The Diamond Industry’s Conscience, Chaim Even-Zohar, To Go Silent
Chaim Even-Zohar, editor-publisher of the Diamond Intelligence Briefs and one of the foremost analysts of the diamond industry, recently announced his intention to retire. Chaim has been much more than a journalist,...
ALROSA increases rough and polished diamond sales 6% to $4.5 bln in 2018
ALROSA, the world leader in diamond production, announces rough and polished diamond sales results for December and preliminary results for 2018.
ALROSA December sales of rough and polished diamonds increased by 38% YoY to $328.7....
Tiffany & Co. Acquires Titanic Hero’s Pocket Watch for Record $1.97 Million
Tiffany & Co. has added a piece of history to its collection with the acquisition of a rare 18k gold pocket watch tied to the Titanic tragedy. The timepiece, which sold for a record-breaking...
Lucara’s Latest Big Diamond Find is a 240-Carat Rough
Lucara has announced the recovery of a 240-carat rough diamond from its Karowe diamond mine in Botswana.
The “top white” gem diamond will be shown alongside the 127-carat rough diamond uncovered earlier this month as...
Gems & Gemology Devotes Winter 2019 Issue to Colored Stone Origin
Includes detailed explanations of GIA’s origin determination procedures
The Winter 2019 Gems & Gemology (G&G), the latest edition of GIA’s (Gemological Institute of America) quarterly professional journal, is devoted...
Style Spotlight: New Rose Gold Jewels to Covet
Copper gives rose gold a lovely pink hue that designers—and consumers—love! Check out these five styles that are ready for your cases now.
Bar and Chain earrings in 14k rose gold, $708; Carrie Hoffman Jewelry
Elements Bouncing Bezel...
World’s Largest Diamond Producer Alrosa Joins De Beers’ Blockchain Pilot
The world’s largest diamond mining firm, Russia’s Alrosa, has joined the pilot of fellow industry giant De Beers’ diamond supply chain blockchain platform “Tracr,” mining industry news outlet Mining Weekly reports Oct. 29.
Alrosa is...
GJEPC Organises Awareness Workshop for MSME Enterprises in Surat
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) which has been organising awareness-raising workshops and seminars for gems and jewellery enterprises in the MSME sector, recently held one such event in Surat. These seminars...
TrueFacet Hires Roberta Naas as Executive Editor
New York--Longtime watch and jewelry writer Roberta Naas has joined online marketplace TrueFacet as executive editor.
In this newly created role, Naas will focus on creating informative and long-form articles designed to bridge industry news...
HRD Antwerp to Establish Grading Lab in Moscow, MoU Signed with Russian Ministry of...
HRD Antwerp signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation under which the former will soon be establishing an HRD Antwerp diamond grading lab in Moscow.
The MoU was...























