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- Titan Finally Starts Selling Lab Growns
on 30 December 2025 at 10:00 amTitan Company is finally embracing lab growns with the launch of a new brand, called beYon, and the opening of a flagship store in Mumbai. Titan, India's biggest jewelry retailer with over 760 stores had long resisted lab growns, and had positioned itself ...
- Queen of Belgium's Jewels to be Soldon 29 December 2025 at 10:00 am
A platinum Art Deco demi-parure that belonged to the late Queen Fabiola of Belgium is to be auctioned next month. The three-piece matching jewelry set comprises a diamond necklace of 38.62 carats, a 120-carat fancy briolette-cut aquamarine that can be ...
- US Tariffs "Have Cost Surat 150,000 Diamond Jobs"on 28 December 2025 at 5:00 am
An estimated 150,000 diamond workers have lost their jobs in Surat since the US imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian imports in August. Many more are working shorter hours and struggling to survive on lower wages. The total workforce is between...
- Surat Diamond Bourse: 50 Offices are Open, out of 4,700on 24 December 2025 at 12:00 am
The ill-fated Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB), built at a cost of $388m and officially opened by India's prime minister two years ago, is reported to still have no more than 50 operational offices. The building, recognized as the largest office complex by ...
- Stricter Rules to Outlaw Russian Diamondson 23 December 2025 at 1:00 pm
importers will need to meet stricter rules from 1 January 2026 to ensure sanctioned diamonds from Russia do not enter the EU. They will have to complete standardized documents, known as Due Diligence Statements on Diamond Origin for all polished stones...