What the Watch Industry Really Thinks About Baselworld

Basel could use some mazel. Last week, the Swatch Group pulled out of Baselworld, complaining the century-old watch fair had failed to innovate...

Aug. 10 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup  

This week: A jeweler says news reports drove him out of business. Israeli bourse expels two for synthetic swapping. And a $30,000 ring is found at a...

Aug. 3 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup  

This week: Tiffany installs a robin’s-egg blue vending machine. Mehul Choksi is in the islands. And shopping-mall operators start to breathe...

The FTC’s Lab-Grown Guides: Time to Revise the Revision?

Let’s not mince words: Last week’s revision of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Jewelry Guides was a massive victory for the lab-grown...

FTC Attorney Answers Questions on Jewelry Guides

This morning, Reenah L. Kim, staff attorney for the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of Enforcement, spoke...

July 27 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup  

This week: Income inequality rises in America. The “Pink Panther” thieves are back. A huge gold nugget is found in river. All...

Alrosa Speaks Out on Branding—and Brexit

When writing last week’s post on Alrosa’s new Russia-based diamond brand—my piece was inspired by this New York Times story—I reached out to...

July 20 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup  

This week on Diamond Shavings: There may be a lot more diamonds below the Earth’s surface. A new Indian diamond scandal. And inside Tiffany’s...

Walmart Seems to Be Cutting Back Jewelry Sales

Once the biggest jewelry seller in America, Walmart is gradually cutting the number of jewelry counters in its stores, sources say. In January,...

Alrosa’s Russian Brand: Right Idea, Wrong Time?

This week, The New York Times reported that Russian diamond miner Alrosa is hoping to brand its stones as being of Russian origin. “Mine to...