This week: Will LVMH buy Patek Philippe? Why a Rolex may have been the best investment of 2021. And will be engagement rings be replaced by “voice-driven data sculptures”? All below.

Survey: Valentine’s Day jewelry sales to hit new highs this year

–  Instagram offer tips on ready your shop for Valentine’s Day

 

The industry shrank less in 2021 than in 2020, JBT says

 

Scott Burger to become Alex And Ani CEO

 

C.D. Peacock transfers leadership, building new mega-store

 

An “overview of the Swiss watch business in 2021”

 

Watches & Wonders adopts hybrid digital-physical format

 

Ulysse Nardin, Girard-Perregaux CEO Patrick Pruniaux on the brands’ departure from Kering

 

Will LVMH buy Patek Philippe?

 

Rolex beat out investments this year

 

Three factors driving up polished prices

– Alrosa boosts sales with tightened format

 

Why small diamonds (both natural and lab) are now big

 

Lab-grown diamonds setting new size records

 

Hennig exec joins lab-grown producer Lusix

 

Peter Englehart to head Better Silver’s North American office

 

Richemont appoints chief sustainability officer

 

New York could make history with fashion sustainability act

 

Rio Tinto report reveals culture of sexual harassment, bullying, and racism

 

Vale closed its eyes to corruption allegations, Steinmetz says

 

Gold mining is “poisoning Amazon forests” with mercury

 

Brazil’s largest diamond producer unveils IPO plans

 

Inside the restart of Merlin, Australian diamond mine

 

India slashes import duty on polished diamonds

 

Tracr diamond software battle resumes

 

Inside “secretive world” of luxury authentication

 

What luxury consumers want from brick-and-mortar retail

 

Tiffany, Gucci are Luxury Daily’s 2021 marketers of the year

 

Tanishq launches “Every Woman A Diamond” campaign

 

Robbins Brothers sends “Cupid” on the street

 

Yet another company is “disrupting” the jewelry industry

 

Kohl’s says buyout offers undermine value of the company

 

The “wonderfully weird” watches of MB&F

 

After Tinder Swindler doc, Newsweek looks at Lev Leviev’s businesses

– LLD responds

 

Olivia DeJonge joins Bulgari as brand ambassador

 

The powerful jewelry story behind Rihanna’s pregnancy announcement

 

Joe Burrow blasted for “distasteful” joke about diamond necklace

 

Lana Condor’s engagement ring was designed by Vietnamese jeweler, could be worth $100,000

 

Your next engagement ring could be a voice-driven digital sculpture

 

Researchers have unlocked the secret of pearls’ incredible symmetry

 

Thanks for the shoutouts, National Jeweler, Centurion, and InStore

 

Media Watch

San Diego TV channel helps viewers buy a diamond

 

From the Blog

Why Small Diamonds (Both Natural And Lab) Are Now Big

 

From the Podcast   

The Jewelry District, Episode 62: Guest Emily Stoehrer

 

 

Have a safe and healthy weekend.

 

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