Rio Tinto has unearthed a purple diamond weighing 0.45 carats at its Diavik mine, an unusual find at a site that generally produces white stones. A trace element like hydrogen or a twist in the [...]
Het diamantlaboratorium HRD Antwerp reikt al sinds 1973 certificaten uit die de echtheid bevestigen en de kwaliteit van diamanten beschrijven. Sinds meer dan tien jaar deed het labo, dat op vijf [...]
An important piece leading the sale is a JAR ring featuring the Marie-Thérèse Pink Diamond, a kite-shaped, 10.38-carat, fancy-purple-pink expected to bring in up to $5 million. The stone, which [...]
GIA Moves to Redefine Lab-Grown Diamond Grading, Signaling Clearer Divide from Natural Diamonds The world’s leading authority in gemology is redefining lab grown diamond grading by dropping the [...]
In het Zwitserse Genève werd dinsdag een grote blauwe diamant van 10,03 karaat geveild voor 21,5 miljoen dollar (19,1 miljoen euro). Dat heeft veilinghuis Sotheby’s meegedeeld in een persbericht. [...]
President Donald Trump has put a three-month hold on most of his recently announced reciprocal tariffs, lowering the rate to 10% for nearly all countries. At the same time, he has hiked the taxes [...]
The European Union will not include polished diamonds in the countermeasure package it has put together in response to the new US reciprocal tariffs. The move would have caused “significant harm” [...]
US consumers shelled out an average of $5,493 on engagement rings, according to a recent survey by the Plumb Club, up 2% from the previous study in 2023. Some 29% of respondents said they laid [...]
Luxehorlogemerken staan voor grote economische uitdagingen. Hoe blijven grote spelers als Rolex en Patek Philippe consumenten aantrekken ondanks de dalende vraag? Tot en met 7 april presenteren [...]
Comfort. Warmth. Simple pleasures. These are what the trend forecasters at Pantone believe we will all be seeking in 2025, and the shade they believe best captures this zeitgeist is Mocha Mousse, [...]