World Diamond Council Launches New Website
The World Diamond Council (WDC) has announced the launch of a newly designed website, upgrading the level of support provided both to its own members and the diamond and jewelry industries in general. It...
Largest Purple-Pink Diamond Could Fetch $38m
The largest purple-pink diamond ever to go under the hammer could fetch as much as $38m.
The "fancy vivid purple-pink internally flawless" 15.81-carat type IIa IF diamond (pictured) is the highlight of a Christie's Hong...
Alrosa Pilots GIA’s M2M Program
GIA (Gemological Institute of America) announced today that Alrosa, the world’s largest producer of rough diamonds, is piloting in the Institute’s M2M program.
“The M2M program is a way to share with the consumer the...
Diamond prices stable through Vegas show season
Diamond prices were stable in May as businesses focused on the Las Vegas shows that began on May 30, according to Rapaport.
In a press statement, Rapaport noted that steady dealer demand supported polished price...
Sold, via WhatsApp, a $360,000 Diamond Ring
An Italian jeweler in lockdown sold a $360,000 diamond ring - via the messaging service WhatsApp.
The buyer, a wealthy Swiss woman, agreed the sale after seeing the gem on video calls.
The Genoa-based jeweler Gismondi...
India Diamond Week, Hosted by GJEPC and SRDE, Opens in Shenzhen
The India Diamond Week, organised by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council in association with the Shenzhen Rough Diamond Exchange (SRDE), opened this morning in Shenzhen. Twenty Indian diamond manufacturers are participating in...
India Diamond Week scheduled for April at Bharat Diamond Bourse
The first India Diamond Week will be held at the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai, India, from April 23 to 25. The event will showcase polished diamonds by around 250 Indian companies.
Bharat Diamond...
Harvey Nichols Bucks High Street Trend with Profit Rise
The Harvey Nichols Group has reported a 102% jump in EBITDA to £14.7m for the year to March 31, 2018.
The group, which operates stores in London and five other UK cities plus Dublin, reported...
Lucara Unveils the Name of the World’s Second Largest Diamond
Lucara Diamond Corporation has officially named its extraordinary 2,488-carat diamond, discovered in August at the Karowe mine in Botswana. The gem, now known as Motswedi, holds the title of the world’s second-largest diamond ever...
Hong Kong Jewellery Show 2025: A Market in Transition
The HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show and its counterpart, the Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show 2025, delivered a complex picture of both opportunity and restraint. As the industry grapples with shifting market conditions,...
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