Wholesale market quiet during extended July 4 holiday period and start of summer season. Strong advance orders of round and fancy-shape, D-F, IF-VS diamonds for high-end designers. Positive trend ...

The July issue of Rapaport Magazine, out now in print and online, takes a deep dive into the hype surrounding horology, and how luxury timepieces are faring in both the mainstream and secondhand ...

The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) and the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to team up to bolster the international diamond and gemstone trade. The agreement ...

The top end of the watch industry continues to see outsized success. Timepieces with a retail price of over CHF 50,000 (about $64,000) now represent 37% of Swiss watch exports by value, despite ...

Three candidates from India, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are running for president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) in an election that reveals contrasting approaches to ...

The secondary market for luxury watches has always occupied a niche. It entered the spotlight during the pandemic from 2020 to 2022, when valuations skyrocketed to a few hundred thousand dollars a ...

The recent launch of Royal Pop, a series of eight pocket watches by Swatch and Audemars Piguet, was deemed a “failure” by many publications due to the “chaos” that erupted in approximately 20 stores ...

Jewelers of America (JA) has announced the names of the eight jewelry trade group that will receive its 2026 Impact Initiative grants. The program is multifaceted, aimed at supporting growth and ...

For years, traditional retail has searched for answers in all the wrong places: e-commerce, changing consumer behavior, shorter attention spans, price sensitivity. All valid, but none of them is the ...

Artificial intelligence promises to accelerate tedious tasks and deliver precise, data-driven insights. Over the past few years, it has transformed industries from finance to healthcare. Yet its role ...

One of the most exciting things about working in the watch auction industry is the opportunity to take part in remarkable discoveries. The Pearl of Bahrain (pictured above) is an extraordinary Patek ...

For us, there was absolutely value in offering on-site watch repair for many years, and it served our clients well. However, as our business evolved, we made the decision to move away from on-site ...