Belgium parliament backs new banking law
Belgium’s parliament has voted in favor of a new banking law, paving the way for easier access to financial services among Antwerp’s diamond dealers.
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Ekati yields Canada’s largest fancy-yellow diamond
Arctic Canadian Diamond Company has unearthed a 71.26-carat rough, which it claims is the largest fancy-vivid-yellow diamond ever found in Canada.
Bruce Cleaver to be succeeded by Al Cook as CEO of De Beers Group
Presse release – Bruce Cleaver to become Co-Chairman of De Beers Group.
New EU sanctions spare Russian diamonds – report
The European Union is proposing a fresh package of restrictions on Russian goods but is leaving diamonds untouched, according to the Politico news website.
In September, De Beers’ rough sales show signs of softening
Rough diamond sales totaled $500 million, up only about 2 percent year-over-year and down 22 percent from the previous sales cycle.
Lab-grown now 10% of diamond engagement ring market
Jewelry with lab-grown diamonds has comprised around 10% of U.S. diamond engagement ring sales so far in 2022, according to data provided by industry analyst Edahn Golan at Facets 2022, the recent conference held by Antwerp World Diamond Centre.
De Beers Group rough diamond sales for cycle 8, 2022
Press release – De Beers Group announced [October 5] the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for the eighth sales cycle of 2022.
Why even a down Christmas could be an industry win
It is looking like a solid holiday for natural diamonds, and while gem sales may fall from 2021, the industry will still probably end up way ahead of where it was pre-pandemic, says industry analyst Paul Zimnisky.
Jewelry special: exhibitions, trends and exceptional collections
Dear readers, This week, we have turned our gaze almost exclusively to jewelry and fine jewelry.
The Fred exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris: discovering a singular jeweler
From September 28 to October 24, 2022, the Palais de Tokyo is hosting a new exhibition, devoted to the Parisian jeweler, Fred, entitled: “Fred, creative jeweler since 1936”. The exhibition paints a portrait of an atypical jewelry Maison, from the founding of the jewelry firm, intrinsically linked to love and the family history, to innovations, […]
Fine jewelry collections are rewriting the genre #2 – Fendi, Chanel and Van Cleef & Arpels
After Dior and Louis Vuitton, let’s dive into the fine jewelry collections of Fendi, Chanel and Van Cleef & Arpels to discover collections which continue to shake up the obvious and play with the codes of style.
What jewelers can learn from luxury giants
Top brands have shown it’s possible to shed the commodity tag.