LUXURY 2017: A Cut Above
At a time when jewelers are struggling to connect with consumers and the economy is mercurial at best, exhibitors at the 2017 LUXURY show, which opened June 2 for a seven-day run at Mandalay...
DPA Ups its Marketing Budget for 2017 – Allocates US$ 57 Million for the...
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) announced at the JCK, Las Vegas yesterday that their 2017 full-year marketing budget will total US$ 57 million, which has been sanctioned by its Board of Directors. “Building on...
Rockwell’s FY 2017 Revenues Down 31%; Q4 2017 Revenues Down 90% Y-o-Y
Due to the cessation of mining activities at Saxendrift and Remhoogte-Holsloot (RHC) and with the sole operation, Wouterspan (WPC), being still in ramp-up phase, Rockwell Diamonds Inc. has seen a huge impact on its...
GJEPC & ALROSA Strengthen Ties with Signing of Memorandum of Co-operation
Indo-Russian ties in the diamond sector took a giant leap forward with the signing of a Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) between The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and ALROSA on the sidelines...
Is This Lab-Grown Diamond Company Trolling the Trade?
Last week, I came across a release from Ada Diamonds, a Silicon Valley–based, lab-grown diamond distributor:
Ada Diamonds…recently discovered a number of undisclosed mined diamonds mixed into multiple parcels of laboratory-grown melee diamonds, ranging from...
India becomes China’s second top diamond exporter
India has further strengthened its bilateral trade with China, exporting diamonds and gemstones amounting to US$588 million in the first quarter of 2017.
With improving trade relations, India has risen to become the second largest...
600-Pound Emerald Uncovered in Brazil
Bahia, Brazil Revealing itself just in time for the month that celebrates it as a birthstone, a 600-pound emerald was uncovered in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia.
The country’s National Department of Mineral Production...
Lucapa Arranges A$ 19 Mn Funding for Acquisition and Development of Mothae
Lucapa Diamond Company Limited announced recently that it had concluded the process for procuring a funding package valued at up to A$ 19 million “to fund the acquisition and advancement of the high value...
GIA to Present New M2M™ Tracking Service and Synthetic Diamond Detector at JCK Show
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced that it will be presenting an in-depth look of the GIA M2M™ – a new service that tells the digital story of a diamond, and also...
Kate Moss X Ara Vartanian
Friends Brazilian jeweler Ara Vartanian and fashion model Kate Moss have created a limited-edition jewelry line together inspired by old English legends. The collection features mythical medieval symbols mounted with swords reminiscent of St....
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