Baselworld MD Sylvie Ritter Steps Down; Michel Loris-Melikoff to Take Over
Sylvie Ritter, Managing Director of Baselworld World Watch and Jewellery Show and the most well-known face of its management team, has decided to step down after a long stint in her position with MCH...
Robust gold jewellery demand shifts east, says WGC
China, India and other Southeast Asian countries are expected to fuel gold jewellery demand over the coming years on the back of rising incomes, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in its latest report.
In...
SPECIAL REPORT: Preston jewellers upbeat and confident about trading in the city
At long last, spring is in the air. Many jewellery retailers have now graced their windows with floral displays, while brands are adding vibrant colours for the (hopefully) warmer months.
In Preston, spring means capitalising...
Chester’s oldest jeweller confirms final trading date
Chester’s oldest jeweller Lowe & Sons has confirmed the last date it will cease trading.
The independent jewellery retailer shocked locals and industry professionals when it announced earlier this year it will be closing its...
De Beers to Use Opsydia’s Laser Tech to Inscribe Lab-Grown Diamonds in Lightbox Jewellery
De Beers Group will be using a new technology developed by Opsydia, a spin-out company from the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, to inscribe all the lab-grown diamonds above a...
DPA Remains Dedicated to Promoting Natural Diamonds as “Miracles of Nature”
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) in a statement on De Beers’ plans to launch a jewellery line using synthetic diamonds, said that it “acknowledges the decision of De Beers Group to enter the synthetic...
Mountain Province Recovers 95 Ct Diamond, Joins Canadamark™ Certification Programme
A 95-carat gem diamond has been recovered from the GahchoKué mine located in the Northwest Territories, Canada, Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. said in a statement released today. It was acquired by the Company, which...
ALROSA sells large diamonds for $14.5 mln at the auction in Israel
Moscow, May 31, 2018 - ALROSA, the world's largest diamond producer, has sold special size rough diamonds (weighing over 10.8 carats) at the auction in Israel, having received $14.5 million revenue from sales.
The company...
ALROSA’s Subsidiary Severalmaz Conducts Pilot Tests of Drones For Mine Surveying
ALROSA group company PJSC Severalmaz tested “unmanned aerial vehicles”, the parent Company said, “for mine surveying of land objects of Lomonosov Mining and Processing Division”.
The drones used in the pilot test included a Geoscan...
New Forevermark retail concept focuses on millennials
Forevermark, the diamond brand from De Beers Group, is setting its sights on an estimated 420 million millennials in China through a new retail concept.
The diamond jeweller recently launched Libert’aimeTM by Forevermark, a new...























