This week: How artificial intelligence will change retail and the watch business. Indian government gives new boost to lab-grown business. And Frédéric Arnault isn’t moving to Bulgari. All below.
Good news! Fewer jewelers are closing their doors
– New data shows recession less likely
– Conference Board still sees one coming
How artificial intelligence will change retail
– How AI will affect the watch business
LVMH wants to remodel every Tiffany store
Jewelry resellers on Amazon will be treated more fairly
Botswana will contribute more to diamond marketing, De Beers says
– De Beers’ prospects “blemished”
– De Beers now one of the “big questions for Anglo”
– “Diamonds for Development” site launched
– De Beers wishes Masisi happy Presidents’ Day
Russian finance ministry launching jewelry marketplace (translation)
Alrosa CEO Pavel Marinychev named in latest U.S. sanctions
What the Rough Diamonds TV series gets right
Former jewel thief tells how he used to steal diamonds (video)
Four tips for the next generation of diamond dealers
Will Mumbai diamantaires relocate to new Surat Diamond Bourse?
Indian government extends Customs relief to lab-grown diamonds
Diamond Foundry hires tax lobbyist
New study looks at how diamonds come to Earth’s surface
Paul Zimnisky interviews Hans Merket of IPIS (audio)
“Recycled gold” not really sustainable, panel agrees
Alaska asks Supreme Court to undo EPA Pebble mine veto
Charlotte jeweler Ernest Perry dies
Designer Peter Brams dies at 77
Minnesota jeweler sentenced for tax evasion
Stuller promotes two to executive directors
Frederick Goldman appoints director of sales
Diamond Dealers Club reelects Krischer as president
Hodinkee, Tudor veteran Russell Kelly joins Fourtané
Frédéric Arnault says he’s not moving to Bulgari
TAG Heuer plans more stores
The “genius” of Patek Philippe’s multigeneration master plan
Watch manufacturer Zenith throws doors open to public
The watch universe in Singapore is expanding
China’s Lukfook Group opens store in California
Tiffany displaying its last pink diamonds
Tiffany’s chief gemologist on the joys of working with the world’s most precious stones
Tiffany archives book “is a gem”
Pendant watches come back in style
Watches that can be fruit, flowers, or fauna
Tupac Shakur’s self-designed ring highlights Sotheby’s hip-hop sale
– Ring sells for over $1 million
A$AP Rocky’s jeweler shows off rapper’s custom-made grenade
Is Beyoncé’s Tiffany & Co. dress made of diamonds?
Andy Griffith Show actress Betty Lynn’s diamond engagement ring nets $1,800
Former Vogue editor: Kate Middleton’s indifference to diamonds is “disappointing”
– Her most significant jewelry pieces
The “Jewish history of jewelry”
Couple find rare pearl while eating clams, turn it into engagement ring
Woman considers engagement ring “tacky”
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