Jan. 30 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Should jewelers sell both lab-growns and naturals? The luxury smartwatch trend fizzles out. And a couple don't realize there's a diamond...

Jan. 23 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: De Beers slashes prices. Are some consumers overpaying for lab-growns? And people in Ireland are trading in their gold-capped teeth. All...

Jan. 16 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

Hi, everyone. I’ll be giving a talk about the industry’s challenges in 2026 at the Continental Buying Group show, in Aventura, Fla., on Tuesday,...

Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Destroying Economies. Is That Okay?

I was recently talking with a friend about Alexander Lacik, who stepped down as CEO of Pandora at the end of the year. (more…)

Jan. 9 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Who’s to blame for the sad state of Saks? Diamond District rivals get into a brawl. And a jeweler tries to sell the world’s largest...

Exit Interview With Natural Diamond Council CEO David Kellie

David Kellie stepped down as CEO of the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) at the end of 2025, capping six years helming the group. (more…)

Roll Call of 2025’s Departing Jewelry Retailers

Once again, JCK is starting the year with a list of U.S. jewelers that closed, or announced they would close, during the preceding year....

Jan. 2 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

Wishing everybody a great 2026. Welcome back to Diamond Shavings. This week: Saks is reportedly preparing a bankruptcy filing. Secondhand Rolexes...

My 10 Favorite Jewelry Promotions of 2025

More than a decade ago, I started gathering my favorite jewelry promotions for a year-end feature. In the years since, compiling this roundup has...

The 7 Weirdest Jewelry Stories of 2025

Another year is ending, and it’s time to take stock of all the very strange things that happened during the past 12 months. So, once again, we...