Under Pressure From Sanctions, Russia Plans Diamond Export Duties

Russia is preparing to impose export duties on select rough diamonds later this year in an effort to bolster the nation's cutting industry, which has...

How De Beers’ Origin Program Is Changing the Way Diamonds Are Sold

At the 2023 JCK Las Vegas show, De Beers introduced the fine jewelry industry to Tracr. Founded in 2018, the blockchain platform uses high-speed...

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...

Kate Middleton’s Italy Jewelry Carried a Family Message

When Catherine, the Princess of Wales, visited northern Italy last week—her first solo international trip since her 2024 cancer diagnosis—the...

How Desert Diamonds Hopes to Disrupt the Industry

De Beers’ Desert Diamonds campaign has been billed as a “beacon,” but it’s not like the traditional beacons the trade remembers (e.g., the...

Angie Crabtree Pursues a New Creative Project: Diamond Handbags

You may know Angie Crabtree from her trade-show demonstrations as the artist who does paintings of gemstones and jewelry—but do you know she’s...

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...

In Las Vegas, BIJC Designers Bring Fresh Perspectives—and Serious Style

Founded in 2020, the Black in Jewelry Coalition (BIJC) has had a presence at JCK Las Vegas since 2022. This year, a smattering of its members are...

Britt’s Pick: Fie Isolde’s Voyage Trinity Diamond Ring

Recent celebrity engagement news has reignited my interest in diamond rings—and renewed my aspirations of adding a new one to my personal...

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...

Pandora Offers “Carbon Footprint” Data, Then Puts Its Foot in It

This week, Pandora said it was adding “carbon footprint labeling” to its lab-grown diamond collection. Yet, the marketing behind its announcement...