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- De Beers Enlists Maharaja to Promote Natural Diamonds in India
on 11 October 2026 at 11:00 amDe Beers has enlisted Jaipur's titular Maharaja, Sawai Padmanabh Singh, to promote natural diamonds in India, as the company seeks to expand demand in a market it sees as a major source of future growth. Singh, 28, is head of Jaipur's former ruling royal ...
- Signet Repositions Blue Nile with Royal Asscher Dealon 7 October 2026 at 6:00 am
Signet Jewelers has announced an exclusive North American partnership between Royal Asscher and Blue Nile, which it is repositioning from an online diamond retailer to a luxury jewelry brand. Royal Asscher, the Amsterdam-based, family-run diamond house...
- Rio Tinto Sells Last of the Argyle Pinks to British Jeweleron 2 October 2026 at 10:00 am
Rio Tinto has sold its remaining Argyle pink diamond inventory and transferred ownership of the Argyle Pink Diamonds brand to British jeweler Boodles. The deal, announced on October 1, comes almost six years after Rio Tinto shut the Argyle mine in ...
- Fancy Intense Yellow Fetches $550,000, but Auction Highlight is Unsoldon 2 October 2026 at 5:00 am
A 23.34-carat fancy intense yellow VVS1 diamond ring sold for HKD4.3 million ($550,810) at Phillips' Hong Kong Jewels Auction, just shy of its high estimate. But what was billed as the highlight of the event, a Bulgari 9.86-carat Kashmir sapphire and diamond ...
- IDEX Price Report for 1 October: Downward Pressure Persistson 1 October 2026 at 4:00 am
September continued to show downward pressure on IDEX asking prices, with decreases substantially outnumbering increases in both rounds and fancies. Rounds showed the clearer weakness, with 247 price decreases against 96 increases. Fancies recorded ....