Karen Dybis

1 week ago | jckonline.com | Rob Bates |Karen Dybis |Brittany Siminitz |Victoria Gomelsky

De Beers has appointed Kering veteran Emmanuelle Nodale (pictured) brand CEO for its retail chain, De Beers London. Nodale comes to De Beers after 18 years at Kering. She most recently was general manager for Europe at Kering-owned jewelry brand Pomellato. She also served as strategic development director for the conglomerate’s watch and jewelry division. De Beers London—the new name for De Beers Jewellers—will open a flagship boutique on Paris’ Rue de la Paix later this year.

1 week ago | jckonline.com | Rob Bates |Amy Elliott |Karen Dybis

Seven Southern California men have been indicted for their alleged involvement in what the Department of Justice (DOJ) has called “the largest jewelry theft in U.S. history”—the 2022 heist of $100 million in goods from a Brink’s armored car. Some of the stolen jewelry was recovered during the execution of search warrants on June 16, DOJ said.

1 week ago | jckonline.com | Rob Bates |Annie Davidson Watson |Karen Dybis |Brittany Siminitz

Luxury conglomerate Kering has appointed Italian automobile executive Luca de Meo (pictured) CEO, effective Sept. 15. The Paris-based company owns Gucci and Saint Laurent, as well as four jewelry brands: Boucheron, Pomellato, Qeelin, and DoDo.De Meo comes to Kering after 30 years in the auto industry, most recently serving as CEO of French carmaker Renault, from which he resigned last week. He has never worked in the fashion business.

1 week ago | jckonline.com | Annie Davidson Watson |Karen Dybis |Brittany Siminitz

Sotheby’s New York achieved its highest-ever sell-through rate for a multi-owner jewelry auction at its High Jewelry event on June 13, with an impressive 95% of lots sold, for a combined $31.4 million. The day before, Phillips had to withdraw the headline piece—a 3.03 ct. fancy intense pink diamond, estimated at $1.2 million to $1.6 million—from its New York Jewels auction because bids did not meet the reserve, though the auction house reported solid results for other lots in the sale.

1 week ago | jckonline.com | Brittany Siminitz |Karen Dybis

I’ve been struggling to understand why I’ve become obsessed with the color brown this season, apart from the obvious—with Pantone’s Color of the Year, brown was bound to crop up everywhere. And now the hunger for brown gemstones is real, from opaque tiger’s eye to  sensational, lively quartz. When something, such as a color in jewelry, gets beaten into you, the outcome usually is either you love it or you can’t stand the sight of it (and often, one of those feelings turns into the other).