From Insta-stack Ring to kinetic jewels: Futurists forecasted the ten top jewelry trends

    Ten key jewelry trends: These ten looks are sure to impress everyone. From talisman pendants and tendril rings to pops of neon and personalization, these ten looks are sure to impress everyone on any gift list. De Beers Group, asked Adorn Insight to identify ten key jewelry trends and round up a selection … Read more

US jewellers report that more couples than ever are buying diamond engagement rings. Report

      Engagements Driving Diamond Jewellery Demand This Holiday Season. As consumers are spending less on elaborate weddings and/or honeymoons in the current environment, they had more to spend on choosing the perfect ring. Jewelers say more couples than ever are choosing diamond engagement rings – eschewing industry concerns that the difficult economy would … Read more

From iconic and rare to vintage styles: Top watches seen as ultimate investment pieces

  As the watch industry is trying to find its future in ultra-niche and luxury products, a small group of watchmaking brands have the unique power to constantly capture the luxury consumer spend. Fine watches became another investable commodity. But does that make them a good investment? In a world of unpredictable and accelerating change, … Read more

Diamonds fill the temporary void left by travel in the way few other luxury products can

  The potential for diamonds to capture luxury market share previously allocated to travel. Travel spending has been the key competitor to diamond jewellery in recent years, particularly for the Millennial share of wallet. But diamonds have unique power to capture consumer spend previously allocated to travel, finds De Beers, the world’s leading diamond company … Read more

£96 a bottle: the exotic beer that is as expensive as vintage wine

One Manhattan bar is charging $125 for a bottle of Belgian ale. Is beer really as costly to make as wine or is this just a pernicious way to make us pay more?

COURBET : The ‘disruptive’ French Sustainable Jewellery brand that even refuses ‘fairmined’ gold and diamonds

    By Philippe Mihailovich & Caroline Taylor In line with 21st Century youth who are now demanding vegan leathers be used by luxury brands, we are now witnessing the emergence of a ‘sustainable’ high-end jewellery house on the famous Place Vendôme*, for whom anything mined is considered harmful to the environment and thereby unacceptable. … Read more