19ct. pink diamond could set records
Christie’s expects to sell a rare fancy-vivid-pink diamond for between $30 million and $50 million, potentially setting a new world auction record price for the color category.
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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, […]
Diamond Empowerment Fund awards $130,000 to Botswana Top Achievers
The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F) donated $130,000 to the Botswana Top Achiever Program during a dinner reception with President Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi of Botswana.
Here’s what Tiffany’s new engagement ring looks like
Tiffany & Co.’s CEO teased an “innovative diamond ring concept” during the company’s second quarter earnings call last month, and now it’s here.
Worldwide jewelry sales increase by 5% in Q2
Press release – ALROSA presented the results of its global luxury and jewelry market research.
De Beers rolls out XL version of lab-grown screening device
The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research has introduced SynthDetect XL, an advanced version of the SynthDetect screening device.
GIA, Chow Tai Fook unveil digital grading report
Hong Kong’s largest jeweler has launched a blockchain-powered app that provides consumers with a digital grading report about the diamond’s 4Cs, along with data tracking the stone’s journey from mine to market.
Chow Tai Fook says no to synthetics
Chow Tai Fook, Hong Kong’s largest jewelry company, has ruled out introducing a line of lab-grown diamonds at its stores, noting that Chinese consumers are not interested in the category.
Millennials, Gen Z account for two-thirds of diamond jewelry sales
Diamond jewelry sales last year reached a record $82 billion high in 2017, with much of the purchasing coming from young consumers, according to De Beers Group’s latest Diamond Insight Report.
A new voice speaks up on the ethics of lab-grown diamonds
We have heard many lab-grown sellers talk about the ethics of their products. And we have natural diamond companies’ rejoinders to those claims.
ALROSA revegetates 40.6 hectares of forest
PJSC Severalmaz, a subsidiary of ALROSA Group, has planted over 80 thousand pine tree saplings at the Soyansky State Bio-Reserve.
Richemont’s jewelry sales sparkle
Jewelry sales at Richemont — the owner of Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels — increased 11% in the five months ending August 31, the luxury retailer reported Monday.