ALROSA Schedules Next Auction of Large Diamonds in Hong Kong and Vladivostok in June
ALROSA announced yesterday that its next auctions for the sale of special size (+10.8 carats) rough diamonds will be held in Hong Kong and Vladivostok this June. The diamonds which will be...
WFDB President Ernie Blom comments on year-end diamond and jewelry sales
Antwerp, Belgium – December 3, 2018: World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) President Ernie Blom says the diamond and jewelry industries appear to be heading for a strong end of the year according to...
Day 1 of Design Inspirations 2018 Concludes with Paola De Luca Outlining Macro Trends
Paola De Luca of The Futurist Ltd, who pioneered trend forecasting for the jewellery industry, has been a regular anchor of the annual Design Inspiration series organised by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion...
Greek jeweler Folli Follie fined again by regulator
Greece’s securities regulator on Thursday imposed fines worth 20.3 million euros ($23.10 million) on luxury jewellery maker Folli Follie and 10 former and current top executives, citing market manipulation over 2016 financial information.
The Hellenic...
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...
Ed Bridge Receives GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement
Ed Bridge, chairman emeritus of Ben Bridge Jeweler, Inc, received the 2020 GEM Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 18th annual Gem Awards, which took place on Friday at Cipriani 42nd Street....
PGI’s Men Of Platinum Contest Winners Virtually Meet Cricketing Idol KL Rahul
Platinum Guild International (PGI) – India announced the winners of its Men of Platinum quiz contest that ran on its social media handles from 3rd April to 2nd May. The first phase of the...
Mantra Jewellery pledges percentage of Black Friday sales to ‘mass consumerism antidote’ campaign
This year, Mantra Jewellery is changing its sales focus over Black Friday by donating 10% of sales from Friday 23 November through to today to charity.
The brand’s donation will go to all the charities...
Consumers starry-eyed for constellation jewellery
Jewels which use constellation motifs to represent zodiac signs have been flying off the shelves this year, industry feedback reveals.
Reviewing the nominations for the Collections of the Year Personalised Jewellery category has shown consumers...
Surat Diamond Bourse is World’s Biggest Office Building
The vast new Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) - stretching across nine 15-story towers - has become the biggest office building in the world.
It has over 7.1m square feet of floor space, compared with just...
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