This week: De Beers slashes prices. Are some consumers overpaying for lab-growns? And people in Ireland are trading in their gold-capped teeth. All below.
Lugano Diamonds purchased by Gordon Brothers division
Watches of Switzerland buys four-store Texas jeweler
Richemont sells Baume & Mercier to Damiani
– Why deal is a “win-win”
Australian fashion jewelry chain Secrets Shhh sold to UAE company
Continental Buying Group show attendees express concerns about year ahead
De Beers cuts diamond prices for first time in a year
– Shifts to more opaque invoices
Botswana faces diamond oversupply crisis
Demolition starts at Diavik diamond mine
CBC asks: Are you paying too much for a lab diamond? (Video version)
– Celebrity engagement rings shifting toward lab-growns
Silver hits $100, as gold nears $5,000
– Wall Street Journal has five reasons for gold surge
– Ray Dalio says it’s sign of broken global order
– People in Ireland trading in their gold-capped teeth
Suspect in Brink’s jewelry theft deported by ICE, angering prosecutors and victims
Minneapolis small businesses hurt by ICE crackdown
– How Target is talking to its corporate employees
Retailers discuss emotional toll of tariffs
– Amazon CEO says tariffs are pushing up prices
Store openings slow in 2025
What does Saks bankruptcy mean for vendors?
– Do department stores have a future?
– The Richard Baker era “is over”
Online jewelers boost U.K. retail sales
Swarovski appoints new North American president
Stuller promotes 12-year company vet Taylor Burgess
Rembrandt Charms names new strategy director
Black in Jewelry Coalition appoints five to board
Kering appoints chief commercial officer
Longtime Neiman Marcus merchant heads to Bloomingdale’s
TAG Heuer CEO Antoine Pin resigns
– Analyst: Departure points to “underlying issue” in LVMH watch division
Hublot CEO talks to WatchPro
U.K. crown jeweler David Thomas dies
Delaware jewelry store owner Felice Morris dies at 91
Toronto jeweler denies laundering millions
Alex and Ani must face class action over alleged privacy violations
German precious metals refiner Heraeus probed for fraud
UFC fighter Themba Gorimbo says he was Zimbabwe diamond smuggler
Alrosa warns of recruiting scam
Natural Diamond Council welcomes two Angolan members
De Beers launches GemFair capsule collection
Chow Tai Fook opens in Bangkok, plans more stores
Swiss gold refiner MKS PAMP expanding in United States
Bulgari doubles down on bling at LVMH Watch Week
Tiffany debuts 2026 Valentine’s Day campaign
Vintage brooch made in tribute to JFK heads to auction
De Beers releasing A Diamond Is Forever book
Jeweler claims we’ve been wearing wedding and engagement rings wrong
Media Watch
Financial Times on expanding watch factories, Paraíba tourmaline, traceable gold, Breguet’s 250th anniversary, luxury and the Year of the Horse, and how watchmaker collaborations are “testing consumer patience”
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