Industry

Will Lander, the former apprentice to Harriet Kelsall, has been awarded the Goldsmiths’ Company Apprentice of the Year award. Presented by prime warden Michael Prideaux, Lander’s skill, attitude and commitment were recognised at the Goldsmiths’...

Google on Monday finally launched in India its UPI-backed payments application, Tez (fast in Hindi), which will allow you to securely pay for goods and services both online and offline, and also make person-to-person transactions. “Send money to...

Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) is launching NCDIA Asia, in cooperation with the Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences (AIGS). The new Bangkok-based group will, like its U.S.-based counterpart, aim to expand appreciation and understanding for...

Tiffany & Co. recently unveiled its newly redesigned Shanghai flagship store. At 10,000 square feet, the store has doubled in size and is the largest Tiffany outlet in Asia.

Jean-Marc Lieberherr, CEO of the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) today addressed a Town Hall Meeting at the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) organised jointly with The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), at which...

Sales of fine jewelry and fine watches continued to rise in November 2019, increasing 3 percent compared to November 2018, as seen in the graph below. This marks the fifth successive month...

Come September takes on a new exquisite allure in Bonhams lexicon as the auction house lines up two sales featuring noteworthy jewellery in this month: Bonhams Fine Jewelry New York on September 21 and...

Platinum has been very strongly associated with love gifting, globally and in China. The WPIC said in its third quarter report in November that the platinum market would record another deficit in 2020, partly...

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) distance education programs, including student workrooms, will be available in China through a cooperative program at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU). GIA's Graduate Gemologist (GG), Jewelry Design, accelerated...

The National Association of Jewellers has re-launched its website, which has been designed to make members “fit for the future”. The new website is crammed full of helpful advice, support, resources and member-only benefits to...