Cutting Remarks Blog

Cutting Remarks

Views on news in the diamond and jewelry industries

By Rob Bates

Nov. 7 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Could tariff refunds be on the way? The gold rally takes a breather. And Claire’s tries for a comeback. All below. Tenoris:...

Oct. 31 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

I recently made my ninth appearance on Paul Zimnisky’s excellent podcast. We discussed lab-grown diamonds, the future of De Beers, the gold price,...

The Story of the Jeweler With the “Diamond Eye”

There are times when Slater Jones is walking around town and he'll catch people staring at him, and wonder why. That’s when his girlfriend will...

Oct. 24 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Louvre theft shows what heist movies get wrong. Did Anglo American mess up De Beers? And words of wisdom from a still-working 101-year-old...

Oct. 17 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Is the luxury boom over? Report says MI5 had concerns about founder of Rolex. And a woman mines her own diamond. All below. A...

Why Celebrities Like to Be Spotted Wearing Watches

From Ryan Gosling for TAG Heuer to Paul Newman and his Daytonas to James Bond sporting whatever brand signed a sponsorship deal, there's a long...

Oct. 10 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Secondhand Rolex prices start to fall. Why did Walmart buy a shopping mall? And Trump claims attorney general’s ring sliced his hand....

Why De Beers Is Promoting “Desert Diamonds”

At an event Friday night in New York City, De Beers introduced Desert Diamonds—which it calls its first new “beacon” in years—to a group of...

Oct. 3 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Parsing why Rolex hosted Trump at the U.S. Open. Subway ads for AI "Friend" necklace spark uproar. Travis Kelce might have chosen ring way...