The British Auction House Woolley & Wallis has announced the sale of an extremely rare, natural, near-spherical, nacreous, saltwater pearl at its Jewelry Auctions coming up at its Salisbury Salerooms on May 1st, 2014. The pearl with a shortest and longest diameter of 16.51 mm and 17.44 mm respectively, has a weight of 33.147 carats, […]
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Following Sotheby’s announcement of the sale of a trio of important and historic diamonds – the Graff Vivid Yellow, the Victory, and Graff round brilliant-cut diamonds – on the occasion of the display of these diamonds at Sotheby’s London, prior to their sale at the Sotheby’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale, coming up […]
Rio Tinto’s first rough diamond tender for 2014, held in Antwerp and Israel during the period March 9 to March 28, 2014, turned out to be a very successful event with an unprecedented participation of diamantaires and a record number of successful bidders delivering very strong results. The tender consisted of 124 lots of rough […]
The Sotheby’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale 2014 was held on Monday, April 7, 2014 at Hall No. 5, of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. A total of 322 lots assigned lot numbers 1601 to 1921, with an estimated value in excesss of HK$775 million (US$99 million) was on offer […]
In the on-going worldwide campaign to eradicate the unethical practice of mixing lab-grown synthetic diamonds with natural diamonds, that set alarm bells ringing in the diamond bourses across the world, international gem-testing laboratories such as the IGI, GIA, SSEF etc. have been in the forefront, diverting all their efforts in scientic research towards developing accurate […]
In a press release dated April 2, 2014, Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced the results of an updated and revised “2014 Feasibility Study Report” dated March 31, 2014, on the Gahcho Kué diamond project located in Canada’s Northwest Territories. The feasibility study report for the Gahcho Kué joint venture project, between Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. […]
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in a press release dated March 20, 2014 announced that the Ethisphere Institute, an internationally recognized independent center of research that promotes best practices in corporate ethics and compliance and honors superior achievement through its World’s Most Ethical Companies recognition program, has named the GIA as one of the […]
The Dubai Diamond Exchange in its attempts to consolidate its position as a truly global player in the international diamond trade has been expanding its Board of Directors recently to include experts from diamond-producing countries in Africa, which account for 61% of the World’s diamond production by value and 56% by volume (carats). It was […]
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed Kimberley Diamonds Ltd. announced on Friday, March 7, 2014, that the company had registered the highest price-per-carat for its rough diamonds, produced at the Ellendale mine, since taking ownership of the mine in February 2013. The overall price achieved at the recently concluded online auction, conducted on the company’s behalf […]
The inaugural version of the Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show, since the introduction of the “2 shows 2 venues” concept by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) with effect from year 2014, was declared open on March 3, 2014, at the AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) by the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development […]