Christie’s will sell a number of diamond jewels without reserve at its latest Hong Kong auction, with the top lot expected to bring in up to HKD 3 million ($348,149). The pear brilliant-cut, ...

Revenue rose at the International Gemmological Institute (IGI) last year amid increasing demand for synthetic-diamond certification. The India-based lab saw a 17% jump in 2024’s revenue, which came to ...

Terry Chandler will retire as CEO of the Diamond Council of America (DCA), after more than 24 years at the helm. Chandler first joined the DCA, a nonprofit that provides distance education and ...

Soaring gold prices and economic challenges have dented Chinese consumer spending while also heightening appetite for valuable investments, industry members explained at the recent Hong Kong ...

Nicole Clayton will join Pandora as general manager of the British Isles region, succeeding Sonia Lopez Delgado. Clayton has considerable experience at globally recognized consumer goods and fashion ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that claimed crypto entrepreneur Richard Heart had used misappropriated investor funds to purchase a ...

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has presented Eleanor Yeh with its eighth annual Gianmaria Buccellati Foundation Award for excellence in jewelry design. Yeh, a 2024 graduate of the GIA’s ...

Michael Hill has appointed Andrew Lowe as its interim CEO following the sudden passing of former chief Daniel Bracken last week. Lowe will assume the new role immediately, the company said Thursday.

It’s “dramatically” easier to sell if you develop a friendship with the customer, seasoned marketing and public relations specialist Steve Feldman tells the Rapaport Diamond Podcast. Feldman reflected ...

What makes colored diamonds so special, and why do some turn out pink, some blue, and some yellow? What is special about a fancy-color diamond? Those will be among the questions we’ll attempt to ...

Stephen Barnes has assumed ownership of the Independent Jewelers Organization (IJO), succeeding outgoing owner Jeff Roberts. Roberts passed the torch at IJO’s semiannual conference in Palm Springs, ...

New York diamond dealer Manashe Sezanayev has pleaded guilty to grand larceny after defrauding two merchants out of $460,000 by “covertly swapping their diamonds for lab-grown stones.” The court is ...