Market
The Lab-Grown Diamond Debate Is Not About Chemistry
The deeper conflict is a shift in the psychology of luxury itself — and it is making people uncomfortable in ways they cannot quite name.
Market
Gold Isn't Rising. The Currency Is Shrinking.
Gold is trading near $4,700 an ounce — 4 times its price 10 years ago. Every chart looks like a market on fire. The chart is being read the wrong way around.
Market
Why Every Generation Returns to Gold
Gold is the only major monetary asset that cannot be manufactured, counterfeited, or diluted — and that single property is why it returns to the center of the conversation in every period of currency stress.
Market
Botswana, Angola, and the Quiet Revolution in Natural Diamond
On May 19 the WFDB admitted Botswana and Angola as sovereign-affiliated members — the first time in 79 years the producing countries hold a seat at the table.
Market
The Imperial Jadeite Necklace That Will Reset the Category
Christie's Hong Kong leads with Ethereal — 61 imperial jadeite beads up to 13.7mm — on May 26. The benchmark it sets will re-price the entire category overnight.
Market
Why European Collectors Are Buying Again in Geneva
Europe was the largest single bloc at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Geneva — the first time since 2022. The shift that registered on the auction floor before it ever made the press release.
Market
The Burmese Ruby Mogok Was Hiding
An 11,000-carat rough corundum from Mogok — the second-largest Burmese ruby ever documented — is about to re-price the entire upper tier of the colored-stone market.
Market
The Fancy Vivid Blue That Did Not Sell
The Cullinan Blue came to Sotheby's Geneva on the twelfth of May. 6.03 carats, Fancy Vivid Blue, internally flawless. It did not sell.
The Personal Edit
My Personal Edit
High Jewellery Edition — what I look for first, and why access defines value.
Met Gala
Met Gala 2026 — Part I
From Rihanna's Victorian rose-cut diamonds to a necklace of 481 carats — the finest jewelry moments of fashion's biggest night.
Met Gala
Met Gala 2026 — Part II
The finest jewelry details from fashion's biggest night — from archival inspirations to modern high jewelry masterpieces.
Met Gala
Met Gala 2026 — Part III
Final part of the Met Gala jewelry series — a few more standout pieces and details from this year's red carpet.