Diamond Jewelry News and Trends

De Beers CEO Al Cook and Botswana Energy Minister

Who Will Own De Beers? We May Know Soon

While we continue to wonder who will buy De Beers, the company's CEO, Al Cook, says the industry will be “excited” by the new owner—even though...

Natural Diamond Expert Sally Morrison to Leave De Beers

Sally Morrison (pictured), the De Beers Group natural diamonds market lead and director of PR for natural diamonds, is leaving the company later this...

Signet Purchases the Clear Cut to Bolster Its Luxury Brand Story

Signet Jewelers today announced it is acquiring diamond jewelry brand the Clear Cut, a move intended to accelerate Signet's brand repositioning and...

U.K. Watchdog Group Rules Against Lab-Grown Diamond Ads

Britain’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has barred two lab-grown jewelry companies from continuing to run certain ads again and ordered...

WDC President Ronnie VanderLinden at KPI opening, speaking on conflict diamonds

WDC President: “We Need to Finish the Job” on Conflict Diamonds

At the Kimberley Process meeting today in Mumbai, Ronnie VanderLinden—the new president of the World Diamond Council (WDC)—pressed the jewelry...

Modern Electrum Ready to Make Its (Return) Debut

It’s the newest old metal: Modern Electrum's developer, along with its jewelry partners, want to reintroduce the world to this non-tarnishing alloy...