Watches of Switzerland has acquired New York-based timepiece blog Hodinkee for an undisclosed sum. Why would a UK-headquartered retail corporation be interested in buying an editorial website, and ...

The conversation about synthetic diamonds has reached a fever pitch as oversupply and cheaper production costs continue to push down prices and trade-in values, even while consumer exposure and demand ...

Natural and synthetic diamonds are going head-to-head in the US bridal market. Since 1947, when copywriter Frances Gerety scribbled “A Diamond Is Forever” on a piece of paper and created one of the ...

Lucara Diamond Corp. has sold its Clara diamond-sales platform back to original founders, HRA Group and former CEO Eira Thomas, while maintaining a five-year supply agreement to sell its rough through ...

Geopolitical and economic forces are disrupting the industry, but there’s opportunity to be had in the decline of retailers’ synthetic margins, diamond-jewelry resale and a $72 trillion inheritance ...

RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, October 8, 2024, Las Vegas… Diamond prices fell in September as the market continued to suffer from an oversupply. Indian manufacturers reduced rough-buying and polished ...

At some stage, synthetic diamonds will go the way of other synthetic gems and get so cheap that they will be less competitive against natural diamonds. There is concern about what will happen to the ...

Watches of Switzerland has added timepiece media website Hodinkee to its arsenal, a move that aims to strengthen the company’s position in the luxury watch space. “Watches of Switzerland…stays at the ...

Gem-quality rubies keep getting pricier and harder to find. Dealers weigh in on why they don’t expect this situation to change. Anyone in the industry who’s wondering why ruby prices continue to rise ...

Berta de Pablos-Barbier is set to join Pandora as chief marketing officer, succeeding Mary Carmen Gasco-Buisson, who is leaving after two years. De Pablos-Barbier, who will come on board in November, ...

Against a backdrop of economic challenges and market uncertainty, the jewelry industry is facing headwinds. Retailers continue to seek new marketing strategies, adopting multipronged sales initiatives ...