This week: Gen Z likes its luxury loud. There’s a new California “gold rush.” And what watch does Mamdani wear? All below.
Switzerland reaches deal to lower U.S. tariff
Government reopening comes as a relief to retailers
Deloitte holiday retail survey sees “tight” wallets
– Tariffs, inflation cause brands to cut back on Black Friday sales
“K-shaped recovery” shows growing income gap
– Gen Z isn’t into “quiet luxury”
Luxury watch industry faces a price “reckoning”
Richemont lifted by strong jewelry results
Secondhand Rolex prices continue roller-coaster “rise and fall”
LVMH buys stake in movement maker La Joux-Perret
– Acquisition shows LVMH is “playing a longer game”
Lab-grown browns increasingly mixed with naturals: GSI
Botswana president still wants to buy De Beers
Lucara Diamond reports strong results
Soaring price of gold starts new “gold rush” in California
– Forces indie jewelers to look elsewhere
– Leaves jewelers in a trap
Asian central banks might start to sell gold
Morgan Stanley’s underwriting of Hong Kong gold IPO faces scrutiny
Ethical questions remain amid silver boom
Pandora says ICE raids are hurting mall traffic
Swarovski cutting 400 jobs at Austrian headquarters
Fabergé’s new owner plans to revive brand
Jennifer Hopf promoted to JCK event director
Former Tiffany VP Jeffrey Bennett to head IGI North America
Industry veteran Shant Kouladijan joins Yourline jewelry
Mountain Province Diamonds CEO resigns
Michael Hill hires new chief financial officer
Chow Tai Fook appoints director of flagship store
Walmart names next CEO
Jewelry marketer Ann Marie Glynn dies
Verdura, Belperron chair Ward Landrigan dies
Vahan Jewelry founder Leon “Sacha” Der Calousdian dies at 85
Upper East Siders remember local jewelry seller Patricia Gaughran
Father and son Chicago jewelers killed chasing thief
Pursuing the Louvre loot inside Antwerp’s jewelry “underworld”
– Louvre promises to restore crown damaged in theft
U.K. jewelry store fined for selling fake silver rings
127-year-old New Orleans jeweler closes
Target Zoom glitch adds to layoff pain
– Target employees told to smile at shoppers
FT: Jewelry auction boom “widens”
Mellon-choly: Diamond auction leaves some feeling blue
– The “secret history” of Bunny Mellon’s collaboration with Jean Schlumberger
Sotheby’s Geneva sales garner $51 million
6+ ct. pink diamond could fetch $1.8 million
Diamond brooch owned by Napoleon sells for $4.4 million
Mystery of Princess Margaret’s engagement ring “solved”
New York City’s mayor-elect wears “man-of-the-people” Casio watch
Former Good Morning America host Amy Robach flaunts “massive” engagement ring
Why do 70% of diamonds come from “bizarre type of volcano”?
Scientists find material that might be better heat conductor than diamond
Threads users back woman’s decision to turn down proposal over $898 engagement ring
Glamour writer calls splitting engagement ring cost “completely romantic”
Omni Boston hotel leaving (lab-grown) diamonds under guests’ pillows
New Pandora commercial features one of my all-time favorite songs (video)
Media Watch
– Financial Times on semi-fine jewelry, gemstone tours, bangle watches, a jewelry exhibit that celebrates female self-expression, diamond dealers turned jewelers, Ukrainian jewelers, and changing engagement ring styles
– Washington Post seeks advice on whether to mend broken jewelry from ex
From the Podcast
The Louvre Heist, Gold Price, and High Jewelry: The Jewelry District
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