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Sotheby’s will offer the historic Farnese Blue diamond at its Geneva sale in May, the first time it has been on the market. The pear-shaped, 6.16-carat, fancy dark grey-blue stone — originally given to Queen...

South India’s Mega B2B Gem and Jewellery Extravaganza by MJDMA and UBM India Chennai, 9th March, 2018: Madras Jewellers and Diamond Merchants Association (MJDMA) and UBM India are set to bring back the...

Alrosa CEO Sergey Ivanov said this week that the company estimates that global diamond mining reached its peak in 2017, which is “good news for future rough diamond prices” and for diamond miners like...

British jewellery designer Dinny Hall has introduced ‘Suffragette Edit’, a small curation of jewellery inspired by the women’s rights movement. Introducing five designs, the collection uses the symbolic suffragette colours – purple, green and white. Dinny...

The increase of successful women pioneering jewellery brands was highlighted at an exclusive event held in London on International Women’s Day, Hosted in London by the specialist, all-women, jewellery agency Facets PR, and supported by...

India’s leading B2B jewellery trade show, India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) 2017 was recognised as the country’s ‘Leading Show in Fashion and Jewellery’ at the 3rd Exhibition Excellence Awards (EEA 2018) function held last...

A 910-carat D colour Type IIA diamond, dubbed as The Lesotho Legend, sold for US$40 million at an auction in in Antwerp, diamond miner Gem Diamonds Ltd announced recently. The diamond, recovered from the Letšeng...

Continuing credit issues and the declining popularity of “Ever Us” resulted in a difficult year for Signet-owned chain Kay Jewelers. The retailer recorded an 11 percent drop in same-store sales in the fourth quarter...

The Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme announced in October 2014, had given exemption from entertainment tax up to 50 % to multiplexes, water, and theme parks, among other sectors for 7 years. Businesses have moved courts...

As the saying goes, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” and the adage certainly applies to designer Moritz Glik, who is known for his signature kaleidoscope style, in which “floating” gemstones are encased...