De Beers Cuts Sightholders as It Creates Client Categories

De Beers has reportedly informed around 10 sightholders—including a handful of longtime clients—that they will not be eligible for new contracts,...

Diamond Foundry Setting Up American Diamond Council

Lab-grown diamond manufacturer Diamond Foundry is planning to start a group called the American Diamond Council, which would promote lab-grown...

Jan. 15 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week in Diamond Shavings: How Shopify is challenging Amazon. A diamond magnate goes on trial. And a man finds a diamond in a bottle. All...

Roll Call for 2020’s Departing Jewelry Retailers

As I do every year, I would like to start 2021 by paying tribute to all the jewelers who closed their physical stores over the last year. Some...

Jan. 8 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week in Diamond Shavings: James Avery jewelry stirs debate. A Texas jeweler faces trouble over missing paperwork. Kim Kardashian's jewelry...

23 of the Best Jewelry Reads of 2020

As I do every year, I'm spotlighting my favorite articles from 2020 on jewelry and related industries and topics that did not appear on...

My 10 Favorite Jewelry Promotions of 2020

Each year, I spotlight my favorite jewelry promotions from the past 12 months, from companies both large and small, from throughout the value...

The 10 Weirdest Jewelry Stories of 2020

The year 2020 was many things: sad, exhausting, scary, ugly. It was also really weird. From those fun days wiping down cereal boxes to having to stay...

The 40 Best Jewelry-Related Quotes of 2020

This has been quite a year, with plenty to talk about. And so, as we did last year, JCK has collected 40 of the best, most interesting, most...

Dec. 24 Diamond Shavings: Your (Early for the Holiday) Web Roundup

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! This column will not run next week. I wish everyone a happy, healthy, prosperous, and safe 2021! Here’s to a...