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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Women have long collected watches. What is new is the scale of their participation. Driven by platforms like Dimepiece and social media voices such as Zoë Abelson, founder of watch marketplace Graal, ...

Retail has evolved. Clienteling has evolved. And if you are sitting on the upstream side of this industry, thinking the earthquake will stop before it reaches your desk, I have news for you: It’s ...

There’s a moment in every young professional’s life when achievement becomes tangible: A diploma, a first paycheck, or even moving into your own place. After I graduated law school, my father took me ...

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 ...