On the second day of the CIBJO Congress which is underway in Salvador, in the Brazilian State of Bahia, the CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has released a special report, covering the organisation’s activities and issues on the industry agenda. The President’s report covers a wide range of subjects, including the state of small and medium-sized […]
The 2015 CIBJO Congress opened on Monday, May 4, 2015 at the Sheraton da Bahia, in Salvador, the capital of the north-eastern Brazilian State of Bahia. The World Jewellery Confederation’s Annual Congress held for the first time in a Latin American Country, takes place from May 4-6, 2015, and gathers together the members of national […]
Galatea automated systems developed by Israeli entrpreneurs to detect defects and inclusions in rough diamonds, was purchased by Sarine Technologies in 2008, which further perfected the technology from prototype to commercial reality by launching the Galaxy™ system in 2009. The Galaxy™ 1000 is the world’s leading fully automated system for detection and mapping of internal […]
The Israeli Diamond Industry will once again be among the largest international exhibitor groups, at the forthcoming JCK Las Vegas Show taking place from May 29 to June 1, 2015, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. According to the Israeli Diamond Institute (IDI) nearly a hundred Israeli diamond companies will […]
Gems & Gemology, the quarterly scientific journal of the Gemological Institute of America in its first issue for 2015, takes a journey around the world, exploring the latest sources of colored gemstones, such as blue spinel from Vietnam, amethyst from Morocco and ruby from Mozambique as well as reporting on the progress made by China’s […]
Bonhams London first fine jewelry sale of 2015, held on April 22, 2015, clearly demonstrated an increase in demand for colored gemstones with fierce bidding taking place in the saleroom, on the telephone and online, from buyers across the globe. The auction house had tracked a significant increase in the price-per-carat achieved for colored gemstones […]
Susie Clark of Evening Shade, Arkansas, had first visited the Crater of Diamonds State Park as a kid, 33 years ago in the company of her mother and grandmother from Germany. In mid-April this year she decided to pay a return visit to the Park in the company of her husband, and try their luck […]
Sotheby’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sale coming up on May 12, 2015 promises to be an exciting and memorable event going by the impressive array of jewels and jewelry lined up for the auction, led by a historic and exceptional 8.72-carat, cushion brilliant-cut, VS2-clarity, fancy vivid pink diamond mounted on a ring (Lot […]
Sotheby’s New York April 21, 2015, Magnificent Jewels Sale achieved an impressive sale total of US$65.1 million, selling 294 lots out of 368 on offer, working out to 80% by lot and 85% by value. The total sale achieved was a new record for total sales, for a jewelry aucion at the Company’s New York […]
In a press release dated April 9. 2015, Christie’s has announced the highlights of its Geneva Magnificent Jewels Sale to be held on May 13, 2015. The sale will be led by a late 19th-century historically important antique jewel with royal provenance, known as the ” Maria Christina Royal Devant-de-Corsage,” which was presented as a […]