Auction season concludes this week with a Sotheby’s blowout: three sales in as many days. A webinar on natural diamond storytelling and a JCK podcast featuring voices straight from the Las Vegas show floor round out this last gasp of spring. Summer ’26, we’re coming for you!
LISTEN
The Jewelry District Podcast, Episode 173 (ongoing)
In the latest episode of The Jewelry District, JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and cohost Rob Bates interview an array of jewelry industry professionals live from the show floor at JCK and Luxury. Get immediate reactions from the heads of trade organizations, retailers, a JCK veteran, and a gem explorer on trends they’ve noticed, how the show went, and the state of the industry at large. Despite questions swirling around many factors affecting the trade—including the price of gold, natural and lab-grown diamonds, and the sale of De Beers—the overall mood at the Las Vegas shows was one of positivity and resilience.
ATTEND
Plumb Club Webinar on Building Natural Diamond Sales: June 18, 1 p.m. ET (online)
Mahiar Borhanjoo, chief commercial officer of the De Beers Group, leads a webinar on behalf of Plumb Club titled “Build Sales Growth by Telling the Story of Natural Diamonds.” Retailers will learn about the positive effect of responsible natural diamond mining, including its contribution to conservation initiatives, economic development, and long-term sustainability. They will also gain insight into how these stories are reshaping consumer perceptions of natural diamonds and creating new opportunities for retailers to connect with customers through purpose-driven storytelling, authenticity, and emotional value.
BID
Heritage Auctions Fine Jewelry & Timepieces Signature Auction in Hong Kong: June 15, 10 a.m. HKT (in person and online)
“Heritage Auctions is combining jewelry and watches in a Hong Kong auction for the first time, as part of the house’s luxury push in Asian markets,” writes JCK’s Annie Davidson Watson of the Fine Jewelry & Timepieces Signature Auction. “Leading the jewelry lots, with a $90,000 reserve, is a Repossi platinum ring centered on a 3.11 ct. untreated Colombian emerald, surrounded by 2.7 cts. full-cut and pear-shape diamonds. Another jewelry standout is a necklace with 14.33 cts. padparadscha sapphires, each of the 10 stones framed by diamonds.”
Sotheby’s High Jewelry Auction in New York: June 16, 10 a.m. ET (in person and online)
A handful of blue and pink diamonds—including the top lot, a cut-cornered rectangular modified brilliant fancy intense blue diamond weighing 10.02 carats—lead Sotheby’s High Jewelry sale in New York on Tuesday. The sale also features an exceptional private collection of five Brazilian Paraíba tourmalines assembled by the scion of an American communications empire founded in the early 1900s. These include a triangle-shape tourmaline weighing 6.11 carats (est. $300,000–$500,000) and an oval-shape tourmaline weighing 7.7 carats (est. $350,000–$550,000).
Sotheby’s Inaugural Artistic Luxury Auction: June 17, 11 a.m. ET (in person and online)
Sotheby’s inaugural Artistic Luxury Auction is headlined by a superb collection of imperial Russian jewels linked to Catherine the Great and Emperor Nicholas II, including an imperial Fabergé diamond and aquamarine necklace, presented publicly for the first time in more than a century.
Sotheby’s Fine Jewelry in New York: Closes June 18 (online)
Gold jewelry is a through line of Sotheby’s Fine Jewelry online sale, from a collection of Buccellati jewels set with citrines, sapphires, and diamonds to a slew of charming Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. pins.
Top: Contessa flower necklace with 14.9 mm–15.7 mm radiant orchid freshwater pearls and 8.27 cts. t.w. diamonds in 18k white gold, price on request; Yoko London
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