The new Basilia Jewellery & Watch Fair is coming, and curious eyes are watching to see what brands will join the new show when it debuts in April 2027 in Basel, Switzerland.
Trade event organizers Informa Markets and MCH Group are creating Basilia Jewellery & Watch Fair as what they are calling a new international stage “where Asia, Europe, and the wider global industry come together.” The goal is to have more than 400 exhibitors from across the jewelry and timepiece industries, the organizers said in a press release issued today.
Our favorite part? Basilia is conceived as a city. Organizers said the show will feature immersive districts and neighborhoods: Jewellery Neighborhoods, Diamond & Gem Districts, Watch Valleys, European Districts, a Swiss District, a Tech Hub, and other dedicated spaces.
Here is a look at what else made JCK’s collective brain click this week.
News Worth Reading
The World Diamond Council welcomes two new members.
Consumers are slowing spending as their tax refunds wane, U.S. Census Bureau data on retail sales show.
The Iran war is ending, but it has permanently changed the world economy, The New York Times says. (subscription needed)
The Hermès Bond Street store is soooooooooooooooo pretty. (subscription needed)
Vince’s CEO says a healthy Saks Global when/if it comes out of bankruptcy is good for the retail industry.
JCK Las Vegas was awash in illusion earrings. That’s because they’re a great trend.
Quince won in the lawsuit Uggs parent company started against its mini boot.
Gold is up, then down, then up. Then the Federal Reserve kept rates steady. Kitco News keeps updating the story.
The Wall Street Journal weighs in with data on whether luxury handbag sales are declining because of long-term economic stressors. (subscription needed)
Philippe Stern, one of the architects of Patek Philippe’s growth over the past 50 years, dies.
The Patek Philippe museum curates a special exhibition on its famous Nautilus watch.
Even the jewelry world has FIFA fever with soccer taking over the discourse over the next month or so.
M.S. Rau has a diamond soccer ball. It’s fab.
Maybe your book club can vacation together? It’s a trend. (subscription needed)
Author Tim Ferris weighs in on how AI may kill his books and nonfiction generally.
Adobe Analytics finds shoppers who are browsing using AI tend to stick around longer on a retailer’s website. (subscription needed)
Platinum Guild International presented its annual Platinum Jewellery Business Review and gives an update on platinum and how it might sell in 2026.
Obsessions
Hermès is winning over The Wall Street Journal with its whimsical watches. (subscription needed)
The Amazon series Off Campus may be steamy (think bro and hetro romance), but product tie-ins like Liquid IV are just as hot.
If you can afford a $1,000 sneaker, retro and Gen Z favorite Onitsuka Tiger wishes you’d help it grow as it transitions into a freestanding brand.
But here’s the sneaker we’ll likely buy instead. Go, Caitlin Clark, go!
Podcast Queue
Marc Bridge and The Materialist podcast chats with jewelry industry veteran Ivette Stephanopoulos.
Hodinkee’s The Business of Watches goes deep in a question-and-answer episode.
Soccer fever: The Nordy Pod talks to Seattle Sounders and Seattle Reign Football Club’s chief revenue officer, Courtney Carter, and chief marketing officer, Ro Vega
McKinsey interviews the Snowflake CEO, who says every company will become a software company thanks to AI.
If the economy is doing okay, why doesn’t it feel that way?
Video Yaya
Avi Krawitz weighs in on the gold rally—is it for real?
Tudor shares the adventurous story of Italian aviatrix Marchesa Carina Negrone.
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