By Maria Doulton | 30 September 2026 In the world of high horology and fine jewellery, few innovations have achieved the status of a true cultural icon. Yet, for half a century, Chopard’s "Happy Diamonds" have danced to a rhythm entirely their own. As of September 2026, the Swiss maison…
By Maria Doulton | 13 September 2026 The atmosphere inside the Plénitude Arena de Paris on the evening of 12 September 2026 was electric, heavy with the weight of expectation and the raw emotion of a long-awaited reunion. As the lights dimmed and the opening chords resonated through the auditorium,…
The global diamond industry, once characterized by the ironclad stability of an eternal monopoly, is currently navigating its most profound identity crisis in history. As of late 2026, the marketplace has bifurcated into two distinct, competing realities. On one side, lab-grown diamonds have surged to capture over 50% of global…
The global diamond industry, a sector that has historically relied on the narrative of eternal rarity, finds itself at a precarious crossroads. By mid-2026, the industry has undergone a tectonic shift: lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) now command more than half of the global diamond jewellery market by value, and over 50%…
The global diamond industry, once defined by the immutable prestige of the earth-mined stone, has undergone a radical, irreversible metamorphosis. As of late 2026, the sector is fractured, defined by a historic decoupling of price and prestige. Lab-grown diamonds, once dismissed as a transient technological curiosity, have surged to command…
By Maria Doulton | 30 June 2026 In the world of high jewelry, where pieces are often defined by their weight in carats or the provenance of their stones, Lebanese designer Nada Ghazal takes a different approach. For Ghazal, jewelry is not merely an adornment; it is a repository of…
By Maria Doulton | 09 July 2026 To truly grasp the mercurial genius of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, one does not necessarily need the exhaustive historical account found in the 368 pages of Justine Picardie’s definitive biography. Instead, one can simply observe the jewellery she left behind—a lexicon of personal mythologies…
