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- Two Blues Each Fetch Over $8m
on 10 June 2026 at 7:00 amTwo blue diamonds each sold for over $8 million yesterday (9 June) at Christie's New York, highlighting the importance of color over size. The 31.62‑carat Azure Blue, the largest fancy blue diamond ever offered at auction, went for $8,371,000, or $262,500 ...
- De Beers: Botswana Seeks Gulf Help to Buy Reduced Stakeon 8 June 2026 at 5:00 am
Botswana is reportedly seeking financial help from UAE and Oman to buy a reduced stake in De Beers. It had been aiming for overall control of the loss-making miner, but has scaled back its ambitions amid the worst downturn in the diamond industry's...
- Titan Officially Launches First Lab Grown Collectionon 7 June 2026 at 6:00 am
Titan Company officially launched beYon, its first foray into the lab-grown market, on 3 June, marking a strategic pivot for India's largest branded jewelry maker by value. Titan had long resisted lab growns, and even now it is selling them only at....
- Unseen Imperial Russian Jewels for Saleon 2 June 2026 at 1:00 pm
Rare Imperial Russian jewels, including Catherine the Great's diamonds, and a Faberge necklace from the reign of Nicholas II, are to be offered for sale by Sotheby's New York. "It is difficult to overstate their rarity and historical importance," said the...
- 31.77-ct Paraiba Tourmaline could Fetch $650,000on 1 June 2026 at 4:00 am
A 31.77‑carat Paraiba tourmaline will be offered for sale with an estimate of $550,000 to $650,000 at Phillips New York. It is one of the "newest" gemstones. Tourmaline was recognized as a distinct mineral species back in the mid-1700s but Paraiba tourmaline...