The past year has been difficult for the diamond trade. However, there have been periods of stabilization as well as specific categories that have outperformed others. Rapaport Senior Analyst Joshua ...

Everything has changed, but really nothing has changed. The stories that dominated the news this past year were on the same topics that always get people clicking: diamond prices, lab-grown fraud, De ...

This year saw an increasing number of industry activities that were sometimes illegal, and many times morally dubious. From lab-grown diamonds submitted for grading as natural, to a surge in ...

Finding rough diamonds is not an easy task, and locating those over 100 carats is exponentially more difficult. Having formed in the earth billions of years ago, most of these stones naturally come in ...

This year was a tough one at auction for many high-value jewelry lots, as the luxury market took a downturn and many consignors pulled top items prior to the sale, worried prices achieved would not ...

Tobias Kormind, cofounder and managing director of 77 Diamonds, explained how the UK-based company had taken hybrid retail to Europe and the Middle East and why its business model was more sustainable ...

Among the auction houses, Christie’s is one of the biggest players, generally holding several of the top spots for jewels with the highest prices fetched at auction. But this year, the company smashed ...

US holiday retail sales rose 4.8% year on year amid improved consumer confidence, according to a report by Visa. The clothing and accessories segment, which includes jewelry, was one of the top ...

Gemfields may have to halt operations at its Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique as political unrest has led to attacks near the site. On Monday, the Mozambican Constitutional Council upheld the highly ...

Lucapa Diamond Company is set to take on a majority stake in the Lulo mine at the beginning of 2025, providing it with increased exploration capability. The company is currently in talks with the ...

A ruby ring was the top seller at a recent Christie’s auction in Paris, fetching more than five times its high estimate. The piece, featuring a cushion-shaped, 3.50-carat, pigeon’s blood Burmese ruby ...

Antwerp-based diamond supplier Choron Group has agreed to acquire AMC Group, a De Beers sightholder, in a rare case of consolidation in the diamond trade. Choron will integrate AMC’s manufacturing ...