The R&M “Lettre”

Tiffany & Co. topped a ranking of jewelry and watch brands’ digital performance carried out by business intelligence company L2.

Millennials are almost twice as likely as non-millennials to have bought diamond jewelry as a holiday gift, according to a survey carried out by the Diamond Producers Association (DPA).

The world has been watching in anticipation as the newest installment of the Star Wars franchise has hit cinemas around the world. The power of the Star Wars brand has exploded in recent years to the point where the movies themselves have somehow become secondary to the growing maturity of the brand.

Ramat Gan, Israel – The Israel Diamond Exchange has elected Yoram Dvash as its new president. He succeeds incumbent President Shmuel Schnitzer, who served one two-year term.

Last year, I argued that the best term for lab-grown diamonds may be non-mined. That is scientifically accurate and also gets across the stones’ main selling point. Many diamond growers regularly label natural stones mined diamonds to take advantage of consumers’ negative opinions on mining.

Diamond advertising is undergoing big changes. Last August, De Beers announced “a major investment in a holiday marketing campaign to generate increased consumer demand for diamond jewellery during the year-end holiday season”. 

Insights. What can the diamond industry expect when the Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time in seven years? Or, more pointedly, will a rate hike put a dent in discretionary spending?

Holiday-season commercials by Cartier, Forevermark US and Tiffany & Co. have received widespread attention on the internet, picking up millions of YouTube views in recent weeks.

For the first time, the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize will be fashioned from Fairmined gold. The prize (pictured, right), featuring the head of Alfred Nobel, was struck at the Royal Norwegian Mint in Kongsberg.

Merrick, NY—While every year brings change, this year seems to have brought more than most. At The Centurion, we know the retail landscape continues to evolve.

New York – While Black Friday weekend sales figures don’t tell the whole story of the holiday season, the data culled from a three-day span of shopping does lend some insight into when, where and how consumers are spending their money.

Rubel & Ménasché has been supplying the jewelry houses of Place Vendôme with high-end small diamond goods for over 50 years. The company’s specialty is extremely well-finished stones, which it offers to top jewelry brands the world over.