The R&M “Lettre”

The global diamond and jewelry industry may have felt nervous about the US proposal earlier this month to place $50 billion-worth of tariffs on Chinese goods.

LVMH’s stable of watch and jewelry brands enjoyed an astounding 20 percent organic revenue growth during the first quarter of 2018, the luxury conglomerate announced recently.

The discount of gem-quality lab-created diamonds, manufactured for use in jewelry, relative to natural diamonds has doubled from 11-20% a year ago to 28-40% today, according to a survey of prices.

Press release – Botswana’s Okavango Diamond Company latest company to be highlighted to millennial consumers.

Many years ago, a De Beers director quietly admitted to me that even if all the marketing efforts were working well and diamond sales were on the rise, the diamond industry would still not catch up with the luxury market and would continue to lose market share to it.

Chopard has vowed to use 100% ethically sourced gold in all of its jewelry and watch collections by the end of July, the company said last week.

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 […]

The main complaint about “gray market” watches—new watches sold by unauthorized dealers—is that they make it harder for authorized dealers to turn a profit on luxury watches.

The Farnese Blue, a 6.16 ct. blue pear-shaped diamond that was owned by some of Europe’s most prominent families and the existence of which was unknown until recently, will appear on the market for the first time at the May 16 Sotheby’s auction in Geneva, the auction house announced today.

Forevermark is making a play for the European market, after achieving significant retail growth last year.

ALROSA Group, the world’s top diamond producer, demonstrated the first domestically-made commercial device that permits to identify diamonds of natural and synthetic origin – ALROSA Diamond Inspector.

The Mining sector has always been a source of innovation, striving to better safety and efficiency and deal earnestly with environmental concerns. Among the many steps taken by mining companies across the globe, some of them have made radical changes to the sector. Here are a few …