Category Archives: International Gem & Jewelry News

SOTHEBY’S HONG KONG APRIL 4, 2017 MAGNIFICENT JEWELS AND JADEITE SPRING SALE SETS WORLD RECORD FOR ANY DIAMOND OR JEWEL SOLD AT A PUBLIC AUCTION

Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale held on April 4, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, registered a total sale of HKD 908,081,250 (USD 116.9 million), setting three significant world records, viz. the record for any diamond or jewel sold at an auction or for that matter any lot sold by Sotheby’s […]

PINK STAR DIAMOND TO LEAD SOTHEBY’S HONG KONG MAGNIFICENT JEWELS AND JADEITE SPRING SALE ON APRIL 4, 2017

Sotheby’s Hong Kong has announced the holding of its Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale for 2017, on April 4, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the sale being led by one of the world’s great natural treasurers, the 59.60-carat, oval mixed-cut “PINK STAR”diamond, the largest Internally Flawless, Fancy Vivid Pink diamond ever […]

HIGHLIGHTS OF SOTHEBY’S MARCH FINE JEWELS SPRING SALE, MARCH 22, 2017

Sotheby’s March Fine Jewels spring sale kicks off at their New Bond Street, Mayfair location in London, on March 22, 2017 at 10.30 am. A total of 281 lots will be on offer at the sale, consisting of a variety of jewels such as bracelets, brooches, cuff-links, earrings and ear-clips, necklaces, demi-parures and parures, pendants […]

HISTORIC ITALIAN CITY OF SYRACUSE TO HOST THE 3rd MEDITERRANEAN GEMMOLOGICAL AND JEWELLERY CONFERENCE BETWEEN MAY 11 TO 14, 2017

The 3rd Mediterranean Gemmological and Jewellery Conference, organized by Independent Gemological Laboratory Athens (IGL-Hellas), Swiss Canadian Gemlab Inc. (CGL-GRS, Canada), in conjunction with CERTILINE (Italy) and the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers (NAJA-USA), is scheduled to be held between May 11th to 14th, 2017 in the ancient and historic city of Syracuse, Italy, following the […]

GAHCHO KUÉ COMMENCES COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION AFTER COMPLETION OF PROJECT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

De Beers Group of Companies in a press release dated March 2, 2017, has announced the official commencement of production on this date, at their Gahcho Kué Mine, a joint venture between De Beers Canada (51%) and Mountain Province Diamonds (49%), the world’s largest new diamond mine to have opened during the course of last […]

DE BEERS’ SUBSIDIARY IIDGR UNVEILS FASTER, CHEAPER AND EFFICIENT MELEE SCREENING MACHINE

In a press release dated 28th February, 2017, the De Beers Group of Companies announced that its subsidiary, The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), will unveil its next generation automated melee screening machine – the AMS2 – at the International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show in Hong Kong due to open at […]

SARINE TECHNOLOGIES AND GGTL LABORATORIES ENTER INTO A POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP TO RESEARCH NEW APPROACHES TO GEMMOLOGICAL CHALLENGES IN THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY

In a joint press release dated February 27, 2017, issued by Israel-based Sarine Technologies Ltd. and Swiss-based GGTL Laboratories, two leading companies in the forefront of using technology to enable full transparency and disclosure, benefiting all players in the diamond industry, have announced the signing of a collaboration agreement to research new approaches to diamond […]

HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL’S (HKTDC) TWIN PARALLEL SHOWS ALL SET FOR INAUGURATION ON 28TH FEBRUARY, 2016

Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s (HKTDC) twin parallel shows, the 34th-edition of the Hong Kong International Jewelry Show and the 4th-edition of the Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl Show, creating the world’s largest jewellery marketplace is all set to kick off on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 and continues until Monday, March 6, 2017. […]

HIGHLIGHTS OF GUERNSEY’S NYC AUCTION OF MARCIAL DE GOMAR COLLECTION ON APRIL 25, 2017

Guernsey’s, the New York City-based auction house, renowned for conducting extraordinary auctions such as – the largest auction in history, the sale of one million items from the super liner United States, the fastest passenger ship ever built; the sale of vintage cars and artwork from the Soviet Union; pre-Castro Cuban cigars; the 3-million-dollar baseball […]

MODERATE SUCCESS OF 10TH SIGNATURE IIJS AND 4TH IGJME HERALDS RECOVERY OF THE GEM & JEWELLERY MARKET

The 10th edition of Signature IIJS and 4th edition of the India Gem & Jewellery Machinery Expo (IGJME) sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and organized by the Gem & Jewelry Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) of India, a four-day event held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, came to a successful conclusion on […]

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