Tiffany & Co. reveals its Masterpieces Collection for fall 2014
The latest collection from Tiffany & Co. marks the debut of a number of modern Tiffany Masterpieces and was created by the brand’s design director, Francesca Amfitheatrof.
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The latest big find is a 232-carat white diamond
London – Petra Diamonds has pulled an exceptional 232.08-carat white diamond out of its Cullinan mine in South Africa, the latest in a string of large rough finds this year.
Diamonds at auction, is it all it’s cracked up to be?
The audience in the large space where auctions are held tends to be tense, excited, curious and worried when an exceptional item is on the stand and the auctioneer is soliciting ever-higher bids.
New wave of diamond fever sweeps Canada’s Northwest Territories
Diamond deposits, in the words of one senior geologist, are like pigeons. Where you find one, you’re likely to find an entire flock.
De Beers proves to be a cash cow for Anglo American
When the government of Botswana decided not to take up its preemptive rights to acquire an additional 10 percent stake in De Beers two years ago, they effectively paved the way for Anglo American to lift its shares in the diamond group to 85 percent.
Modest proposal: we need a new diamond grading scale
With the continued concern about different lab standards, maybe it’s time to look at the bigger picture.
Van Cleef & Arpels cast their spell over the French fairytale Peau d’Âne
Rarely has a collection combined so many of the codes specific to the Maison that created it. “Peau d’Âne raconté par Van Cleef & Arpels” is exemplary, using more than a hundred pieces to illustrate, with virtuosity, the spirit of Van Cleef & Arpels. A Maison that we know so well but that never fails […]
What should we call, um, THOSE diamonds?
Harry Levy, president of the London Diamond Bourse and numerous other groups, writes in with the following comments on my post from last week (on July,24) on whether lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds:
August rough market report: declining demand, eroding premiums
The rough diamond sector has had two price drivers in the past couple of months: good demand for polished diamonds accompanied by rising polished prices, and Alrosa’s announcement that it will supply fewer rough goods in the July-September period.
This extremely rare $25.6 million blue diamond may reveal Earth’s origins
An exceptionally rare 12-carat cushion-cut aqua blue diamond, known as the “Blue Moon,” will go on public display in three weeks’ time in Los Angeles, California.
Influencing change
De Beers is talking about change, urging the trade to be proactive in dealing with a persistently uncertain and volatile market environment. While the company has directed its message to the diamond industry at large, and specifically to sightholders, it continues to evolve its own agenda and business strategy to ensure growth in such a […]
High jewelry is set to light up the 27th Biennale Antiques Fair in Paris
The Biennale des Antiquaires, France’s biannual antiques fair, is back at home at the heart of the Grand Palais in Paris for its 27th edition from September 11 to 21, 2014.