DPA-Harris Poll Survey Shows 68% of Americans Feel Factory-made Diamonds Are Not Real Diamonds
A survey conducted for the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) by US-based analytics and insights company The Harris Poll, demonstrates that a clear majority (68%) of American consumers recognise that diamonds created in a factory...
De Beers Completes Successful Trial of Tracr™, Mine to Retail Industry Blockchain for Diamonds
De Beers Group has successfully tracked 100 high-value diamonds along the value chain from mine to retail as part of its pilot for Tracr™, the name given to its new industry blockchain platform, the...
Amore attributes sales growth to increase in gold and gemstone sales
Amore has put a reported 15% year on year sales growth down to an increase in gold and gemstone demand.
The company claims that yellow gold and nicer diamond pieces also played a big part...
WFDB Names New World Diamond Mark Chairman
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has announced that former Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) president Peter Meeus will take over as head of its World Diamond Mark (WDM) programme.
Meeus is a diamond industry...
Rita Ora’s gems worth $4mn ‘forgotten’ on Cannes flight
A woman carrying about $4 million worth of jewelry for British pop siren Rita Ora to wear at the Cannes Film Festival had a gem of a brain lock and forgot the bling on...
JCK Las Vegas Announces 2019 Show Dates: To Be Held From May 31-June 3
Organisers of the largest and, arguably, the most looked forward to trade fair of the jewellery industry -- JCK Las Vegas – have announced dates for the 2019 edition. The show will take place...
New Portable Synthetic Diamond Identification Kit to be Launched at 4th MGCJ in May
A new portable and highly affordable synthetic diamond identification kit which will enable easy detection of loose and mounted melee-sized synthetic diamonds, as well as larger stones, will be launched at the 4th Mediterranean...
EXCLUSIVE: Piercing offer propels British brand’s bricks and mortar business
This summer, British jewellery brand Astrid & Miyu capitalised on the multiple earrings trend by launching an ear styling bar and piercing studio inside one of its stores, and is now reaping the rewards.
Astrid...
‘Jewelry as a Service’ Start-Up Raises $5M
New York--Flont, a fine jewelry e-commerce site that allows customers to rent and then buy, announced Thursday that it has completed a $5 million capital raise.
Software inventor and founder of numerous start-ups Cormac...
Zambian Tax Authority Raids Gemfields Mine
Gemfields reported that the Zambian Revenue Authority has launched an investigation into alleged tax evasion at its Kagem emerald mine.
The colored stone miner said the governmental body served two search warrants during an unannounced...
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