July 30 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: The popularity of Pateks causes a dilemma for sellers. Mehul Choksi speaks. And why working in customer service stinks. All...

How I Dissed Your Mother: Dissecting Tiffany’s Ad Campaign

Tiffany & Co. is nearly 185 years old. And like many vintage brands, it’s caught between the past and present. On the one hand, it has an...

Brandee Dallow Is Joining SCS. Will Miners Follow?

Brandee Dallow (pictured), a highly regarded industry executive who has worked for the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), De Beers, and Rio Tinto,...

July 23 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Are luxury watches a waste? Family of Estelle Hedaya still in limbo. Ugly diamonds may hold the key to history. (more…)

July 16 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week in Diamond Shavings: President Biden’s executive order will affect small businesses. Retail salespeople try to be social influencers....

Theo Fennell on His Rocky Ride and Plans for the Future

After some roller-coaster decades that saw the Theo Fennell brand become well-known, go public, and then, in 2017, sink into administration (the...

July 9 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

Quick note: On Tuesday, July 13, at 12 p.m. ET, I will be moderating a virtual panel called “Transparency: Diamond Origin and the Consumer” for...

Most Jewelry Can’t Be Called “Made in USA” Under FTC Rule

If a jewelry manufacturing plant is located in the United States, that plant can say its jewelry is made in the USA, right?  Or at least...

LovBe Who? Let’s Meet The Low-Cost Lab-Grown Seller

There’s a bit of a buzz in the lab-grown market about LovBe, a new direct-to-consumer e-tail site that features sometimes-aggressive pricing....

July 2 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week in Diamond Shavings: A big hire at Tiffany. Seven signs your retail business is failing. And can diamonds exfoliate your skin?...