Alrosa, the Russian diamond mining giant and the world’s leading diamond mining company, producing 36.9 million carats in aggregate rough diamond production in 2013, announced on June 27, 2014, the commissioning of its Udachny underground mine, the fourth underground mine to be operated by the company in Russia, anticipated to become the largest underground diamond […]
Hard on the heels of the record-breaking Sotheby’s Geneva May 13, 2014 Magnificent Jewels sale, in which an unprecedented seven world records were set, including the highest total ever for a jewelry sale of US$ 143,135,770, Christie’s auction house announced on May 14th, 2014, the successful conclusion of its Geneva Magnificent Jewels Sale, that not […]
Sotheby’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels Sale held on May 13, 2014 was significant in the history of jewelry auctions for more than one reason. The auction set an unprecedented seven world records, including the world record for a jewelry sale, the world record for a various owner jewelry sale and the world auction record for a […]
India, one of the three largest markets for gold jewelry in the world, with China and the United States, where owning and acquiring gold jewelry has great cultural significance from time immemorial, is set to break with age-old traditions, according to a recent research conducted by the London-based Platinum Guild International. In the wake of […]
Gem Diamonds Ltd. a leading global producer of high-value diamonds, with a 70% stake in the Letšeng mine in Lesotho and 100% ownership of the Ghaghoo mine, currently in development in Botswana, has just released its Interim Management Statement (IMS) for the Period January 1, 2014 to May 9, 2014. According to the section dealing […]
The 2014 CIBJO Congress, hosted by the Russian Jewellers’ Guild, is scheduled to take place in Moscow, Russia from May 19-21, 2014 at the headquarters of the Guild, the main venue of the congress, with pre-congress meetings starting two days earlier on May 17, 2014. In anticipation of holding this international conference, the CIBJO – […]
U.S. Antique Shows, the world’s largest producer of indoor antique shows, serving the needs of both the antique jewelry trade and consumers worldwide, supporting sales in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Miami Beach and New York, announced on May 6, 2014 the holding of its annual New York Antique Jewelry & Watch Show at the […]
The GIA’s DiamondCheck machine that was offered free-of-charge to all member bourses of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), an organization committed to enforcing its stand of “zero tolerance” in the non-disclosure of synthetic diamonds, and accordingly installed first at the New York Diamond Dealers Club on January 30, 2014, followed by the Israeli […]
Auction house Tiancheng International has announced the scheduling of its 2014 Hong Kong Jewelry and Jadeite Spring Auction for June 8, 2014. The much-awaited annual spring sale will feature over 400 lots, 70 of which are placed under the “no reserve” category and over 360 lots consisting of Chinese and Western inspired jewels, expected to […]
As anticipated Sotheby’s New York, April 29, 2014 Magnificent Jewels, Spring Sale ended on a successful note realizing a total of US$44,313,500 which was US$7 million above the projected US$37 million, selling 81.8% by lot and 87.0% by value. As expected the top lot of the sale that registered the highest price of US$6,101,000 within […]