Polished diamond news

  • Two Arrested over $540,000 Online Diamond Fraud
    on 13 October 2025 at 11:00 am

    Two men have been arrested in India, accused of a sophisticated online fraud in which they obtained diamonds worth $542,000 (Rs 4.80 crore). They and their accomplices allegedly posed as genuine US-based buyers on the RapNet trading platform...

  • Zerouki Quits De Beers after 20 Years
    on 12 October 2025 at 5:00 am

    Feriel Zerouki is to step down as De Beers' chief trade and industry officer after 20 years with the company. She was appointed to the post in May of this year, after serving as senior vice president of corporate affairs. She led the launch of Tracr, the ...

  • Clock is Ticking on Luanda Accord, says AWDC
    on 9 October 2025 at 8:00 am

    The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) has publicly expressed frustration over the stalled $100m-plus global campaign to promote natural diamonds, agreed in Angola almost four months ago. It says there is no time to waste in implementing the...

  • 6.95-ct Pink Diamond Leads Vanderbilt Sale
    on 5 October 2025 at 8:00 am

    Jewels belonging to the Vanderbilts - once the richest family in the US - are to be auctioned by Phillips Geneva next month. Highlights of The Geneva Jewels Auction: V include an old-cut Golconda 6.95-carat fancy vivid purplish pink diamond (estimate not...

  • Steady Growth in US Watch and Jewelry Sales
    on 5 October 2025 at 6:01 am

    Watch and jewelry sales in the US are growing slowly, according to the latest figures form the US Department of Commerce. It reports a 4.1 per cent increase in August, following on from a 3.8 per cent increase in July (revised up from the more modest +1.0 per cent...

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