Diamond

On a recent visit to Colombia, CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri held wide-ranging discussions with representatives of the country's government and industry on methods for responsible sourcing of coloured gemstones, which included possible alternatives that...

UK-based tender house Bonas is holding a one-off clearance sale of polished coloured gemstones with a total weight of 200,000 carats at the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. The exceptional pieces...

The recent Cabinet reshuffle by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has seen a change of guard at the Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoC&I). It was this ministry which set up The...

Macau’s retail sales of watches, clocks and jewellery registered a strong year-on-year growth of 25.1 percent in the second quarter of 2017, reaching MOP 3.19 billion (around US$395.42 million), the Statistics and Census Service...

HRD Antwerp has reported that it recently came across two rough stones weighing 7.14 and 5.01 carats respectively, with a slight greenish colour, that had been cut to resemble rough diamonds. The lab said...

ALROSA President Sergey Ivanov has joined the Board of the Diamond Producers Association (DPA). An association formed by the coming together of seven leading diamond mining companies, the DPA’s avowed purpose is “to promote...

London--De Beers announced it is upping its diamond marketing spend to $140 million this year, with a focus on the United States, China and India. The De Beers Group said it is the largest investment...

Multi-award-winning brand Andrew Geoghegan has launched an evolution in its pricing strategy, and striking new collections at International Jewellery London. The new pricing strategy comes after a detailed retailer and consumer surveys, alongside industry research. “As...

Tiffany & Co said its global net sales for the first half of 2017 reached US$1.9 billion, up 2 percent from the prior year on the back of stronger diamond sales as well as...

  The fifth annual World of Gems conference will be held Sept. 23 and 24 at the Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel, and this year it will focus on treatments and synthetics. Among the presentations later this...