{"id":713,"date":"2026-04-08T22:19:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meyeronline.co.za\/adtec\/?p=713"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:19:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:19:57","slug":"polished-diamond-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meyeronline.co.za\/adtec\/2026\/04\/08\/polished-diamond-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Polished diamond news"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-7c5bc6f78ba1afb40d089cbff75c42fd feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/RSS\/Polished_Market.rss\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">IDEX Online - Polished Market<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> Polished Market<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Alrosa Reports Surge in Sale of Investment Diamonds<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 20 April 2026 at 8:00 am <\/small><p>Alrosa says sales of VAT-free investment-grade diamonds surged by 40% last year.    The sanctioned miner is increasingly polishing and selling colorless gems (over 2 carats, D to F color, IF to VS2 clarity) and fancy color stones to wealthy clients of ...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Record Revenue for Kering's Jewelry Brands<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 19 April 2026 at 10:00 am <\/small><p>Kering's jewelry brands delivered their highest ever revenue in Q1, despite the French conglomerate reporting a 6% drop, year-for-year, across all its operations.    The Boucheron, Pomellato, DoDo, and Qeelin jewelry houses reported a combined increase...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">IDEX Price Report for March: Market Remains Weak<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 15 April 2026 at 1:00 pm <\/small><p>The market remains weak and the overall trend remains downward, more so among rounds than fancies. Less overall activity in either direction than we have seen in many recent months. In a weak market like this, consumers keep on buying, but spend less...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">First World Diamond Day Drives Surge in Global Searches<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 13 April 2026 at 11:00 am <\/small><p>Images from the first World Diamond Day (WDD), held on 8 April, reached around 30 million people, according to the Natural Diamond Council (NDC), which organized the event.    It says the WDD buzz prompted a 30% spike in global searches...<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idexonline.com\/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Diamond Debut for De Beers and Sotheby's Collaboration<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>on 12 April 2026 at 9:00 am <\/small><p>The sale of the Jwaneng 28.88 diamond later this month marks the start of a collaboration between De Beers and Sotheby's.    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