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DIAMOND GEMS WEEKLY


Diamond Ads, Earnings Season, & Single-Source Disclosure...
Diamond Gems Weekly - October 21 Earnings season has begun. For my fellow diamond and data geeks that means we’ll be getting the lowdown...
Oct 21, 20242 min read


Sightholders' Eye on Supply
Diamonds Gems Weekly - October 14 Somehow, I find myself writing in an airport again. After years scribbling final copy in obscure...
Oct 15, 20242 min read


Shaky Market And Other Major Diamond Developments
Diamond Gems Weekly - October 7 To start on a personal note, my thoughts and prayers are with the hostages, victims and their families of...
Oct 8, 20243 min read


Is Lab-Grown Grading a Fraud? Raising the Marketing Stakes...
Diamond Gems Weekly - September 30 VicenzaOro unleashes creativity, the Hong Kong show proves predictably dreary, De Beers resumes its...
Oct 6, 20242 min read


Surprisingly Positive Outlook
Diamond Gems Weekly - September 23 The diamond and jewelry industry sure keeps us on our toes. Last week our attention squared on Hong...
Sep 23, 20242 min read


Crunch Time for Diamond Marketers
Diamond Gems Weekly - September 16. We’re approaching crunch time. The countdown to the holiday season has begun. Signet Jewelers said...
Sep 17, 20243 min read


Cyclical or Sustainable Diamond Stability?
Diamond Gems Weekly - September 9. There’s something about a short-term fix that is oddly appealing. It provides comfort, restores belief...
Sep 9, 20242 min read


Sanction Expansion; More Big Diamonds; Marketing Partners
Diamond Gems Weekly - September 2. Is it just me or does September feel like the beginning of the end of the year? Perhaps it’s due to...
Sep 2, 20243 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 27, 20242 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 19, 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 13, 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 5, 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...
Aug 4, 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 25, 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 16, 20243 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 11, 20242 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, 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 24, 20243 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 18, 20242 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 16, 20243 min read
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