Sam Cooley

Gübelin Adds ‘Cornflower Blue’ Trade Color for Sapphires on Gem Reports

For generations, dealers of sapphires around the world have used cornflower blue to describe a particular color of highly coveted blue sapphires,...

Future Jewelers Academy Puts Metal in Students’ Hands

Before a jeweler ever sets a diamond, someone has to know how to move metal. Future Jewelers Academy is betting the best time to learn is high...

Future Jewelers Academy is a JCK Industry Fund Grant Recipient

Why Apply to the JCK Industry Fund? We Asked 3 Past Recipients.

Organizations with an idea to strengthen the jewelry trade have until Friday, Nov. 13, to apply for a 2027 JCK Industry Fund grant. Starting in...

PGI’s Exit Leaves U.S. Platinum Without Its Biggest Champion

Laurie Hudson has a simple theory about why Platinum Guild International (PGI) is closing the U.S. office she founded in 1992. “It’s got to be...

Lab-Grown Diamond War of Words Echoes Through the Kremlin

Debate is raging across the world—not just the Anglosphere—over diamond nomenclature. For those interested in gemological geopolitics, the war of...

'Amethyst Purple' colored strands of Chinese freshwater pearls

China’s High-Tech Pearls Have Arrived, But Most U.S. Buyers Haven’t Noticed

Most American jewelers still picture Chinese freshwater pearls as tabletop goods: off-round, creamy, cheap, and sold by the kilo in heaping piles at...

Eilishs' wildflower jewelry at John Hardy

Billie Eilish and Finneas Design Jewelry Collection With John Hardy

John Hardy has unveiled the Billie Eilish & Finneas Collection, the first jewelry line co-designed by the Academy and Grammy Award–winning...

Mozambique Rubies Bring In $52 Million at Gemfields October Auction

Gemfields’ latest mixed-quality rough ruby auction raised $52 million. That is nearly the same as its February sale, even though this auction...

With $73 Million in Hand, Botswana Starts Showing Its Receipts

For the past year, Botswana has been telling diamond buyers, especially younger ones, that their purchases do good. On Wednesday, it got a major line...