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- Why Investors are Turning to Fancy Color Diamondson 22 May 2025 at 5:00 pm
The entire diamond market is facing extremely tough conditions - but the fancy color niche seems to have a life of its own. Just last week the 10-carat 'The Mediterranean Blue' diamond sold for $21m at Sotheby's, and other fancy color experts report ....
- Christie's Offers $12m Sapphire and $10m Rubyon 22 May 2025 at 8:00 am
Two remarkable gems from the same private collection could fetch $22m between them when they are offered at Christie's Hong Kong next week. A 35.09 carat Kashmir sapphire has an estimate of HKD 65m to HKD 95m ($8.3m to $12m) and a 13.22 carat ...
- Police Accused of Switching $2.3m Diamond for a Fakeon 21 May 2025 at 2:00 pm
The victim of a violent $2.3m diamond robbery claims police handed him back a fake gem after arresting five suspects. He says a gang stole the antique 17.44-carat gem after luring him to an hotel, attacking him and tying him to a chair, on 4 May....
- India's Top Global Exports: Smartphones Overtake Diamondson 21 May 2025 at 6:00 am
Smartphones have overtaken polished diamonds to become India's second biggest global export. Foreign sales for 2024-5 totaled $24.14bn, as the government's Production-Linked Incentive Scheme encouraged manufacturers - primarily Apple and ...
- Signet Tops Superseller List, Followed by Walmarton 19 May 2025 at 10:00 am
Signet remained the biggest-grossing jeweler in North America by far in 2024, according to National Jeweler magazine's annual State of the Majors report on $100m supersellers (published on 13 May ahead of JCK). The number of jewelry and watch retailers selling ...