Major HK jewellers report robust business
Hong Kong’s top jewellers reported solid annual growth for the year ended March 31, 2018, citing more favourable economic conditions in major retail markets.
In separate annual reports, Luk Fook Holdings (International) Ltd, Tse Sui...
Bespoke jeweller boldly asks commuters: “Are you wearing someone else’s engagement ring?”
Online jewellery retailer Taylor & Hart has challenged commuters to really think about bespoke engagement rings in its bold new advertising campaign.
Placing large prints in hundreds of London underground locations, Taylor & Hart has...
WDC Moots “Open Dialogue” On Kimberley Process Reform at Upcoming KP Plenary
The World Diamond Council (WDC) in a press release issued yesterday mooted an open discussion regarding reforms to the Kimberley Process.
The KP Plenary meeting is scheduled to be held in...
GJEPC Makes Statement on Nirav Modi/Gitanjali Gems Incident
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) on Saturday, February 17, 2018, released a statement on the incidents which have recently come to light with regards to the alleged fraud committed by two...
De Beers’s Cycle 10 2017 Sales of US$ 450 Million Over 6% Higher Y-o-Y
De Beers Group announced today that the value of its rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for Cycle 10, 2017, stood at US$ 450 million (provisional). As of now,...
Industry Leaders from 11 Countries Attend GIA Global Leadership Program at Harvard Business School
The GIA Global Leadership Program which was held at Harvard Business School (HBS) in Cambridge, Massachusetts was attended by 42 industry leaders from 11 different countries, the GIA said in a release. They were...
David M Robinson supports next generation of creatives with design contest
Independent jeweller David M Robinson as launched the inaugural DMR Jewellery Design Awards, in celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary.
Launched in collaboration with the team behind the Educate Awards, the competition follows two years...
Israeli diamantaires to command strong presence at March HK Fair
The Israeli diamond industry will once again bring a large number of delegates to the upcoming Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show, with the Israel pavilion hosting 70 companies.
The pavilion is...
Baselworld MD vows to strengthen show’s jewellery presentation and promotion
Baselworld’s new managing director, Michel Loris-Meliokoff says strengthening the jewellery area is an important goal for 2019.
Many trade professionals would describe Baselworld as predominantly a ‘watch’ trade show, thanks to the pull from big...
Is This Lab-Grown Diamond Company Trolling the Trade?
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...























