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Christie's has no choice but to postpone all auctions while their website is still down. I'll watch for more on this and will let you know when they're up and running again. :? Christie’s Postpones Watch Auction After Website Hacked By Rob Bates | May 13, 2024 https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/up...

Apparently their idea of how to disrupt the LGD trade is to put out over-the-top jewels most people wouldn't wear, but they're betting on the Gen Z crowd and first-time buyers to chose their pieces. Here's what they're doing to make their mark in the industry. ;) GRWN Founders Seek to Disrupt Lab-Gr...

Gee, what a surprise that users can't ID AI content. Here's what's being done to combat that. :? The Latest AI News in Social Media By Brittany Siminitz | May 13, 2024 https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages_OnlineVideo.jpg "As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more ...

These are lovely and although I wouldn't buy it, I even like the orange cuff in the lead pic, the Luz Camino “Winter” brooch is lovely, and the ruby and diamond necklace and earring set look nice although the rubies look awfully dark in the photo, the sapphire ring is beautiful and I left the last i...

Although the headline is all about the big yellow diamonds going up for auction, there are some lovely jewels in this one so it's going in the Gemstones category, and the Burmese sapphire earrings are the favorite from this one. Check out these beauties. 8-) 2 Huge Yellow Diamonds Are Heading to Auc...

Britt chose this necklace and earring set that's done in pink opals, diamonds, pearls and sapphires, and although the necklace doesn't appeal to me with the pearl drops, we get a very good look at the earrings which are gorgeous, and we get a nice pink opal fix from this one. Nice pick, Britt! 8-) B...

If you work in silver this may be a book that will open up new ways of working the metal, and her technique involves 'no waste', which is always a big plus. Check this out and see if you think it might help you become a better silversmith. ;) Q&A: Jewelry Designer Nicole Ringgold on Writing ‘The...

From mining.com, Anglo American Plc’s shareholders want them to hurry up and present an alternative to BHP's offer, which was already raised once and has apparently been turned down twice, so we'll have to watch and see which way the wind blows. Here's the scoop. ;) Anglo investors tell company to m...

This will definitely cause a big shakeup at De Beers, and it will be interesting to see how much it goes for and who will score the 'prize'. Their platinum division is also going to be divested. Here's what they're saying so far. ;) Anglo American Confims De Beers Is Up for Sale By Rob Bates | May 1...

Whoa, this is not the first of their autonomous iron ore trains to have crashed or derailed already just this year, and of course they're not the first two crashes, and in this instance it was a mechanical malfunction that caused the train to crash into a another train it was supposed to be retrievi...