Macau reports solid growth in Q2 jewellery sales
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 Detects Another Set of Rough Diamond Imitation Stones
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 Inducted onto Board of DPA
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...
De Beers Ups Diamond Marketing Investment to $140M This Year
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...
Andrew Geoghegan reveals new pricing strategy at IJL
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 reports stronger first-half performance
Tiffany & Co said its global net sales for the first half of 2017 reached US$1.9 billion, up 2 percent from the prior year on the back of stronger diamond sales as well as...
World of Gems Conference Looks at Synthetics, Treatments
The fifth annual World of Gems conference will be held Sept. 23 and 24 at the Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel, and this year it will focus on treatments and synthetics.
Among the presentations later this...
Boise Company the Diamond Girls Designed MMA Star Ronda Rousey’s Impressive Engagement Ring
If we weren’t able to make and ship the wedding ring in time, they were going to have a couple of wedding crashers in Hawaii,” jokes Natalie Piccola, half of the Boise, Idaho, jewelry...
Margaret Lake Diamonds: New Kimberlite Targets Identified on Dia Gras Project in NWT
Canada-based diamond exploration company Margaret Lake Diamonds Inc, and its joint venture partner Arctic Star Exploration Corp., have announced that recent ground geophysical surveys have helped to identify new kimberlite targets at the Diagras...
De Beers Ups Marketing Spend to US$ 140 Mn – Highest Since 2008
In a move that will bring much cheer to the diamond industry, the De Beers Group announced that this year it will invest more than US$ 140 million in marketing. This will be the...
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