Five essentials diamond truths
Press release – Long before there was life on Earth, there were diamonds. Most were created one to three billion years ago.
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De Beers’ Lightbox brand: early reviews and future plans
De Beers’ first announcement of its lab-grown diamond line set the jewelry world on fire. But the week of the 24th September Lightbox Jewelry debuted, and the world still seems mostly the same.
Alrosa unearths a nearly 29-carat yellow diamond
Alrosa has uncovered its biggest yellow diamond yet this year.
Government supportive of indian G&J industry but national needs come first
The Indian government’s decision to raise the import duty on cut and polished diamonds, semi-processed stones, half cut or broken diamonds and lab-grown stones and processed colored gemstones to 7.5 percent from 5 percent was exactly the type of news the industry on sub-continent could do without.
Here’s what Harry Winston’s new high jewelry looks like
New York City regularly provides jewelry designers with plentiful inspiration, whether it’s the Chrysler building’s art deco spire, the tree-lined cobblestone streets of DUMBO, or even the idea of a cocktail party held at the height of the city’s Bonfire of the Vanities era. But in the case of a jeweler like Harry Winston, when the heartbeat of the brand relies […]
ALROSA September sales of rough and polished diamonds reached $338.7 million
Press release – ALROSA, the world’s largest diamond miner, announces diamond sales results for September and nine months of 2018.
177-Carat diamond among the ‘Stars of the Arctic’
The Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada has yielded three sizable rough diamonds—including one very rare yellow—and Rio Tinto will try to sell them this month.
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.
Tiffany announced as a 2019 Gem Award winner
Tiffany & Co. has been added to the list of Gem Award winners for 2019.
Blue diamond sells for $14M at Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s brought in a total of HKD 315.2 million ($40.2 million) at its Hong Kong auction Wednesday the 3th. as a 5-carat blue diamond fetched $13.8 million.
Millennials expected to spend the most this holiday season
U.S. consumers are expected to spend more on holiday shopping this year, and millennials likely will be the biggest spenders of all, according to a recent Accenture survey.
RJC signs deal with artisanal gold miners
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has entered into a collaboration that, it claimed, will significantly increase the volume of artisanal-mined gold in the market.
