The R&M “Lettre”

New York – The Jewelry Industry Summit, a forum on sustainability and responsible sourcing scheduled to take place next spring, is open for registration, organizers announced this week. 

In a historic deal that ends a century of involvement in the town that launched its empire, De Beers has sold its Kimberley mine to a consortium that comprises Petra Diamonds and Ekapa Mining for $7.2 million.

New York – While Black Friday weekend sales figures don’t tell the whole story of the holiday season, the data culled from a three-day span of shopping does lend some insight into when, where and how consumers are spending their money.

Rubel & Ménasché has been supplying the jewelry houses of Place Vendôme with high-end small diamond goods for over 50 years. The company’s specialty is extremely well-finished stones, which it offers to top jewelry brands the world over.

Here is how fast things can change in the diamond industry. – In March 2014, Anglo American’s CEO Mark Cutifani, then a year into the job, publicly fretted his company had overpaid for De Beers in 2011.

London – The large diamond finds continue, with mining company Petra Diamonds Ltd. recovering a 23.16-carat pink and Lucara coming up big again with two more exceptional stones.

London – De Beers and its diamond brand Forevermark have launched their call-to-action holiday advertising campaign that is designed to increase consumer demand for diamonds across the board this holiday season. 

India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) are teaming to share how to use new technology to detect synthetics.

Insights. Fifty years on from independence, Botswana still finds itself in desperate need of improvements in its economic diversity. Its unsustainable reliance on diamonds is the reason why.

Only 175 of the 1,042 diamonds that had their grading reports altered in the recent hacking case have been returned for examination to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).

The fine jewelry houses take us on a journey with their inspiration and ingenuity. Architecture, renowned cities, an artistic movement or a historical period astound our imaginations to our greatest delight! Let’s stop off on our voyage to look at the Piaget and Dior collections.

New York – Luxury goods conglomerate Richemont now has a “director of entertainment”–an individual whose job it is to advise its brands on how to get their products on TV, in the movies and on the red carpet and to help them sign on celebrities as brand ambassadors.