The Jewelry Wire Sunday list of links (week of July 26)

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• Gareth Penny is Anglo’s choice to head De Beers: reports (The Jewelry Wire)

  • Botswana apparently gives up ambition to gain majority stake in De Beers (TJW)

  • Paul Zimnisky calls Penny the “ideal candidate” to lead De Beers (Mining.com)

• The new tariffs—winners and losers (TJW)

  • Tariffs could pressure India’s gem and jewelry sector (Hindu Business Line)

• India’s gem and jewelry exports climb 26% in June, with gold leading growth (Business Standard)

• Swiss watch exports rise in June (TJW)

• U.S. retail sales soar over 11% in June (Retail Dive)

• Vietnam streets see a wave of jewelry store closures (DTNews)

• Jewelry sold on Amazon and TikTok contains alarming amounts of cadmium, report says (TJW)

• CIBJO says Four C’s should be reserved for natural diamonds (TJW)

Commentary

• What is De Beers’ value as a brand name? (TJW)

  • Avi Krawitz thinks it’s a lot (The Diamond Press)

• A former top HSN jewelry buyer on the rise and fall of home shopping (TJW)

• What it’s like to hold the 1,738 ct. Sewelô diamond (Something About Rocks)

• “The diamond shakeout” (Modern Logix)

  • De Beers’ second-quarter production rises 88% (TJW)

  • Rio Tinto still processing diamonds from shuttered Diavik (Rapaport)

  • What union is telling Ekati workers about their future (Cabin Radio)

• Sherry Smith: Lab-grown and natural diamonds shouldn’t be “either-or” (National Jeweler)

• A believer’s guide to buying gold (Bloomberg)

  • Billionaire John Paulson says gold bull market still in early stages (Kitco)

• Richemont’s jewelry boom isn’t due to “luck” (Something About Rocks)

• The luxury watch secondary market might have stopped falling. Now what? (Pointless Complication)

• The watch industry’s hidden sustainability advantage (WatchPro)

• Can AI help create a watch brand? (WatchPro)

• What makes a gem “semi-precious”? (The Jaded Curator)

• Do you have to be a gemologist to start a jewelry brand? (Care Diamonds by Sarah)

  • Local newspaper visits the GIA (San Diego Union Tribune)

• Washington Post writes bad editorial about diamonds (TJW)

  • Sean Dunn writes letter to the editor in response (Washington Post; second letter)

Audio/video

• Jewelry ad of the week: Graff (TJW)

• Paul Zimnisky talks about the De Beers sale (The Money Show; audio)