June 6 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

Greetings from Las Vegas! I will be moderating a panel tomorrow: "What Does It Mean to Be Ethical? Have Your Say." It will begin at 1 p.m., in Room...

Does GIA’s Turnabout on Lab-Grown Diamonds Matter?

GIA’s new system for grading lab-grown diamonds has been met with a predictably divided response: kudos from natural diamond partisans, and anger...

May 30 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

The JCK show starts next week in Las Vegas, and I hope my readers will attend a seminar I’m moderating, “Safeguarding Your Business: Crime...

May 23 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Trump warns retailers not to talk about price increases. Why is India importing so many lab-grown diamonds? And how the pandemic led to...

May 16 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Has gold peaked? Is De Beers giving certain clients special deals? And why are Trump watches missing the T? All...

How Lightbox Became a Bust

I first started having reservations about De Beers’ lab-grown brand Lightbox when I kept hearing diamond people talk about what a brilliant...

May 9 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: LVMH’s U.S. head calls the term quiet luxury “annoying.” New app delivers gold to people’s doors. How taste in watches changes...

May 2 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: It’s the end of the line for Hudson’s Bay. What’s the chance of $4,000 gold? And "engagement nails" now complement the ring. All...

April 25 Diamond Shavings: Your Friday Web Roundup

This week: Are malls making a comeback? How the CEO of Rolex is shaking things up. And why people in the 1970s loved mood rings. All...

Five Possible Ways Tariffs Will Affect the Industry

The industry is starting to feel the impact of the 10% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration earlier this month, with wholesalers already...