Diamond Empowerment Fund contributes $130,000 to Graca Machel trust
The Diamond Empowerment Fund has announced a $130,000 grant to the Graça Machel Trust, the pan-African women’s and children’s rights organization
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Tiffany & Co., a cleverly orchestrated communication campaign
What’s new at Tiffany & Co.? “Plenty of things,” you will tell me!
Jewelry overtakes cars as investment prospect
Jewelry has zoomed ahead of cars in Knight Frank’s Luxury Investment Index, as appetite for modern pieces has accelerated.
Graff pays $53M for 1,109-carat rough diamond
Almost exactly two years after its discovery, Lucara Diamond Corp. has found a buyer for the “Lesedi La Rona,” the 1,109-carat rough diamond unearthed at its mine in Botswana.
CIBJO european jewellery Guild established
– To represent common interests of all european jewelry players.
Tiffany & Co. names new chairman of the board
Tiffany & Co. announced Thursday that the company’s board of directors has elected a new chairman, current board member Roger Farah, effective Oct. 2.
De Beers partners with UN to empower women
The De Beers Group has announced a three-year partnership with UN Women to accelerate the advancement of women in its organization, in its diamond producing countries and in its marketing.
Nearly 28-carat pink diamond found in Russia
Alrosa reported this week that subsidiary Almazy Anabara has recovered what is by far the largest pink diamond in company history.
Natural and synthetic terms focus of CIBJO’s diamond commission report
CIBJO’s Diamond Commission has released its Special Report ahead of the organization’s annual Congress, being held in Bangkok from November 5 to 7.
The increasing ambivalence of the affluent
A 1980s De Beers ad was headlined, “She married you for richer or poorer. Let her know how it’s going.” The message was simple: If you got it, flaunt it.
Hong Kong Show reflects stable diamond market
Diamantaires left the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair on Sunday relatively satisfied with trading in the loose-diamond section, as traffic increased during the five-day event.
7 facts from De Beers’s 2017 report on diamonds
Much of what’s contained in De Beers’s 2017 Diamond Insight Report was foreshadowed by company executives at the annual Forevermark breakfast held during the Las Vegas jewelry shows back in June.