Diamond Jewelry News and Trends

Industry Groups Ask GIA to Fund Diamond Promotion

GIA has told diamond and jewelry trade groups it can't comply with their request to add a surcharge to its lab fees that would help fund the Natural...

De Beers May Receive Third Writedown in Three Years

Anglo American said today that it may write down De Beers’ value for the third time in three years. (more…)

Sell More by Using These Fun Facts With Clients

Fun facts are pieces of useful information that go beyond nickel knowledge. They are intended as edutainment—stimulating conversation that teaches...

DTC Botswana Appoints New Managing Director

Serty Leburu, a seasoned Botswana executive, became DTC Botswana’s new managing director on Feb. 2. (more…)

How Antique Diamonds Became a Modern Bridal Obsession

Long before Taylor Swift drew the world’s attention to old mine–cut diamonds, and antique stones in general, Jay Moncada, a third-generation gem...

U.S.-India Deal May Mean 18% Duty on Jewelry, 0% on Gems

President Trump announced on Monday that the United States has reached a trade agreement with India, which conceivably means that cut (but not set)...

Boucheron Honors Founder in New High Jewelry Collection

In 1893, Frédéric Boucheron chose 26 Place Vendôme in Paris—an early-18th-century building known as the Hôtel de Nocé—as the home of his...

Chunky Is the New Classic

Despite (or because of?) the soaring cost of gold, the whisper-thin solitaire is out and, at least as far as engagement ring trends go, the wide,...

Element Six Says No Deal Yet on U.S. Diamond Factory

In response to a Reuters report earlier this week, Element Six tells JCK that no deal has been signed to build a synthetic-diamond plant in the...

SunLit to Unveil Ocean Diamond Collection at Melee the Show

SunLit Fine Jewelry founder Susan Hamilton Meier says her first jewelry pieces using so-called ocean diamonds mark a new direction for her, and she's...