The Diamond Producers Association (DPA), an organization that brings together seven of the world’s leading diamond companies, whose objective is to maintain and enhance consumer demand and confidence in diamonds, by promoting the integrity and reputation of diamonds and the diamond industry, has announced that it is planning to scrutinize all synthetic diamond detectors available […]
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, was inaugurated in the morning of February 6, 2017, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, by […]
The 6th-version of the International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI) to be held between February 13 – 15, 2017, promises to be the largest and best organized to date, with hundreds of buyers from more than 20 countries, including the US, UK, Germany, China and India taking part. Among the special guests who will be […]
The Kimberley Process Chair for the year 2016, Mr. Ahmed Bin Sulayem of UAE addressed the United Nations General Assembly 69th plenary meeting, 71st session on February 2, 2017, presenting a UAE-led draft resolution on “The Role of Diamonds in Fueling Conflict” that incorporates important decisions reached by consensus at the fourteenth Kimberley Process Plenary […]
According to wholesale pricing data collected by the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), fancy-color diamond prices grew substantially in the year 2016 due to an increase in demand for rare blue and pink diamonds. The net effect of price increases for blue and pink diamonds of 5.5 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively and a price […]
Following the successful research projects carried out by the Swiss Gemological Institute (SSEF) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ETHZ on DNA fingerprinting and identifying the mother oyster species from which pearls originated and another research project on age determination of pearls carried out by Dr. Michael S. Krzemnicki, Director of SSEF and […]
The sixth edition of India Diamond Week aimed at providing trading opportunities for the Indian diamond trade as well as boosting direct communications between diamantaires and promoting business globally, was held at the New York Diamond Dealers’ Club headquarters situated at 580, Fifth Avenue, off 47th Street, New York from January 23-26, 2017. The event […]
Lambertville, NJ: Rago Arts and Auction Center’s January Design Auction saw the sale of $5,023,831 in property over the weekend of January 21-22. The auction’s top lot, a unique and highly important cabinet by Paul Evans, sold for $382,000, setting a new auction record for the Delaware Valley Modernist. Also of note, the single owner […]
Palm Beach, FL: Sebastian Clarke, Specialist in Furniture and Decorative Arts, and Katherine Van Dell, Director of the Jewelry Department at Rago Auctions will be in the Palm Beach area from February 14-17 to meet with clients and prospective consignors. Rago, one of the leading auction houses in the U.S., has an established track record […]
VICENZAORO January 2017, the leading event of the international jewelry industry and the first jewelry trade show to open the international calendar in 2017, organized by the Italian Exhibition Group will be held at the Fiera di Vicenza Exhibition Center from January 20 to 25, 2017. The show taking place in nine halls, with a […]