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January 2023
All IssuesCOVER
- Trash to Treasure: The Brands Turning Used Materials into Jewelry
- The 3D Printing Revolution
- Watchmakers Are Turning Up the Sparkle
- Doing PR with QR
- Provenance Proof Aims to Keep the Gem Sector Transparent
- Jewelers Thinking Outside the Box to Showcase Their Wares
- The Auction Market Is Becoming Harder to Forecast
- Big Stones, Small Splash?
- US Magnificent Jewels Sales See Respectable Results
- November Swiss Auctions Exceed Expectations
STYLE & DESIGN
- And the 2023 Pantone Color of the Year Is…Viva Magenta
- Oversize Jewelry Is a Big Hit
- Rebel with a Cause: Ara Vartanian’s Edgy-Yet-Thoughtful Creations
- Reviewing ‘Jewelry Guide: The Ultimate Compendium’
- Have a Heart: The History of a Much-Loved Shape
- Alexandrite the Great: One of Nature’s Scarcest Gems
Market Comment - Mar. 16, 2023
Polished trading slower than expected after Hong Kong show, but dealers more upbeat than before. China outlook positive even though buyers lack urgency and are testing price levels.
US market stable. Large jewelry chains driving demand for small goods. Signet Jewelers 4Q revenue -5% to $2.7B, profit -12% to $277M. Brilliant Earth 4Q sales -2% to $120M, profit -46% to $6M.
Petra Diamonds rough prices +12.5% in 1Q; fancy colors and small stones strong. Gem Diamonds 2022 revenue -6% to $189M, profit -26% to $20M.
Burgundy Diamond Mines buys Ekati owner Arctic Canadian for $136M.
Martin Rapaport to address New York Diamond Dealers Club on Monday, March 20, 2:30 p.m. EST. Register here.