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How about you? Would you buy synthetic diamond jewelry?
This question has been playing on my mind for the past few months. Who might buy jewelry set with a synthetic diamond? What are the arguments that—really—hit the mark? How about me: given everything that I know about natural diamonds, would I personally buy a synthetic diamond? Read More
China positive amid short-term uncertainty
So far, 2018 has been a positive year for the diamond trade, with the US and China, the two largest diamond-jewelry markets, showing steady growth. In fact, in China, the jewelry-retail sector has experienced positive results after three years of decline. Read More
The Diamond Industry – Is 2018 shaking up the diamond industry?
Will the year 2018 be a watershed movement for the diamond industry? Neither better nor worse than any other, it does however seem to be bringing great changes or renewal. With De Beers leading the way—and that is certainly not revolutionary—the diamond industry is taking its destiny in its hands. Half way through the year, we take stock of the changes. Read More
Fine jewelry on show #2: Van Cleef & Arpels, Bvlgari, Boucheron, Chaumet, Piaget et Chopard
We are reaching the end of the holidays and to ease us back into work, whilst allowing ourselves to linger a little in the summer, let’s take a look at the high end jewelry collections presented alongside Fashion Week and the Parisian high fashion collections at the start of July. Read More
Dior, Cartier, Pomellato, Chanel: Haute Joaillerie on show!
To coincide with the launch of Fashion Week and the new collections of Parisian haute couture at the start of July, the high end jewelry houses also brought out new pieces and staged events. The beauty and creativity of the pieces for summer 2018 just keep impressing us. Look at the pictures. Read More
“With the DDI, we can build a responsible diamond industry!” – Élodie Daguzan, Rubel & Ménasché, Goodwill Ambassador for the DDI
The Annual General Meeting of the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) was held in Ottawa on 27 and 28 April. Élodie Daguzan, the new Goodwill Ambassador for the DDI and Head of Communication at the Parisian diamond company Rubel & Ménasché, had the pleasure of attending this AGM. Read More
“Fascinating Diamond” – The day I took a class at the Van Cleef & Arpels School of Jewelry Arts
At the end of January, I had the opportunity to attend a class at the Van Cleef & Arpels School of Jewelry Arts: The Diamond’s Magics : Symbols & Legends. A captivating journey into the heart of the history of diamonds, the passions they have aroused and the myths that surround them, wholeheartedly led by two instructors *… who are just as passionate as their subject! Read More
The Golconda diamonds, reunited by the School of Jewelry Arts Van Cleef & Arpels and the French National Museum of Natural History
A story of passion. The story of Jean-Baptiste Tavernier and Louis XIV, the Sun King, hundreds of years ago... of Marie Vallanet-Delhom, president of the School of Jewelry Arts Van Cleef & Arpels, and François Farges, researcher at the National Museum of Natural History. They all have a shared passion for the Golconda diamonds, described as “the most beautiful”. The School is staging an exhibition of replicas of these famous diamonds – reproductions that are exceptional in themselves. Read More
The Dali Group celebrates its 50th anniversary as a Sightholder
The Dali Group has been a De Beers Sightholder since 1968! To celebrate this anniversary and the links forged during these 50 years, Dali Diamond Co and Rubel & Ménasché invited partners, friends and selected customers to an evening at the MAS in Antwerp. Read More
