This week: Swiss watch industry sees gray clouds. Is everything advertised on social media “overpriced junk”? Plus: Adjusting to life after being an influencer. All below.
Kate Peterson, widely respected sales trainer, dies
– Obituaries from National Jeweler, InStore, and AGTA
Edahn Golan: Consumer interest increases for lab-grown diamonds
– Why lab-grown diamonds are thriving
– De Beers, Amazon collaborate on diamond tech project
Paul Zimnisky: China’s diamond market poised for a rebound
– De Beers sees “strong” diamond demand
Surat worries about job losses from Russian diamond sanctions
Profile of Michael O’Keeffe, Australian magnate who purchased Ekati mine
Gold price closes in on record price amid recession warning
Swiss watch CEOs see slowdown
– Audemars Piguet CEO says demand holding up
Watch retailers in constant battle over brands
LVMH acquires French jewelry group to boost Tiffany
– Jewelry strong contributor to LVMH revenue
Channel facilitates $150 million funding for Rosy Blue
Taylor & Hart raises $4 million to marry diamonds and blockchain
TechCrunch reviews Diamond Standard’s pitch deck
Charles & Colvard launches partnership with XCEL Brands
– XCEL inks licensing deal for Judith Ripka
David Yurman, Mejuri settle “copying” lawsuit
Online jewelry purchases have grown dramatically, survey finds
Everything advertised on social media is “overpriced junk”
Amazon’s $35 billion business-to-business marketplace
Watchfinder third-party marketplace opens for business
– A review
Fabergé appoints Antony Lindsay CEO
SCS Global Services hires Brilliant Earth veteran
Phillip Bosen joins Coffin & Trout
Two Australian women are “shaking up diamond industry”
Cyril Israileff, pearl dealer and jewelry designer, dies
Former jewelry store owner Bob Moore dies
New Jersey jeweler sentenced for theft
Swiss court upholds conviction of Beny Steinmetz
– Plans to appeal
– Blames George Soros
Six secrets uncovered by Al Jazeera’s “gold mafia” investigation
Sudan charges Russian national in gold-smuggling probe
Diamond hunters in India flock to Madhya Pradesh
Satellite imagery shows damage from Catoca mine spill
Data raised concern about Jagersfontein diamond mine storage facility
Customs seizes over 2,700 pieces of counterfeit jewelry in 24 hours
Report: Urban Outfitters jewelry has toxic levels of lead
Permanent jewelry comes with risks
Buyer of $55 million diamond necklace revealed
Pension protesters storm LVMH headquarters
The top five political luxury timepiece scandals
Diamond necklace Napoleon gave to mistress can be yours
Antonio Brown sued by jeweler for $1.1 million
Floyd Mayweather employs jeweler who never sleeps
We can’t stop thinking about Kate Bosworth’s engagement ring
Millie Bobby Brown flashes her diamond engagement ring
Kristin Cavallari reunites Laguna Beach cast for nostalgic jewelry collection
Khloé Kardashian asked to feed the poor after daughter’s diamond necklace goes viral
Life after being an influencer
TikTok trend drives customers to Pandora
TikTok’s watch collectors get new generation into the game
The men trading in their Rolexes for plastic watches
Play tells story of Pittsburgh jeweler who survived the Holocaust
AGS, GIA announce scholarship winner
Antiques Roadshow guest stunned by valuation of “bargain” diamond bracelet
U.K. woman buys engagement ring in charity shop for a pound
Woman’s nephew flushes engagement ring down the toilet
De Beers finds a diamond within a diamond
– Have some “Russian doll” diamonds slipped through the net?
People don’t realize America’s largest diamond was discovered in West Virginia
47th Street diamond dealers apparently like carbon paper
Media Watch
Financial Times on De Beers and Botswana
Botswana newspaper Mmegi on lab-grown diamonds
NPR on Russian diamonds
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 93: Guests Feriel Zerouki and Mahiar Borhanjoo
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