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A dreamy pair for all seasons I’ve been on a tiny stud earring kick lately, so when it comes to bigger, dangling ones, I’ve become more discriminating in my selection. This pair from Bavna, though,...

It’s times like these when I wish my specialist subject were fashion, not fine jewellery. Fashion’s upcoming offerings are right there, online, for all the world (with internet access) to see, complete with helpful...

"The collection of large coloured stones — all cut by our company — which we brought to Hong Kong, was the biggest in ALROSA's history. We sold the lots for well above their starting...

Globally-recognised fashion label Gucci has launched a Dionysus jewellery collection, which features tiger motifs and vibrant gemstones. For AW17, Gucci has added high jewellery pieces to its Dionysus range. The four-piece collection includes drop-shaped silhouette earrings...

David Friend Hall opens to the public on Oct. 23 David Friend Hall, a new gallery featuring minerals and gemstones at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven, Conn., opened to the public...

Sales at the latest auction of Gemfields emeralds from the Kagem Mine held in Lusaka, Zambia in mid-May was impacted by the reduced availability of bank finance mainly for Indian clients, even as a...

The US has sanctioned Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa for human rights abuses, corruption and smuggling gold and diamonds. The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Mnangagwa and 10 other individuals, including his wife,...

Helen Haddow will certainly be known by many in the jewellery trade, but this industry is not where she started her career. After qualifying with an honours degree in accountancy, Haddow joined Ernst & Young...

The International Diamond Council has announced leadership changes. Effective immediately, HRD Antwerp chairman, Julien Drybooms, takes over from Harry Levy as chair of the International Diamond Council’s board, while Pol van der Steen takes the...

US jeweler Zales has launched a "fine jewelry rental" scheme for lab grown diamonds. Customers pay 10 per cent of the retail price to borrow items for weddings or special occasions. The Zales x Rocksbox program...