The R&M “Lettre”

Iris Van der Veken, executive director of the Responsible Jewellery Council, discusses how the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals can help companies boost consumer confidence.

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced many couples to postpone or cancel their weddings in 2020 and 2021, forecasters are now predicting a “wedding boom” in 2022.

Foreign attendance at the JCK Las Vegas show is hanging in the balance, with key diamond centers sending fewer exhibitors than usual amid continued Covid-19 measures.

Most consumers have heard of lab-grown diamonds. They know they exist. But many still aren’t quite sure what they are.

And it’s expected to stay that way for the remainder of 2021.

Boucheron and Pomellato performed especially well in the first half after expanding into the Asia-Pacific region.

The luxury titan’s watch and jewelry sales more than tripled in the first half of the year.

 Among the challenges of assessing the lab-grown diamond market is the lack of published data on the sector. That’s largely because none of the companies operating in the space are publicly traded, which would require them to disclose metrics such as sales, profit and production.

Sotheby’s decision to sell a 101.38 ct. pear-shape D color flawless diamond at a single-lot auction that allowed cryptocurrency was a weird, audacious gamble—that appears to have paid off.

A 2.00-ct pink has become the most expensive diamond from the iconic Argyle mine ever sold at an auction or public tender.

These five themes are defining the diamond market this year, and likely beyond.

Chopard is once again the official jewelry partner for the Cannes Film Festival, and over the past week-plus, the jeweler has delivered some stunning red carpet moments.