WatchBox CEO Justin Reis on Its New $165 Million in Funding

On Tuesday, WatchBox announced it had received $165 million in funding, in a round led by the Radcliff Companies and the Spruce House Partnership,...

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

A happy and healthy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! This week: Some gold sold online doesn’t have much gold in it. Can we trust diamond...

Should Zimbabwe Be Made Kimberley Process Chair?

The recent Kimberley Process Plenary in Moscow featured—as expected—mostly familiar squabbles and an all-too-familiar lack of progress. But the...

Nov. 19 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Diamond company takes public slap at Rare Carat. New study on the eco-impact of lab-grown diamonds versus natural. And Da Baby loses a...

Why So Many Hate The Kimberley Process—But Don’t Leave

The Kimberley Process will end its virtual plenary today, and it looks like that will follow an all-too-familiar pattern. (more…)

Nov. 12 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Retailers sound off on the vaccine mandate, the supply chain, and the new infrastructure bill. Lightbox may be the brand to beat. How...

Is the Owner of Lightbox Supplying Pandora’s Box?

When Pandora announced earlier this year that it would launch lab-grown diamond line Pandora Brilliance, the media portrayed it as a blow for diamond...

Nov. 5 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Graff rocked by cyber heist. Chinese power crisis threatens lab-grown diamond supply. Jeweler gets first solo museum show at age 97. ...

Yes, Diamonds Do Good. But What Happens When They Don’t?

This week, De Beers released a report that showed that, when consumers buy diamonds—younger ones in particular—they rank sustainability concerns...

Oct. 29 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Arnault scion doesn’t like the show Succession. Sotheby’s moves to Vegas. And who would pay $1 billion for a ring? (more…)