De Beers: Pilot Program on Artisanal And Small-Scale Diamond Mining
The De Beers Group has announced that it is preparing to pilot a program called GemFair to create a secure and transparent route to market for ethically-sourced artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) diamonds.
GemFair will...
ALROSA President Sergey Ivanov Inducted onto Board of DPA
ALROSA President Sergey Ivanov has joined the Board of the Diamond Producers Association (DPA).
An association formed by the coming together of seven leading diamond mining companies, the DPA’s avowed purpose is “to promote...
Carlos Gandia, Founder of Greenwich Jewelers, Dies at 76
New York--Carlos Gandia, who owned and operated Greenwich Jewelers alongside his wife for 32 years, died Monday. He was 76.
Born Sept. 3 1941, Gandia started in the business at the age...
Responsible Jewellery Council welcomes new board and committee members
At it's first “virtual” Annual General Meeting (AGM) held recently, the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) announced appointments to its Board of Directors; as well as to some of its committees constituted for handling particular...
NAJ and BATF launch competition to find striking silverware
National Association of Jewellers has joined forces with its parent company, the British Allied Trades Federation (BATF) to launch a competition to find an interesting piece of silverware to sit alongside other important silver...
Baselworld 2019: too late, too little?
Baselworld runs until March 26, 2019. And while the show has been and still is heavily criticized, there is also some good news. At the opening press conference, it was announced that in 2018,...
London Diamond Bourse to host diamond tender
The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) has been chosen as the sole industry representative to officiate and run a tender on behalf of an anonymous vendor.
A range of rough diamonds will be presented for...
FIRST LOOK: Fiorelli plays with metal hues for latest silver collection
Fashion-led jewellery brand Fiorelli has embraced multi-tone metals for its latest collection.
The new Fiorelli Silver collection offers 150 styles, including 65 brand new lines across necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings many of which mix...
Sarine opens new service centre in China
Sarine Technologies Ltd has opened a modern facility in China that will provide various services including scanning and mapping of internal inclusions in rough diamonds.
Located at the Sha Wan Jewellery Park in the Panyu...
Gen Z and millennials now account for two-thirds of global diamond jewellery demand
The millennial and gen z generations combined accounted for two-thirds of global diamond jewellery sales in 2017, as diamond jewellery demand reached a new record high of US$82 billion (£62.8m).
According to data published today...























