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DIAMOND GEMS WEEKLY
Aug 27, 20242 min read
“What!” a Diamond!
Diamond Gems Weekly - August 26. Well, our collective breaths have been taken away by the second largest, gem-quality diamond the world...
Aug 20, 20241 min read
Record Companies
Which are the top diamond-tracking programs? How do they work? It's more nuanced than you might think. Or, it is just about as nuanced as...
Aug 20, 20241 min read
The Race to Trace
Traceability has shot to the top of the diamond industry agenda in the last year or two. That said, it's hardly a new phenomenon as...
Aug 19, 20243 min read
Diamond Traceability and an Instagram Revelation
Diamond Gems Weekly - August 19. Okay, so I’m a little late to the party. I did my first Insta Live last week! Is that the right verb?...
Aug 13, 20243 min read
Positive Vibes and Deep Concern in India
Diamond Gems Weekly - August 12. I just returned from India, exhausted from an unexpected eight-hour layover at Dubai airport, which left...
Aug 5, 20243 min read
Sussing Out India
Diamond Gems Weekly - August 5. It has been a minute since I was last in India. Two years ago, to be exact, was my most recent pilgrimage...
Aug 4, 20243 min read
The Real Jewelry Bellwether
Diamond Gems Weekly - July 29. I’ve often referred to Signet Jewelers as the bellwether of US jewelry demand. That’s because it is the...
Jul 25, 20242 min read
A Jewelry Safe Haven: US Market Shows Stability
US economic uncertainty is often listed among the key reasons for caution in the diamond trade. Inflation and weak consumer sentiment are...
Jul 25, 20243 min read
Navigating a Tricky Diamond Market
Diamond Gems Weekly - July 22. I’ve been thinking a lot about production levels. What volumes are required to fulfill demand? Is that...
Jul 16, 20243 min read
Diamond Desire and the Ambani Wedding
Diamond Gems Weekly - July 15. Have you ever felt like the world is a tuxedo and you’re a pair of brown shoes? to quote comedian George...
Jul 11, 20242 min read
Pockets of Growth Amid Diamond Market Pressure
Diamond Gems Weekly - July 8. I just finished writing an article about the US jewelry market that will be published in the coming weeks....
Jul 3, 20241 min read
How Luxury Houses Are Boosting Their Jewelry Market Share
Luxury houses have set the bar for growth in the diamond jewelry market — particularly Richemont and LVMH, which rank as the two largest...
Jul 1, 20243 min read
Kimberley Process, Sanctions, and the U-Shaped Recovery
Diamond Gems Weekly - July 1. My oh my, how time flies. We’re at the mid-point of the year, and the diamond industry has certainly served...
Jul 1, 20244 min read
A Giant Leap Toward Diamond Source Disclosure
The diamond trade took a significant if unexpected step toward transparency at the recent Kimberley Process (KP) intersessional meeting...
Jun 24, 20243 min read
The Summer Lull and Other Important Diamond Developments
Diamond Gems Weekly - June 24. We just enjoyed the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, but are we in for a long summer?...
Jun 19, 20243 min read
Time for Signet to Deliver on Bridal
As always, Signet Jewelers provided some important insights into the state of the US jewelry market in its fiscal first quarter report...
Jun 18, 20242 min read
10 Stories to Boost Your Understanding of the Diamond Market
Diamond Gems Weekly - June 17. Here’s what you need to know from the diamond industry as we start a new week: 1. Where else to begin but...
Jun 16, 20243 min read
The Secret to Diamond Industry Content
Diamond Gems Weekly - June 10. I’ve been thinking about what it means to be an influencer and what it means to be a journalist. Are they...
Jun 7, 20242 min read
De Beers New Strategy & Other Top Stories
Diamond Gems Weekly - June 3. Yip, the jealousy was real as I watched events unfold in Las Vegas from afar. If you were there, I’d love...
Jun 2, 20245 min read
De Beers Bets its Future on Origins
The De Beers roadshow has begun. CEO Al Cook on Friday outlined a new strategy that will see the company streamline its mining operations...
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