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Are we heading towards a diamond price bubble?
Polished diamond prices are on a near year-long rally, rising more than 18% since last July when they hit a record low.
How Petra Diamonds ended up in a human rights mess
Hans Merket, a researcher with the International Peace Information Service (IPIS), says he didn’t go into Tanzania expecting to learn about people getting hurt and killed. His group simply wanted to measure how mines were viewed by surrounding communities.
With continuing resistance to reforming of Kimberley Process, WDC President warns of marketplace with two diamond value chains
Press release – “In the not-too-distant future, there will be a difference between rough diamonds that can be guaranteed to have fulfilled the consumers’ demands and expectations, and other diamonds,” said Edward Asscher, President of the World Diamond Council (WDC), speaking today during the closing session of the 2021 Intersessional Meeting of the Kimberley Process […]
Toward a fair and sustainable diamond supply pipeline
According to reports coming out of the American wholesale and retail market, goods have been flying off the shelves in recent months. The reports were corroborated by Bain & Co., which in May updated its earlier predictions about the diamond and diamond jewelry market recovery with a much more optimistic scenario: the market is already […]
WDC President’s address to opening session of 2021 KP intersessional meeting
Press release – With consumers demanding greater accountability and sustainability, the Kimberley Process must not be left behind, WDC President declares.
It’s no joke . . . Tiffany really is going yellow
It started as an April Fool’s joke – but Tiffany & Co really is replacing its iconic robin-egg blue with a bright yellow house color.
What the jewelry industry can learn from Victoria’s Secret
Victoria’s Secret has been synonymous with its Angels—a flock of flawless supermodels in push-up bras and angel wings televised in over-the-top runway shows broadcast on TV—for decades.
How two crises shaped the diamond trade
For just over a decade, the diamond midstream — consisting of manufacturers and dealers — has served as a repository for the trade’s inventory and absorbed much of its credit risk. Manufacturers pay up front for rough, process the stone, and then typically sell the polished on credit, offering terms of 30 to 60 days. […]
Meet Tiffany’s newest ambassadors
They star in the newly released campaign for the “T1” collection. On Tuesday [June 15], Tiffany & Co. unveiled a new campaign across its channels for the “T1” collection.
Diamond jewelry sales on fire, according to NDC
Diamond jewelry sales rose by about 30% in the last three months—February through May—versus 2019, according to the Natural Diamond Council (NDC).
Why are certain diamonds so beautiful? they’re super-deep!
What do the 3,106 ct. Cullinan, the 1,109 ct. Lesedi La Rona, and Elizabeth Taylor’s Krupp have in common? In addition to being some of the most famous and valuable diamonds in the world, they’re all Type IIa, which means they have no measurable nitrogen or boron impurities and are therefore chemically pure.