
This week: Could Anglo American be a takeover target? One in five people believe that crystals heal. And a new synthetic material is just as durable as diamond. All below.
Breitling buys Universal Genève for $69 million
Swiss watchmakers deal with end of “great pandemic splurge”
Indian diamond industry to terminate rough moratorium
Idex polished price index marks first uptick in 18 months
– Will De Beers raise prices in January? (video)
– Petra sees rough prices bottoming out
Anglo American could become takeover target
– Acquisition speculation keeps mounting
– How Anglo “slid from grace”
Impact of falling lab-grown prices on diamond sales
JCK’s 2023 holiday advertising roundup
Mejuri planning to open 20 stores next year
– Brand begins selling lab-grown diamonds
– CEO on building a modern jewelry brand
Signet CEO gives more details on how it tracks engagements
Etsy lays off 11% of workforce
Where did Farfetch go wrong?
Zulily cuts hundreds of employees
– Going out of business?
– Zulily sues Amazon over alleged price fixing
Brilliant Earth starts share repurchase program
Charles & Colvard has 180 days to fix delisting
India’s Motisons Jewellers files for IPO
Investor group makes bid for Macy’s
Chrono24 to have new CEO
Former Pandora exec joins Frederick Goldman
Aida Alvarez joins John Hardy as senior VP
Accredited Gemologists Association to honor Jeffrey Post
Metech, Deng Yiming dropping legal suits
Botswana probes De Beers’ low dividends
Three people die in explosion at Yakutia diamond mine
Heavy rains in East Africa cause flooding, death among artisanal miners
Gold mine collapse in Venezuela kills a dozen people
Barrick blames outsiders for abuse allegations at gold mine
Barrick CEO says gold price has higher upside risk
Northwest Territories needs replacement for diamond mines
Petra signs deal to sell idled diamond mine
NDC, Black in Jewelry Coalition set up program for high schoolers
One in five believe in healing power of crystals
British Museum details lost, stolen jewelry
Son of Hamas leader bought lots of jewelry
Inside a $300 million watch collection
The real reason Prince William never wears a wedding ring
New synthetic material just as durable as diamond
Paris Ritz guest’s missing diamond found in vacuum cleaner
From the Blog
JCK‘s 2023 Holiday Advertising Roundup
From the Podcast
The Jewelry District, Episode 110: NYC Jewelry Week, De Beers Code of Origin, Holiday Predictions
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