5 Essential Insights About Custom Design That I Learned From Ben Bridge

Last May, I had the great fortune of returning to India for the fifth time. I fell in love with the country over the course of four work trips that...

De Beers Jewellers Hires Tiffany Vet as Chief Marketing Officer

De Beers Jewellers, the miner’s retail chain, has appointed former Tiffany marketing exec Henry Jun Liu its new chief marketing officer....

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...

Grading Lab IGI Aims to Go Public on Dec. 20

International Gemological Institute (IGI), the world's second-largest diamond grading lab, is going public and aims to begin trading on Indian stock...

This Year’s Jewelry Advent Calendars Hit Six Figures

For jewelry lovers, the only holiday gift better than a piece of jewelry might be a swanky Advent calendar where each day provides a new surprise in...

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...

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…)