JCK editor-in-chief Hedda Schupak dies

– Tributes from Jennifer Heebner, Gary Roskin, Anthony DeMarco, and Michelle Graff

– JCK staffers share memories

 

Who’s the real target of De Beers’ new ads?

 

De Beers slashes diamond sales amid glut

– Ekati’s rough sales rise

 

Robbins Brothers, lab-grown pioneer, talking more about natural diamonds

 

Infinite Blue diamond falls short at auction

 

De Beers and Botswana one step closer to final deal

 

HB Antwerp settles founder feud

 

Belgium government exempts Grib from sanctions (translation)

 

Idex: “a tale of two tragedies”

 

Petra Diamonds says mines could use blockchain to track carbon emissions

 

Diamond Foundry fined $12,000 for safety violations

 

Pandora raises growth targets

– Looks to retail expansion for growth

– CEO Alexander Lacik interviewed on CNBC (video)

 

Rolex’s acquisition of Bucherer: Should retailers worry?

– Rolex “breaks taboo”

 

Rolex prices drop on secondary market

– Flippers still offloading them

 

Montblanc burdened by heavy debt (subscription)

 

The original gold Apple Watch is now completely obsolete

 

Tiffany launches Generation Z apprenticeship program

 

Jean Arnault’s plans for Louis Vuitton watches

 

Transactions between Bernard Arnault and Russian businessman face scrutiny

 

Houlden Group CEO steps down

 

Fellows Auctioneers names Paul Greer head of jewelry

 

Lucapa Diamonds appoints Nick Selby CEO and managing director

 

Owner of Murowa mine dies in plane crash

 

Former Gymshark CEO invests in affordable jewelry brand D. Louise

 

Crime on the agenda as JA visits Capitol

– What you need to know about retail crime

 

Amazon made $1 billion with secret price-spiking algorithm

– Why the FTC is going after your Prime subscription

– Woman kicked off Amazon account for no reason

 

Macy’s CEO calls Bloomingdale’s a “growth vehicle”

 

Tiffany to transform Paris opera house

 

Jewelry takes center stage in museums across Asia

 

New Netflix campaign emulates luxury advertising

 

Readers of Times‘ Ethicist column weigh in on woman’s diamond ring dilemma

 

Consumer upset about excessive jewelry packaging

 

Wallace Chan talks about how spirituality guides jewelry-making

 

Woman “bullied” over size of engagement ring on TikTok

 

Rapper Post Malone nearly lost $600,000 diamond while eating Chicken McNugget

 

U.S. seizes giraffe feces from woman who wanted to use it for jewelry

 

Doctor pulls a diamond out of woman’s ear

 

Media Watch

Bustle writer goes on diamond tour in Botswana

CBS News: Price of diamonds is “taking a hit” (video)

National Review lauds De Beers for bringing back old branding

HuffPost contributor chose her own engagement ring, is happy, but feels “judged”

 

From the Blog

Who’s the Real Target for the New De Beers Ads?

 

From the Podcast     

The Jewelry District, Episode 105: Guest Monica Stephenson

 

 

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