Friday 5: The Menagerie
It’s a jungle in here
Animal jewelry isn’t for everyone, but for those who find themselves drawn to the birds, bees, and all manner of other reptile, mammal, and insect likenesses done up in silver...
India’s Polished Diamond Exports Dip 10% in November, Gold Jewellery Exports Slower Too
Exports of cut and polished diamonds from India stood at US$ 1.19 billion in November 2016, a drop of 10% as compared to the US$ 1.32 bn in the same month a year earlier,...
The 228-Ct Harrods Diamond on Offer During 2016 Festive Sale Season
For someone somewhere there is a large rock in the offing as a Christmas present. Maybe. What is certain is that Harrods, that renowned London department store has unearthed from its vaults a large...
Collection Spotlight: Melanie Georgacopoulos’ New Mother-of-Pearl Shell Jewelry
Melanie Georgacopoulos takes her love of pearls to an even greater height, highlighting mother-of-pearl with her new MOP Shell Collection. Mother-of-pearl is the flattish luminous nacre—the lips of the pearl-producing mollusks—cut from shells and...
ALROSA Pays Back Bank Loan of US$ 370 Mn; Reduces Debt to US$ 2.3...
PJSC ALROSA reported that on December 14, 2016, it had repaid a loan to the tune of US$ 370 million to the JSC UniCredit Bank. The loan was received by the Company in April...
Gold Prices Dip to New Lows on US Fed Rate Hike
The announcement by the US Federal Reserve that it has it was increasing its rate by 25 basis points bringing the expected target for the federal funds rate to between 0.5%-0.75%, the first increase...
GJEPC Hosts Seminar in Surat on ‘Demonetisation and Opportunities for G&J Sector’
The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), Gujarat Region, organised a seminar on ‘Demonetisation and Opportunities for G&J Sector’ at Surat yesterday. Over 50 members of the trade were present.
The seminar was addressed...
It’s Summertime Somewhere
Jewels for the winter-averse
There are those who pack their bags and head to Hawaii come the holiday season (personally, I think that sounds fabulous, and I’d love to give it a try sometime). For...
Get to Know Les Georgettes Fashion Jewelry
Newish to the United States, the Les Georgettes line has it all: deep roots in manufacturing; the experience of artistic director Céline Guilhermet, a jewelry designer in her own right for 15 years; and...
Britt’s Pick: Akiva Gil’s Tanzanite and Sapphire Ring
A sensational gift for December birthdays
For December birthday celebrators—and really, anyone who is mesmerized by this gemstone’s hue (not hard to be)—I love this recent find from colored gemstone specialist Akiva Gil. As it’s...
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