Swiss watch exports dropped in October as orders from the US normalized following a tariff-induced bump earlier this year. Shipments of luxury timepieces fell 4.4% to CHF 2.2 billion ($2.73 billion) ...

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has tapped Purvi Shah for the role of executive director, which has been open since Melanie Grant stepped down in January. Shah will join the organization on ...

The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) has launched an in-depth online training course for retailers to guide them toward successful colored-diamond sales. The “Winning Strategies for Color ...

Sean Dunn has stepped into the role of president at his family’s Florida retail business, J.R. Dunn Jewelers, succeeding his mother, Ann Marie Dunn. The move was “just something that made sense so the ...

The US has agreed to limit import duties on Swiss goods to 15%, down from the current rate of 39%, the Donald Trump administration announced Friday. The provisional deal is an important concession for ...

Rubies, sapphires and emeralds form the most valuable trifecta in the colored-gem universe. But unlike the first two, which measure 9 on the Mohs hardness scale, emeralds rank at 7.5 to 8 and ...

Bonhams will offer a 3.13-carat blue diamond ring that could fetch as much as $5.5 million at its upcoming jewelry sale in New York. The ring contains a pear-shaped, fancy-vivid-blue, VVS1-clarity, ...

Sales at Richemont’s jewelry brands accelerated in the first half of its fiscal year as improvements in China capped off a strong global showing for the owner of Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels.

Lucara Diamond Corp.’s revenue rose in the third quarter as the miner increased its supply of large rough stones to Belgian manufacturer HB Trading. Group sales climbed 16% year on year to $51.2 ...

The drop in diamond recoveries is a response to market conditions, but also a reflection of diminishing prospects for viable new mines. Diamond miners are postponing sales and reviewing their ...

“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” wrote French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr in 1849. The famous proverb is understood to mean no matter how tumultuous a situation is, some ...

The diamond industry is undergoing a significant and transformative shake-up. With a major dip in natural-diamond prices, many companies have either diversified their operations to include both ...