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Just a note to let you know that I will be traveling to the Atlanta Jewelry Show Thursday and then speaking there Friday, and while I’ll try my best to put out a standard newsletter, travel may interfere.
Moreover, The Jewelry Wire will go on its first-ever vacation from Mon., Aug. 23 through Sun., Aug. 30. There will be no newsletter that week, unless something REALLY important happens and I can’t help myself.
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I understand people aren’t used to paying for industry news, and so far I’ve offered most of the content here to all subscribers, but things may get a little tighter after vacation. This is the only industry newsletter that brings you original, independent news every day of the week. Paid subscribers are shelling out less than 50 cents a day. That’s a deal!
Thanks, everyone! I hope to see some of you in Atlanta.
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The new president of Zales comes from Mattel (TJW)
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U.S. consumers buying fewer pieces of jewelry, but at higher price tags (Tenoris)
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Finsch mine in South Africa to close (TJW)
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Namdeb chief sees “glimmer of hope” for diamonds (The Namibian)
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CVD rough diamond cut to look like a natural (TJW)
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Customs has returned $100 billion in tariff refunds (TJW)
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Democrats demand answer about ring given to Trump in Antwerp (MSNow)
- AWDC responds: There was “no connection” (TJW)
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Two men arrested for allegedly killing jeweler after ramming car into store (TJW)
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Vietnam gold firms face fresh scrutiny after inspection findings (Bloomberg)
Commentary
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How the collapse of the middle class is reshaping spending (Retail Prophet)
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The “changing landscape” of high jewelry (WWD)
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Consumers will decide how we market diamonds (TJW)
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Paul Zimnisky on the diamond industry’s “great reset” (Rough-Polished)
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Natural Diamond Council CEO Amber Pepper’s vision to make diamonds “culturally indispensable” (GJEPC)
- Edahn Golan calls for India to champion natural diamond demand (GJEPC)
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Sean Dunn ponders parallels between coffee and diamonds (LinkedIn)
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Sunay Gandhi ponders what it will take to market natural diamonds (Uncut) and whether the industry is asking the wrong question (Uncut)
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Long article on the rise of lab-grown (Financial Mail)
- Michelle Graff talks lab versus natural (Financial Mail)
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Ahmed bin Sulayem: The diamond industry must “embrace lab-grown pragmatism” (The Jerusalem Post)
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Hasu Dholakiya: Lab-grown’s next customer never wanted a diamond (LinkedIn)
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“Why everyone wants a one-carat ring” (Financial Times)
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Stephanie Vilheym of TD Diamonds on the industry’s “trust problem” (Newsweek)
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Environmental group decries planned shutdown of N.W.T. diamond mine oversight boards (CBC)
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New approaches to address the role of gold in Sudan’s civil war (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
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Why is live selling booming? (Watch Insider)
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In the age of AI, the independent jeweler’s secret weapon is empathy (TJW)
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Don’t trust AI with your watch research (A Watch Critic)
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AI can predict, but entrepreneurs still have to judge (Psychology Today)
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Gen Z is getting nostalgic for mechanical watches (Business of Fashion; subscription)
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What GHPG data says about the watch industry trends (ScrewDownCrown)
Audio/video
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The Jewelry District podcast with Doug Meadows (YouTube)
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Jewelry ad of the week: Kalyan Jewellers (YouTube)
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“New voices in bridal” (Couture podcast)
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Australian podcast on lab-grown diamonds (SBSNews)
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Diamond District jewelers, dealers, and GCAL’s Angelo Palmieri discuss diamond origin (Heard on the Street; video)
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Weekend watch: “How customers look at jewelers in 2026” (Luisa Graff Jewelers)
