This week: Watch world nervous about Rolex resale program. Can you have carbon-free diamonds? (Spoiler: No.) An 8-year-old doesn’t want diamond millions and prefers to be a nun. All below.

 

Quality Gold buys Herco

– Quality Gold’s prospectus

 

New FTC rule would ban noncompetes

 

Consumers ended 2022 on a sour note

 

Paul Zimnisky: How inflation is impacting the diamond and jewelry industry

 

EU considering new sanctions on Russian diamonds

– Antwerp newspaper editorializes in favor of sanctions

 

De Beers slashes prices of larger rough diamonds

 

De Beers’ new CEO will start in February

– Profile in Wall Street Journal

 

Botswanan president stresses importance of diamond value chains

 

Is lab-grown still a dirty word in the industry?

– Rapaport’s New Year message takes aim at lab-grown

 

Italian jeweler Morellato to double turnover with German acquisition

 

Watch world quakes over Rolex resale program

 

Consigning watches with dealers is not risk-free

 

Lux Bond & Green’s Marc and Sheryl Green retire

 

GSI names new director of production and services 

 

Stephanie Gottlieb appoints new president

 

Stephanie Caldwell joins Gannon & Scott

 

Neiman Marcus hires new chief brand officer

 

Daniel Marks of I W Marks in Houston dies at 52

 

Illinois jeweler Franz Pintz dies

 

Sharon Church McCabb, renowned studio jeweler, dies

 

Petra Diamonds looks to close loss-making Koffiefontein mine

 

BlueRock Diamonds shares fall on failed creditor talks

 

Chinese jewelry brand I Do files for bankruptcy

 

Jewelry brand Vrai building more showrooms

 

Adamas reports initial diamond sales for fiscal year 2022

 

Carbon-free diamonds are NOT a thing (also: here)

 

Clear Cut CEO interviewed on Glossy podcast

 

Diamond District jeweler offers New York City treasure hunt

 

Shane Co. will pay you $1,500 to go on 15 first dates

 

Most couples would choose trip over engagement ring (survey commissioned by travel company)

 

Some Amazon shoppers swear by $14 ring adjusters (content with commissioned links)

 

Diamond ring makes grand entrance at Indian wedding

 

Kim Kardashian buys jewel worn by Princess Diana at Sotheby’s auction

– Purchase sets Twitter ablaze

 

Zoë Kravitz’s mom convinced her to wear $24,000 Tiffany bra

 

Allen Iverson recalls going shopping with Biggie Smalls

 

Drake wore almost $3 million worth of Pharrell’s jewelry in video

 

Cher flashes diamond ring

 

Meghan Markle’s most symbolic jewelry shields her from envy

 

Indian jeweler carves Modi’s bust in gold

 

Man caught smuggling diamonds in condom in his bum

 

Man steals diamond necklace from Alzheimer’s patient

 

Man drops engagement ring off bridge while bungee jumping

 

An 8-year-old girl meant to inherit a $61 million diamond business in India has renounced her fortune to become a nun

 

Media Watch
Scripps News looks at why people like diamonds

 

From the Podcast   

The Jewelry District, Episode 87: Guest Dave Bindra

 

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