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- Trump Introduces Third Round of Tariffs
on 26 July 2026 at 3:00 amThe Trump administration has announced a new set of tariffs that will add either 10% or 12.5% to the cost of jewelry, diamonds and gemstones imported into the United States, depending on the country of origin. The new strategy uses different legislation...
- $7 "Costume Jewelry" is Actually a $20,000 Diamond Ringon 22 July 2026 at 9:00 am
A piece of costume jewelry, bought for £5 ($7) at a yard sale in England, turned out to be a 3.02-carat diamond set in an 18K gold ring valued at £15,000 ($20,225). The unnamed owner took it to a traveling jewelry and antique appraisal event in Oxford...
- CIBJO: 4Cs for Natural Diamonds Only, Lab Growns are "Synthetics"on 22 July 2026 at 4:00 am
Only natural diamonds should be graded with the 4Cs, says CIBJO (the World Jewellery Confederation). And the word "synthetic" should be regarded as the preferred term to describe diamonds created through industrial processes. CIBJO, the body that...
- Podcasts Chart Rise and Fall of Nirav Modion 21 July 2026 at 8:00 am
A new four-part podcast charts the spectacular rise and dramatic fall of billionaire Nirav Modi and his Firestar Diamond empire. It's presented by Mick Brown and Robert Mendick, journalists at The Telegraph in the UK, who say they tracked down...
- Natural Diamond Advocate Launches Lab Grown Collectionson 20 July 2026 at 8:00 am
Stephanie Gottlieb, a long-time advocate of natural diamonds, has launched her first collections of lab grown jewelry. But she maintains there's still a huge divide between natural diamonds (forever) and lab growns (for right now). Gottlieb, who opened...