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...
Paspaley Plots a Calculated Expansion in America
Fifteen stories above the corner of Pearl and Wall streets in Manhattan, a chef approached a long table of trade editors to announce a delicacy...
JFC to Honor Sarin Bachmann and Julie Walsh at 2027 Facets
When a child is removed from home and placed in foster care, often there’s little more than five minutes to pack. Whatever gets left behind stays...
GIA to Add Fluorescence Comments to Diamond Reports
For decades, GIA’s research has said blue fluorescence rarely hurts a diamond’s appearance—implying that, in fact, it may be optically more...
Seinfeld’s Elford Daytona Heads to Auction
Bidders on Jerry Seinfeld’s Rolex Daytona won’t have to haggle with Uncle Leo in a restaurant bathroom—just with each other. Phillips is...
Do You Know Where Your Pearls Come From?
All over the world, mollusks are unwitting employees of the international gem industry. None of them applied for the job. No oyster ever sent a...
A Tale of Two Luxuries: What LVMH’s Latest Earnings Say About Today’s Wealthiest Shoppers
When LVMH reported third-quarter revenue, its jewelry and handbags went in opposite directions—and those numbers may suggest a sea change in the...
Akoya Strands, Bespoke South Seas, Broken-Up Heirlooms: How Pearls Sell Now
Pearls carry centuries of history, and to some shoppers, centuries of baggage. The jewelers selling them well right now aren’t fighting that...
Bidding Heats Up for 5 Standout Timepieces at Phillips New York
For collectors chasing the best of independent and heritage watchmaking, Phillips’ fall online sale is already proving fiercely competitive.
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GemologyGeek Founder Debuts Collection Built Around Fluorescence
On a hotel patio in Manhattan, Erica Silverglide pops open a membrane box and passes this reporter a gold ring. In her other hand is a pocket...