July 28 Diamond Shavings: Your Net Roundup

This week: How synthetic intelligence will change retail and the watch enterprise. Indian authorities offers new increase to lab-grown enterprise. And Frédéric Arnault isn’t transferring to Bulgari. All under.

 

Excellent news! Fewer jewelers are closing their doorways

– New information exhibits recession less likely

– Convention Board nonetheless sees one coming

 

How synthetic intelligence will change retail

– How AI will have an effect on the watch business

 

LVMH needs to rework each Tiffany retailer

 

Jewellery resellers on Amazon will likely be treated more fairly

 

Botswana will contribute extra to diamond advertising and marketing, De Beers says

– De Beers’ prospects “blemished”

– De Beers now one of many “big questions for Anglo”

– “Diamonds for Improvement” site launched

– De Beers needs Masisi happy Presidents’ Day

 

Russian finance ministry launching jewelry marketplace (translation)

 

Alrosa CEO Pavel Marinychev named in latest U.S. sanctions

 

What the Tough Diamonds TV series gets right

 

Former jewel thief tells how he used to steal diamonds (video)

 

4 suggestions for the following era of diamond dealers

 

Will Mumbai diamantaires relocate to new Surat Diamond Bourse?

 

Indian authorities extends Customs aid to lab-grown diamonds

 

Diamond Foundry hires tax lobbyist

 

New examine appears to be like at how diamonds come to Earth’s surface

 

Paul Zimnisky interviews Hans Merket of IPIS (audio)

 

“Recycled gold” probably not sustainable, panel agrees

 

Alaska asks Supreme Court docket to undo EPA Pebble mine veto

 

Charlotte jeweler Ernest Perry dies

 

Designer Peter Brams dies at 77

 

Minnesota jeweler sentenced for tax evasion

 

Stuller promotes two to govt administrators

 

Frederick Goldman appoints director of gross sales

 

Diamond Sellers Membership reelects Krischer as president

 

Hodinkee, Tudor veteran Russell Kelly joins Fourtané

 

Frédéric Arnault says he’s not moving to Bulgari

 

TAG Heuer plans more stores

 

The “genius” of Patek Philippe’s multigeneration master plan

 

Watch producer Zenith throws doorways open to public

 

The watch universe in Singapore is expanding

 

China’s Lukfook Group opens retailer in California

 

Tiffany displaying its last pink diamonds

 

Tiffany’s chief gemologist on the fun of working with the world’s most precious stones

 

Tiffany archives e book “is a gem”

 

Pendant watches come back in style

 

Watches that may be fruit, flowers, or fauna

 

Tupac Shakur’s self-designed ring highlights Sotheby’s hip-hop sale

– Ring sells for over $1 million

 

A$AP Rocky’s jeweler exhibits off rapper’s custom-made grenade

 

Is Beyoncé’s Tiffany & Co. costume made of diamonds?

 

Andy Griffith Present actress Betty Lynn’s diamond engagement ring nets $1,800

 

Former Vogue editor: Kate Middleton’s indifference to diamonds is “disappointing”

– Her most important jewelry pieces

 

The “Jewish history of jewelry”

 

Couple discover uncommon pearl whereas consuming clams, flip it into engagement ring

 

Lady considers engagement ring “tacky”

 

From the Podcast     

The Jewellery District, Episode 100: Vic’s Customized Design, a Jewellery Convention, and a Podcast Milestone

 

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