Aug. 25 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Net Roundup

I might be on trip subsequent week, and this function won’t run. Have an important finish of summer season, and we’ll choose every part up in September.

This week: Must you purchase diamonds for associates? Authorities examine closing of Pittsburgh retailer. And the actual story of the Titanic necklace. All beneath.

 

Rolex buys retailer and producer Bucherer

– What occurs next?

– Watches of Switzerland says it’s not transferring into retail

– Regardless, Reuters thinks it’s a “ticking time bomb”

 

Are Swiss watchmakers working a race to the bottom?

 

Titan Firm purchases remaining shares of CaratLane

– How CaratLane mimicked Blue Nile—then surpassed it

 

Advert watchdog says Agape Diamonds must beef up disclosure

 

Retailers’ rising lab-grown doubts

– Lab-grown diamonds proceed to enchantment, despite falling prices

– In Hong Kong they nonetheless prefer naturals

– Steven Singer talks about anti-lab-grown promotion

 

The pure diamond business’s oversupply challenge

 

The Atlantic appears at shopping for diamonds for friends

 

Fears of govt purge at Debswana (subscription)

 

Lucara finds one other large diamond at Karowe

– Appoints extension of working capital facility

 

Filmmakers chronicle “disruption” in Botswana diamond industry

 

The Occasions: Is recycled gold better than mined?

 

Martin Rapaport on synthetics sold as naturals (video)

 

Gem-A warns about fraudulent certificates

– A “brushing” scam?’

 

Detectives investigating Pittsburgh retailer after sudden closure

 

A Saudi Rolex offered in a U.S. mall may get Jair Bolsonaro arrested

 

Half a billion {dollars} value of stolen Rolexes are in circulation

– Rolex tops record of most stolen luxury watches

 

Uncommon Fabergé seized on Russian oligarch’s yacht

 

Lab-grown startup Diamond Lab hires new chairman

 

IJO names Stephen Barnes as president

 

Swarovski appoints chief authorized and compliance officer

 

Macy’s hires chief buyer and digital officer

– Macy’s opens 4 more smaller stores

 

Michael Hill sales fall

 

Interview with Tiffany & Co. chief gemologist Victoria Reynolds

– A have a look at Tiffany traceability

 

Native paper profiles Ronald Winston

 

Sotheby’s opens Freddie Mercury’s jewellery field to the general public

 

Blake Vigorous jokes about being a jewelry designer

 

Love Is Blind star Bartise Bowden needed to rip his permanent jewelry off

 

Zooey Deschanel’s engagement ring is very “on-brand”

 

Emily Ratajkowski wears diamond necklace together with her toddler’s face on it

 

Don’t learn an excessive amount of into Meghan Markle not wearing engagement ring

 

Why Ivanka Trump is commonly seen with out her wedding ring

 

Video on how diamonds are made

 

TikTokers are making jewellery out of…uh…

 

The Wall Avenue Journal says foot jewellery is in fashion now (subscription)

 

A 6-year-old jewelry entrepreneur (video)

 

The actual story of the Titanic diamond necklace

 

Redditor finds pearls inside 50-cent jewelry box

 

Antiques Roadshow visitor had “tears” over brooch’s value

 

From the Podcast     

The Jewellery District, Episode 102: Barbie, Fall Trend, Retail Rebirth, Sale of IGI, Hip-Hop

 

Have an important weekend!

 

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