How Compliance became the ‘fifth C’ in diamonds
The diamond industry has for decades, done business with a truly international pipeline — diamonds are mined in some continents
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What is a hackathon, and why is Antwerp holding one?
According to Antwerp World Diamond Centre spokeswoman Karen Rentmeesters, the standard hackathon is a “gathering of nerds” who spend three days locked in a room working on computer code, fueled by fast food and energy drinks.
472-carat diamond found in Botswana
Lucara Diamond Corp. announced Thursday that the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana has yielded another big stone, this one weighing 472 carats.
US-China trade war shouldn’t hurt diamonds
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 watch, jewelry sales rise 20 percent in first quarter
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.
ALROSA sells rough and polished diamonds worth USD 559.5 million in March
Press release – ALROSA Group, the world leader in diamond production, announces diamond sales results for March and three months of 2018.
The price of lab-created diamonds continue to fall
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.
A new “Do Good” story from the Diamond Empowerment Fund
Press release – Botswana’s Okavango Diamond Company latest company to be highlighted to millennial consumers.
Baselworld 2018 and the marginalization of diamonds
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.
ALROSA announces results of competition for resuming mining at Mir pipe
ALROSA has announced the results of the final stage of the competition for proposals for the resumption of mining works at the Mir pipe deposit.
Chopard makes ethical-gold commitment
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.
“Fascinating Diamond” – The day I took a class at the Van Cleef & Arpels School of Jewelry Arts
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 […]