Should the Industry Fear Amazon’s (Possible) Jewelry Line?
In a well-worth-watching video that’s made waves this week, New York University professor of marketing Scott Galloway sounded the alarm about...
Citizen to Produce Smartwatches and Smartwatch Components With Fossil Group
Watch brand Citizen and smartwatch-maker Fossil Group have announced a partnership that will see Citizen produce hybrid smartwatches using...
Amazon May Start New Jewelry Brand, Filing Suggests
E-tail giant Amazon may be gearing up to launch a new jewelry line, “For Keeps By Amazon,” a Sept. 19 filing with the United States Patent and...
How eBay Plans to Authenticate the Watches It Sells
EBay is expanding its eBay Authenticate program, which debuted last year with handbags, to include some of the luxury watches sold on its...
Chinese Group Paid $108.8 Million for 80 Percent of IGI
Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart, a division of Shanghai-based Fosun Group, paid $108.8 million to purchase 80 percent of grading lab International...
Is De Beers’ Lightbox Brand Priced Too Low?
This week, an article appeared on Bloomberg saying that some producers are crying foul over De Beers' Lightbox pricing:
The lab-grown industry has...
Lagos Debuts Fine Jewelry Bands for the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch, the world's leading wearable device, is a lot of things—but dressy, it's not.
Which proved a fun challenge for Steven Lagos,...
Meet Markette Six: A Pre-Owned and New Jewelry Platform Founded by Former Apple Execs
Options for buying and selling luxury jewelry and watches online have exploded in the last five years—neatly ushering the twin crazes for...
Watch Rental Site Eleven James Appears to Have Shut Down
At press time, watch rental site Eleven James had gone offline, and a story in Hodinkee yesterday reported the site was winding down.
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7 Watch and Jewelry Brands Team Up With TrueFacet
We have long heard about “certified pre-owned” watches and jewelry. But now online marketplace TrueFacet is introducing a new category:...