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New Delhi, India, press release – Despite progress made with capacity-building programs for the artisanal mining sector and KP’s approach to Central African Republic exports, the WDC will continue to advocate for the strengthening of the scope of the Kimberley Process
In a jam-packed program, the Dubai Diamond Conference set the stage well for its main bout: finally, a match-up between the lab-grown and mined diamond producers.
The World Gold Council just released the results of what it believes to be the largest piece of consumer research ever conducted on gold.
Press release – US$390 million (provisional).
De Beers has restated its estimation of global diamond-jewelry sales following a new study valuing the diamond content in jewelry purchases since the 2008 recession.
Richemont missed the mark in the first-half but its jewelry sales remained strong, with Van Cleef and Cartier leading the charge alongside the luxury titan’s e-commerce sites.
You know about intelligence quotient (IQ), you know about emotional quotient (EQ), but one term we might want to start paying attention to is Brand Intimacy Quotient (BIQ?). And that’s because this is a metric in which the luxury industry – from cars to handbags to jewelry – is scoring badly.
Press release – ALROSA Group announces diamond sales results for October and nine months of 2019.
Couples are spending about 7 to 9 percent less on their engagement rings than they did two years ago, data collected from multiple sources shows.
Two gem labs have joined forces to identify a method for determining whether a pink diamond came from the Argyle mine in Australia, and are issuing lab reports confirming their provenance.
Prices of yellow diamonds decreased in the third quarter, driving down the overall fancy- color index even while pinks and blues remained steady, the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) said.
Couples are prioritizing personalization and overall cost and quality rather than size when buying engagement rings, according to a survey by wedding-planning resource The Knot.