Before we start, I’d like to plug my recent appearance on Paul Zimnisky’s podcast, where we talk lab-grown diamonds, artificial intelligence, Russian diamonds, lab-grown greenwashing, female self-purchasing, and a lot more (though a lot of that is about lab-grown diamonds). On the podcast I also plug my third novel, which is coming out in September. (This is just the beginning of many, many plugs for it.)

This week: Despite Tiffany hype, Cartier still does more U.S. business. All the bling at the coronation. And jewelry to unblock your chakras. All below.

 

Jewelry sales decline in April, lab-grown sales growth decelerates

– Independent jewelers’ sales have surprisingly held up, panel says

– Polished-diamond prices decline

 

WSJ: Cartier does more U.S. business than Tiffany

– Richemont posts record sales

 

Brilliant Earth sees sales, profits decline

– First-quarter results call transcript

– Earnings top estimates

 

Spacecode can tell where your diamond’s from (maybe)

– GIA looks at diamond origin determination

 

Everledger enters administration in Australia

– U.K. branch winding up

 

Sarine completes purchase of GCAL

 

How ChatGPT can help jewelers with their business

 

Zvi Yehuda, prolific industry inventor, dies

 

Stanley Zale leaves Stuller

 

Ethical Metalsmiths names Christina Malle president

 

Movado announces new HR executive

 

Anders Romberg returns as Watches of Switzerland chief financial officer

 

Walmart promotes company veteran to chief merchandising officer

 

David Gotlib reelected chairman of Antwerp Beurs Voor Diamanthandel

 

Omogolo Bonjo Mathumo named HB Botswana communications director

 

Phillips appoints Benoît Repellin worldwide head of jewelry

 

Despite controversy, Christie’s jewelry auction sets record

– Diamond group asked Christie’s to halt sale

– Artnet has the play-by-play

 

The inverse correlation between supply and prices for luxury watches

 

Botswana “has always driven a hard bargain with De Beers”

– Relationship is “too big to fail”

 

Rio Tinto marks 20 years of Diavik

 

DR Congo diamond mine collapse claims six lives

 

Surat artisans worry about livelihoods

 

Mehul Choksi wins Antiguan court ruling

 

Australian luxury jeweler accused of faking robbery

 

EEOC sues LeachGarner for sex discrimination

 

Counterfeit Rolexes, jewelry found in Louisville

 

Detroit company lifts women out of poverty by transforming graffiti into jewelry

 

Black in Jewelry Collective to debut at JCK

 

The Tiffany Diamond has a new setting

 

The crowns and lack of tiaras at the coronation

– Were the diamonds in Camilla’s crown “stolen”?

– Kate Middleton honors Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth with jewelry

 

Princess Diana’s personally designed jewelry suite could fetch $15 million

 

Scarlett Johansson understands the power of feel-good jewelry

 

Four arrested for allegedly stealing jewelry from Astros star Jose Altuve’s home

 

Rising gold prices mean ridiculed South Korean statue draws more interest

 

SRK’s Govind Dholakia writes autobiography

 

Jewelry to unblock your chakras

 

Media Watch

Financial Times, CNBC, and Axios on Russian diamonds

FT profiles Diamond Standard

HuffPost on natural versus lab-grown diamonds

 

From the Blog

Spacecode Can Tell Where Your Diamond’s From (Maybe)

 

From the Podcast

The Jewelry District, Episode 95: Guest Lawrence Hess

 

Have a great weekend!

 

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