PGI’s Exit Leaves U.S. Platinum Without Its Biggest Champion

Laurie Hudson has a simple theory about why Platinum Guild International (PGI) is closing the U.S. office she founded in 1992. “It’s got to be...

Natural Green Diamonds Meet Platinum in Rare Colors’ Extraordinary Elara Set

Of all the ways lab-grown diamonds have influenced the market for natural diamonds, the most interesting may be the effect they’ve had on natural...

Love at First Sight at the 2026 AGTA Spectrum & Cutting Edge Awards

All around the room, love was in the air. On Saturday, I joined a group of editors and influencers in a meeting space at the Omni Hotel in Frisco,...

Global Platinum Jewelry Demand Set to Fall 15% in 2026, but North America Sees Single-Digit Growth

Global platinum jewelry demand is forecast to fall 15% year over year in 2026, to 1.88 million ounces, according to the latest Platinum Quarterly...

Kevin Reilly Retires After 20 Years at Platinum Guild International

If you've attended a platinum seminar in the last two decades, there's a fair chance Kevin Reilly had a role in developing the training. The...

This Berkshires Jeweler Has a Simple Strategy for Selling Natural Diamonds

Tim McClelland, a classically trained jeweler based in the Berkshires, is convinced that the most effective way to sell natural diamonds begins and...

Natural Diamonds Steal the Scene at Luxury in Las Vegas

The Luxury show in Las Vegas is an excellent place to go diamond trendspotting, as JCK discovered last week. From the designers showing in the...

Watches Scale Down for a New Era of Stealth Wealth

The maxim about skirt lengths and the state of the economy—otherwise known as the “Hemline Index,” or the idea that shorter hemlines mean a...

From Bridal to Everyday: Platinum Jewelry Sales Accelerate

Platinum jewelry sales continue to gain momentum, with more than three-quarters of the retailers polled by Platinum Guild International (PGI) USA...

S&P Downgrades Pandora’s Outlook, Citing Sales Struggles

S&P Global Ratings on Monday downgraded its outlook on Pandora from “stable” to "negative," noting that the company was facing a “highly...