Episode 161: CIBJO and 'Synthetic,' a Rare Watch and Gem
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Show Notes
In the latest episode of The Jewelry District, JCK news director Rob Bates shares his takeaways from the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) Congress in Paris, including the question of whether CIBJO should change the terminology around lab-grown diamonds in their Blue Books. JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky talks about Philips’s record-breaking Decade One watch auction and its star lot item, a 1943 Patek Phillippe with an intriguing story. Finally, the hosts discuss another rare item with a mysterious history: the Florentine Diamond.
Title sponsor: Nivoda (nivoda.com)
Sponsor: De Beers (adiamondisforever.com)