All is now set for the holding of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s (HKTDC) twin parallel shows, the 32nd-edition of the Hong Kong International Jewelry Show and the 2nd-edition of the Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl Show, appropriately described as “the world’s largest jewelry marketplace,” between March 2, 2015 and March 8, […]
PRESS RELEASE BY THE SWISS GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE – SSEF In a Press Release issued on February 18, 2015, The Swiss Gemological Institute (SSEF), one of the world’s most respected gem research, education and grading institutions, announced the inauguration of a state-of-the-art laboratory in Basel, more than doubling the size of its previous facility and enabling […]
In a press release dated February 16, 2015. the De Beers’ Group of Companies announced that a team from its International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) led by the Institute’s commercial director, James Clark are already in India, and are due to hold a series of synthetic diamond detection symposia around the country […]
The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), a DMCC platform and the only diamond exchange in the Arab World affiliated to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses, announced on February 16, 2015 that the two-day Second Dubai Diamond Conference, scheduled to be held from April 21-22, 2015, will be officially opened by Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, Former […]
In a press release dated February 13, 2015, Sotheby’s New York announced the unveiling of “The Ultimate Emerald-Cut Diamond,” a 100-carat perfect diamond in a classic emerald-cut, unlike any white diamond offered before at a public auction. This remarkable 100.20-carat, D-color, Internally Flawless, emerald-cut, Type IIa diamond will be the main highlight of Sotheby’s Magnificent […]
February 3, 2015 would be an unforgettable day in the life of Dean Filppula, an offshore steward from Shreveport, Louisiana, whose visit to the Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park, the world’s only diamond-producing site where the public could scout for diamonds for a nominal fee and keep what they find, turned out to be […]
The 15th-Biennial ICA Congress in Retrospect The 15th-biennial International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) Congress was held from May 12-16, 2013 in Changsha, the capital city of the Hunan Province of China, a province rich in minerals and colored gemstones, and was aimed at boosting China’s colored gemstone industry with particular reference to Hunan Province, where […]
De Beers Group Chief Executive Philippe Mellier addressing a Sightholder reception on Tuesday night in Gabarone coinciding with the first De Beers Sight for 2015, said that maintaining success in the diamond industry is dependent upon investment to sustain supply, finance and demand, a task towards which the company had dedicated itself in the recent […]
In a press release on January 21, 2015, the De Beers Group of Companies announced the 2015 Forward Contract Sales (FCS) programme for its auction sales business. The new programme for the year 2015 has been revised taking into consideration the customer feedback received during the implementation of the FCS programme first launched in 2014. […]
The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), a DMCC platform and the only diamond exchange in the Arab World affiliated to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses, announced on January 18, 2015, the hosting of the Second Dubai Diamond Conference from April 21-22, 2015 at the Almas Tower, Middle East’s tallest commercial tower and home to over […]