De Beers’ Plan to Use Modern Technology on an Old Problem

In the early 2000s, as the Kimberley Process was being forged, an NGO activist told me the best answer to post-war Sierra Leone’s diamond woes just...

May 18 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup  

This week: The new affordable Baume & Mercier brand. Rapper trades insults with jeweler. Will Prince Harry wear a wedding ring? All...

Exit Interview With Retiring Richline CEO Dennis Ulrich

Yesterday, Richline CEO Dennis Ulrich announced he would retire this summer and would be handing the reins of the company he founded to Richline...

May 11 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Another website goes into watches. Oregon jeweler is suing his business partner. And a woman loses her diamond ring while protecting her...

Will Macy’s Acquisition of Story Have a Happy Ending?

The people who write about retail are wild about Story, the 2,000-square-foot New York City boutique that has the "point of view of a magazine”...

May 4 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup  

    This week: 12 retailers at risk for bankruptcy. Nirav Modi’s inventory not worth all that much. And how a local jeweler is...

AGS Conclave Blogging: It’s a Tale of Two Industries

After attending the American Gem Society Conclave in Nashville, Tenn., this week, it’s almost like we have two jewelry industries in the United...

April 27 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup  

This week: Rolls-Royce embraces lab-grown diamonds. Fire strikes Jewelers Row building in Chicago. And a local-flavored ring becomes a big hit in...

Leo Schachter, Rosy Blue, and the New Diamond ‘Middle’

The long-rumored news that Rosy Blue is taking a minority position in Leo Schachter Diamonds has caused a lot of speculation in the industry—and...

April 20 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Rolex’s rep rises while Tiffany’s falls. A 3 ct. synthetic found with fake report. And a diamond-connected businessman shares cigars...