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The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) signs a partnership agreement with the French Union Française de la Bijouterie, Joaillerie, Orfèvrerie, des Pierres et des Perles(UFBJOP) and the Laboratoire Français de Gemmologie (LFG).
A necklace featuring a 163.41-carat diamond fetched $33.7 million at Christie’s Geneva sale on Tuesday, setting a record price for a D-color, flawless stone sold at auction, Christie’s said.
The average price of an engagement ring is now $6,351—a significant rise from the $5,095 recorded in 2011, according to The Knot 2017 Jewelry & Engagement Study.
Sarine Technologies’ sales slid in the third quarter as a buildup of polished inventories resulted in manufacturers investing less in their operations.
Fraudsters forged a Gemological Institute of America (GIA) inscription on a synthetic diamond to make it appear that the stone was the true bearer of a natural-diamond grading report, the institute said.
A Sierra Leone mining operation discovered a 476-carat rough diamond at the Meya deposit in the nation’s Kono district last week, its owner announced Friday.
Lebanese jewelry brand Mouawad is back at it.
Rio Tinto’s 2017 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender collection of 58 rare pink, red and violet diamonds from its Argyle mine has delivered a record result, reflecting strong global demand for such rare diamonds.
ALROSA Group, the world leader in diamond production, announces diamond sales results for October and ten months of 2017.
Four years ago, while mystery-shopping Tiffany, I asked the sales clerk if you can have breakfast at Tiffany. He said no, but that’s the question he’s asked most often.
The Fancy Color Diamond Index for the third quarter of 2017 indicates a slight rise overall of 0.2 percent over Q2 2017, for yellow, pink and blue fancy color diamonds in all sizes and saturations.
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) have fulfilled the final stage of an agreement, by which the nomenclature used by the International Diamond Council (IDC) will now be harmonized with that of CIBJO’s Diamond Blue Book.