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13.02.20

De Beers rough diamond sales for cycle 1, 2020

Press release – US$545 Million (provisional)

Rough and polished diamonds

13.02.20

Diamonds Do Good announces 1st annual Jewelry Awards

Diamonds Do Good, formerly known as the Diamond Empowerment Fund, announced Friday that it will partner with JCK for the first annual Diamonds Do Good Jewelry Awards.

13.02.20

Self-Purchasing females choose Tiffany

Tiffany & Co. is the jewelry brand women are most likely to buy for themselves, MVI Marketing found in a survey.

Jewelry and watch

13.02.20

Asscher to lead World Diamond Council

Edward Asscher, president of Royal Asscher Diamond Company, will take over as president of the World Diamond Council (WDC) in June for a two-year term.

Responsibility and innovation Understanding the value chain

13.02.20

Lucara finds 549-Carat white gem diamond at Botswana Mine

Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered an unbroken 549-carat white diamond that it says is of “exceptional purity.” The stone was recovered from the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana.

Rough and polished diamonds

13.02.20

Gem diamonds unearths 183ct. rough

Gem Diamonds has recovered a white diamond weighing 183 carats at its Letšeng mine in Lesotho, the first stone over 100 carats the miner has found this year.

Rough and polished diamonds

13.02.20

Tiffany Shareholders Approve LVMH Acquisition

Tiffany & Co.’s shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the retailer’s acquisition by LVMH, the French conglomerate announced.

Jewelry and watch Understanding the value chain

13.02.20

Consumers expected to spend record $27.4B for Valentine’s Day

The National Retail Federation is bullish on Valentine’s Day 2020.

Jewelry and watch

11.02.20

Graff unit signs polishing deal with Lucapa

Graff-owned diamond manufacturer Safdico will cut and polish a portion of rough from the Lulo mine through a partnership with Lucapa Diamond Company.

Rough and polished diamonds Understanding the value chain

10.02.20

De Beers to offer lab reports in the United States

De Beers Group Industry Services, the diamond giant’s grading lab, is entering the U.S. market for the first time through a new partnership with RDI, the Rochester, N.Y.–based diamond wholesaler.