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Top news

  • Gold could be facing “death cross” (The Jewelry Wire)

  • De Beers to cut prices at July sight (Rapaport)

  • Watches of Switzerland drops sales target as Mayors introduces lab-grown (TJW)

  • Stephanie Gottlieb “changes mind” on lab-grown (TJW)

  • Who buys counterfeits? The very poor—and very rich (TJW)

  • The top 1% now hold as much wealth as the entire bottom 90% of Americans combined (X)

  • AI still refers customers to James Allen (TJW)

  • Pre-owned watch market dips in May with Rolex suffering the most (Watch Insider)

  • Tariff refund portal opens for second phase (Spectrum Local News)

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Commentary

  • Can we end the lab-grown-natural battle? (TJW)

  • How a $7 billion lab-grown rally ran ahead of the facts (CGTN)

  • Are all the lab-grown stores in India profitable? (LinkedIn)

  • Is this compliant? JCPenney lab-grown edition (TJW)

  • What happens when jewelry becomes fast food? (The Literary Jewelry Box)

  • Anglo American’s exit from diamonds shows shifting commodity risk to governments (LinkedIn)

  • Natural diamonds are starting to get an “investment tier” (Neil Ventura)

  • Why mechanical watches risk losing cultural relevance (Pointless Complication)

  • What today’s luxury shoppers are looking for—and how jewelers can give it to them (TJW)

  • Jewelry is top luxury category, says Bain (TJW)

  • The joys of female self-purchase (TJW)

  • “Richemont is Cartier, and Cartier is Richemont” (ScrewDownCrown)

  • Who profits from Africa’s gold? (Al Jazeera)

  • Could AI help silver demand? (USA Today)

  • What four years digging with Maasai miners taught me about culture and resilience (Gemstone Detective)

  • SRK’s Nirav Mandir: Net-zero should define the future (World Diamond Council)

Audio/video

  • Jewelry ad of the week: Etsy (TJW)

  • Interview with jewelry historian Marion Fasel (Beyond the Vault podcast)

  • Retail Prophet Doug Stephens on why he still has hope (LinkedIn)

  • The best tech applications for lab-grown diamonds (TJW)

  • Being a CEO has become a terrible job, as more people hate them (Bloomberg Business Week)

Retail news

  • Michaels opens estate jewelry-only store in Connecticut (Hartford Courant)

  • Ben Bridge opens new Portland store following remodel project (Centurion)

  • Inside Tiffany & Co.’s reimagined flagship boutique in California (Robb Report)

  • British retailer Diamonds Factory gets rebranded (Fashion United)

  • Five things Saks lost as it exits bankruptcy (Retail Dive)

    • Exemplar is betting on high-end shoppers (Reuters)

  • “Ghost store” scammers come for Tasmania’s retail market (Jeweller)

  • U.K. luxury store Harvey Nichols is up for sale: report (Fashion Network)

  • Amazon Prime Day sales fall from 2025 (RetailWire)

Company news

  • Pandora, Swarovski shut Chinese stores (South China Morning Post)

  • How Swarovski is using generative AI (Institute for Management Development)

  • Pandora introduces new freshwater pearl collection (PR)

  • Jewelers Mutual named one of Insight Publications’ fastest-growing companies (LinkedIn)

  • GN Diamond offers data-driven finished jewelry programs (InStore)

  • Hearts on Fire’s plan for “new era of diamond jewelry” (Business of Fashion; sponsored content)

  • Limelight Lab Grown Diamonds raises money again (Indian Startup News)

  • Burgundy Diamond Mines restructures director O’Keefe’s shareholding (Tip Ranks)

  • Richemont completes sales of Baume & Mercier (PR)

  • Watches of Switzerland results show watch market is pretty narrow (Pointless Complication)

  • New platform dedicated to Swiss watchmaking launches (Fashion Network)

  • The new dealers changing London’s jewelry trade (Precious Things)

  • Rolex unveils clock at Rockefeller Center (National Jeweler)

  • Phillips smashes watch auction records with a $235 million spring season (WatchPro)

People news

  • Lawsuit alleges TraxNYC owner acted “unhinged” toward ex-girlfriend (New York Post)

  • Former TAG Heuer CEO Antione Pin to take over De Bethune (TJW)

  • National Rarities appoints Sean Milliner new gemology manager (National Jeweler)

  • Jen Cullen Williams joins the board of Jewelers for Children (LinkedIn)

  • Jacob & Co. hires Richemont commercial and intellectual property lawyer Joseph Forgione as new general counsel (Bloomberg)

  • Laura Burdese officially takes over as Bulgari CEO (LinkedIn)

  • Gary Roskin pays tribute to Professor Mimi Ou Yang (Roskin Gem News Report)

  • Kristen Cannon of Valobra Master Jewelers dies at 49 (National Jeweler)

  • Long obit for former Tiffany design director John Loring (New York Times)

  • Designer Elizabeth Buenaventura receives death threats after being misidentified in TikTok video (JCK)

  • Interview with the CEO of Certina (Bilanz; translated)

  • Interview with John Hardy creative director Reed Krakoff (The Grand Tourist)

Association news

  • Antwerp diamond sector presents ring with 321 natural diamonds to the United States (PR) (Video)

    • Receiving diamond is “historic break with White House custom” (AP)

  • Nearly 80% of Belgian traders pass anti-money laundering exam (PR)

  • World Diamond Council reminds traders that new System of Warranties is coming (Mining Weekly)

  • African Diamond Producers Association forges alliance with Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Training School (LinkedIn)

Fashion news

  • Hollywood tells celebs: show your clavicle (FT)

  • Oval engagement rings have “main character energy” (Vogue India)

  • Ice cube jewelry is apparently a trend (Paris Select Book)

  • Anklets are happening in high and low jewelry (The Adventurine)

Celebrity news

  • Nigel Farage received £270,000 from gold marketer he promotes (The Guardian)

  • Inside the $250 million Trump watch business (WatchPro)

  • Graff taps BTS’ Jung Kook as global ambassador (WWD)

  • The Kennedy family kept all of Jackie’s Camelot jewels (The Adventurine; subscription)

  • The true story of Chris Evert’s tennis bracelet (The Adventurine; subscription)

  • Taylor Swift wears pieces from $125,000 Elizabeth Taylor jewelry set (InStyle)

  • Serena Williams’ $3 million ring and diamond manicure steal show at Wimbledon (NDTV)

  • A Diamond is Forever ranks the most stylish soccer players (PR)

  • Meghan Markle’s new jewelry piece resembles one of Kate Middleton’s most iconic pieces (InStyle)

Miscellaneous/fun/interesting

  • The best places to stash your diamonds (Financial Times)

  • The best American jewelry is Italian (The Jaded Curator)

  • Famous cursed diamonds and the stories that won’t die (Something About Rocks)

  • Cartier prize to honor young watchmaking talents (Luxury Tribune)

  • There’s a volcano in Antarctica spewing gold in the atmosphere (Science Alert)

  • Meet the jewelers making fine furniture (Financial Times)

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