This week: Rolex production letter is a “hoax.” What happened to that stolen Brinks jewelry? And what to do when your jewelry falls off while you’re performing. All below.

 

Happy Diwali to all who celebrate.

 

Quality Gold files to go public in SPAC merger

 

AGS Laboratories to close

– What the AGS lab closure will mean for its cut grade

 

Jewelers’ No. 1 concern for the holiday: the economy

 

Lab-grown versus mined diamonds: “the retail battleground”

– In India’s lab-grown industry, change “is the only constant”

 

Swarovski rolling out lab-grown diamonds in North America

– Interview with CEO

 

Breitling switching to lab-grown diamonds, artisanal gold

– CEO of Natural Diamond Council not pleased

 

Swiss watch industry headed for record year

 

Patek Philippe Nautilus turns to white gold

– The watch industry’s “mic drop”

 

Rolex production cut letter “a hoax”

– Are Rolex watches “an economic safe haven”?

 

Bucherer acquires Leeds & Son 

 

Three venerable jewelry stores are closing

 

Neiman Marcus “wants a relationship with you”

 

Is Kohl’s ready for a change?

 

Cartier puts out new “far-out watch”

– Cartier to reopen its Paris home

 

Tanishq debuts virtual reality experience

 

Luxury brands hope China will supercharge fine jewelry market (subscription required)

 

Google enhances shopping experience for search

 

Gold price rebounding

 

The Incomparable has been recut into the Golden Canary

 

De Beers exec Neil Ventura leaves as it promotes four

 

PriceScope CEO Andrey Pilipchak dies

 

Where did stolen jewelry from the Brinks truck heist go?

 

Indian export company says Brinks case belongs in court (subscription required)

 

Indian diamond tycoon Jatin Mehta fights to unfreeze assets

 

Indian authorities seize smuggled gold, diamonds

 

Suspected Islamists raid ruby mine in Mozambique

 

Covert operation targeted Dan Gertler’s enemies

 

LBMA plans to bring in more artisanal gold miners

 

Owner of Zimbabwe’s main mine discusses security, Kimberley Process

 

RioZim buys Namibian diamond mine

 

World Diamond Council president sees reason for optimism

 

Why watch collectors can’t stop buying Girard-Perregaux’s Laureato

 

Jeweler refuses gold medal in protest of Iran’s treatment of women

 

Canadian jeweler turns diamond testing into viral videos

 

A look at Gautam Adani’s start in diamond trading

 

The Economist on the Koh-i-Noor (subscription required, but the first paragraph is worth reading)

– Why Camilla shouldn’t wear it

 

Camilla might wear Queen Elizabeth’s “iconic” diadem

 

Meghan Markle begged the queen not to wear “scandalous” tiara

 

Blackpink’s Lisa’s jewelry falls off mid-performance, but she handles it smoothly

 

What hip-hop bling reveals about American status anxiety

 

Kris Jenner wanted cremated ashes to be put in necklaces

 

Jeweler offers Apple Watch with titanium finish

 

Weird Jewelry Time!

– Jewelry from hotel chandeliers

– Jewelry from zippers

– Jewelry from chewed gum

 

From the Blog

What the AGS Lab Closure Will Mean for Its Cut Grade

 

From the Podcast   

The Jewelry District, Episode 80: Guests Vikki Tobak and Jules Kim

 

 

Have a nice weekend!

 

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