Hi, everyone. I will be appearing on a panel at the AGS Conclave in Austin, Texas, next week—“360 Degree View of 2024: Industry Market Outlook, Expert Insights, and Business Opportunities,” on Monday, April 15, at 2:30 p.m. Central time. Hope to see you there,
This week: Do you want your watch to smell like perfume? Jewelry warns you if someone’s invading your personal space. And a baker may have dropped a diamond in the cookies. All below.
Lab-grown sellers need to change ads, U.K. watchdog says
– London Diamond Bourse celebrates ruling
– Skydiamond vows to appeal
AGTA says no synthetic selling at shows
– Robert James disagrees with ban
Diamond cutter claims it was misled by WD Lab Grown
Tenoris: March jewelry sales weak, lab-grown revenue issues continue
– Avi Krawitz: “Signet’s growing synthetics problem”
L.A. highway thefts shock jewelers
Gold price soars past $2,400
– Analysts confused
– How China is driving up gold price
– Record highs are hurting jewelry sales
Watch brands hope for trade show boost
– Rolex CEO thinks 2024 will be “a challenge”
– Gen Z watch fans ready to splurge, study finds
Are watchmakers backtracking on green initiatives?
Botswana wants G7 to revise Russian sanctions plan
– President Masisi says he was ready to walk away from De Beers
Ari Epstein steps down as head of AWDC
Steven Rosdal, Hyde Park Jewelers cofounder, dies
U.K. “singing jeweler” dies
FT interviews new CEOs at Audemars Piguet, Zenith
– New York Times story on Audemars CEO (by JCK’s Victoria Gomelsky)
Kering CEO’s grandson claims seat on Christie’s board “in major succession move”
Christie’s redefines luxury as “self-fulfillment”
China’s diamond market shifts
Why are Kering and Gucci down but LVMH up?
Luxury turns to Gen Z
– Kearney charts luxury changes ahead
How luxury brands are getting consumers back into stores
Luxury brands increasingly use the printed words as promotion
Perfumers collaborate with luxury houses
– Are fragranced watches the future?
Small size grows in importance in watch world (by Victoria Gomelsky)
– Bulgari recaptures crown for world’s thinnest watch
Vacheron Constantin beats its own record for most complicated watch
Michael Hill debuting “reimagined vision for the brand”
– Wants to be “jeweler that cares”
JCPenney trumpets $1 billion “refresh”
Macy’s open books for possible buyout
Department stores face squeeze from credit card revenue
Dubai jeweler unveils the world’s first 24k gold note
Alaska sues EPA over Pebble mine restrictions
Petra sells Koffiefontein mine to Stargems
Zimbabwe citizens hope to benefit from diamond industry (video)
Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition issues declaration on Central African Republic
Botswana Diamonds to use AI in search of new deposits
Jewelry warns you when your personal space will be invaded
Offbeat vintage luxury watches on the block at Sotheby’s
Where to hang out in Swiss watch world
Gem-A polishes educational credentials
Swarovski’s Rhode Island headquarters sells for nearly $9 million
Report: Van Cleef & Arpels wired $150,000 to wrong person, wants it back
Bereaved Israeli father gives diamonds to soldiers
The “surfer dude” behind famous jewel heist
Emili Vesilind looks at Edie Sedgwick, earring influencer
Lady Gaga sparks engagement rumors with huge diamond ring
Gemma Collins has “concerns” about new ring
Kourtney Kardashian post jokes about “iconic” lost diamond earring
Bakery asks customers to check cookies for missing diamond
Media Watch
Robb Report: Victoria Gomelsky on lab-grown diamonds
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 119: Guest Nancy Leach
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