Industry

Swarovski unveils the Gem Visions Talismans & Symbols Book at JCK The earliest jewels were almost certainly magical talismans or protective amulets. Natural treasures, leaves, shells, feathers, luminous pebbles or even shed snakeskins, were seen...

The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), a De Beers Group company, unveiled SYNTHdetect – the first synthetic screening device in the industry to test multiple stones in set jewellery at once...

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...

JCK Las Vegas officially kicks off today, but since June 2, LUXURY has been not-so-quietly dazzling an exclusive audience with its offerings at Mandalay Bay. Whether you’re just arriving to Vegas or plan to...

I typically go for white-metal looks that are linear and geometric. But this season I’m all in for classically bohemian silver looks. And silver jewelry designers are indulging in the look big-time, offering up sterling...

  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...

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...

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...

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...

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...