Hancocks Selects Kashmir Sapphire Ring as Jewel of the Month

Hancocks London is spotlighting the incredible story of Kashmir sapphires, which were mined for only a few years in the 1880s, through a ring with a...

Indian Industry Wants Country to Follow FTC Lab-Grown Diamond Guides

India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has endorsed the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) guidelines for lab-grown...

Sell More by Using These Fun Facts With Clients

Fun facts are pieces of useful information that go beyond nickel knowledge. They are intended as edutainment—stimulating conversation that teaches...

The Kimberley Process Has Failed at Its One Job. Let It Do Something Else.

In mid-November, the Kimberley Process (KP) lifted its embargo against the Central African Republic (CAR); there's a good backgrounder here. In this...

Former State Department Official Joins De Beers

Pamela Fierst-Walsh, formerly the U.S. State Department's point person on conflict diamonds, has joined De Beers Group as vice president of...

Saul Fraiman Retires From Diamonds After Six Decades

Saul Fraiman, an esteemed jewelry designer whose creations were often seen on the red carpet, is retiring from the business after nearly 60 years....

De Beers Lowers Rough Diamond Prices 10%-15%

De Beers reduced rough diamond prices 10%–15% at its most recent sight, according to a report in Bloomberg and market sources. (more…)

Lab-Grown E-tailer MiaDonna Opens New Brick-and-Mortar Location

MiaDonna, an e-tailer specializing in lab-grown diamonds, has opened a new store near its home base in Portland, Ore. (more…)

De Beers Anticipates Fewer Sightholders, More Involvement in Polished

De Beers expects to have fewer sightholders going forward, and it will work closer with them on polished sales, CEO Al Cook told diamond industry...

Remembering William Goldberg, Who Saw Diamonds as “God’s Smiles”

William Goldberg, the master diamantaire known for his outsize personality and his slogan “The Magic is in the make,” was remembered during a...

U.S. Criticizes Kimberley Process Inaction on Russia

The State Department said in a Nov. 22 statement that the United States "regrets" that the Kimberley Process (KP) still has not taken action "to...