Why Nick Cannon is talking about diamonds
New York–The Diamond Producers Association has tapped a popular TV show host for the next installment of its “Real is Rare” campaign.
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Grading and disclosure – CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, wrapped up its 2016 congress in Yerevan, Armenia, after five intensive days of discussions on a wide-ranging set of issues facing the gemstone and jewelry.
Swatch Group warns of ‘massive’ price hikes
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland–Swatch Group issued a statement Thursday warning of “massive” price hikes to come in the wake of the Swiss Competition Commission’s rejection of its proposal for moving non-purchased movements.
Graff debuts 118.78 carat heart-shape diamond
The stone is the largest D-color flawless heart-shape diamond in the world.
“The LFG can guarantee an analysis of parcels of melee that is 100% reliable”- Olivier Segura, Laboratoire Français de Gemmologie
Two and a half years ago, Rubel & Ménasché met Olivier Segura, Director of the LFG, the French Gemological Laboratory (Laboratoire Français de Gemmologie).
3 thoughts about the new campaign for diamonds
The Diamond Producers Association recently introduced “Real is Rare,” the new marketing campaign designed to stoke millennials’ interest in diamonds.
In developing deposit, Alrosa considers the reindeer
Moscow–Alrosa is taking special measures to ensure the safety of the wild reindeer that populate the area around what is now the Russian mining company’s largest development project.
Why the GIA grades lab-grown diamonds like it does
Earlier this week, I wrote a story about two large lab-grown diamonds–one 5.19 carats and the other a 10.08-carat blue–recently examined by the Gemological Institute of America’s laboratory in Hong Kong.
What is Blockchain – and how does it apply to diamonds?
The technology might help track stolen goods and improve the Kimberley Process.
Diwali closedown of manufacturing plants begins in Surat
Many smaller and medium-size diamond plants in Surat, India’s major diamond cutting and polishing center, have already begun the closedown for the country’s almost three-week long Diwali holiday.
Diamond Empowerment Fund elects Marcus ter Haar, Deputy MD of Okavango Diamond Company, to board of directors
Press Release – New York – The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.) welcomes Marcus ter Haar, Deputy Managing Director of the Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) based in Botswana, to its global board of directors effective October 1.
US bodies to carry out joint research project into trade in rough
The Diamond Manufacturers and Importers Association of America (DMIA) and the United States Kimberley Process Authority (USKPA) are to conduct a joint research project to study the trade in rough diamonds in the United States.