There's a lot we can learn from De Beers and the launch of its standalone Forevermark stores. It's chosen India as the test bed for its new retail approach, and it has set a very clear agenda. It's targeting high earners, especially affluent women buying gifts for themselves... Read More...

First there was the smartphone, then came the smartwatch, followed by the smart ring. And now the latest must-have is the smart earring. It will track your heart rate, sleep patterns and posture. It captures health signals that are impossible to measure by a device worn... Read More...

First there was the smartphone, then came the smartwatch, followed by the smart ring. And now the latest must-have is the smart earring. It will track your heart rate, sleep patterns and posture. It captures health signals that are impossible to measure by a device worn... Read More...

It's not quite a Lightbox moment, but it's certainly worth mentioning when India's biggest jewelry retailer finally dips its toe into lab growns. Titan, with over 760 stores across its Tanishq, Mia, Zoya, and CaratLane brands, had long resisted any move away from ... Read More...

It's all about marketing, says Ronnie VanderLinden. "My key issue, and it has long been my key issue, is marketing. Period," he says. "I think we've lost out because of the way we've marketed our product, our wares. Education and marketing is what will bring ... Read More...

It looks like Christie's pitched a little low. Their pre-sale estimate for a 13.54-carat Paraiba tourmaline was just $400,000 to $600,000. It sold at their New York Magnificent Jewels auction last week for $4,223,000. So what's the story with Paraiba tourmalines... Read More...

Is Costco brave or foolish going head-to-head with Trump over tariffs? The stakes are high for the warehouse giant, listed as the sixth biggest watch and jewelry retailer in the US (as ranked by National Jeweler). It filed suit in the US Court of International Trade ... Read More...

The sale of the Royal Blue necklace for a record $16.2m last week demonstrates just how rare and how desirable Kashmir sapphires are. The diamond world has its Golcondas, the sapphire world has its Kashmirs. Both are highly prized and extremely rare... Read More...

At the end of the day it was the inclusion of state-armed actors that sank the latest KP attempt to redefine conflict diamonds. Many Western nations said they should be included. Many African nations said they shouldn't. And that's why five days of talks at ... Read More...

Haven't we been here before? The Kimberley Process on the brink of redefining conflict diamonds? It's convening in Dubai as I write this, discussing exactly that. "We are almost at the finish line," Feriel Zerouki, president of the World Diamond Council (WDC) proudly ... Read More...