A Different Kind of Brilliance: Argyle Names 2026 “Rare Gem”
Argyle Pink Diamonds™ and West Australian Ballet are delighted to announceIsabella Triscari as their Rare Gem for 2026.The second year of a unique program, the Rare Gems partnership...
Brij Brings an Ambitious Diamond Jewelry Line with New “D Standard” Collection
At first glance, the new D Standard Collection from Brij looks like another ultra-luxury jewelry launch headed for Las Vegas.
18-karat gold. Flexible diamond jewelry....
A Pipeline Under Pressure: What the Latest Diamond Mining Reports Mean for Your Business
We’ve been following a number of mining reports over the past few weeks… and started putting them together into a broader, global picture for...
Diamonds, Debt, and a New Deal on the Pitch
Zimbabwe’s Manica Diamonds Football Club has changed hands — and with it, perhaps, its fortunes.
According to a recent report in The Herald, the struggling...
Technology-Grade Grown Diamond – TGGD
Lab-Grown Diamonds Move Beyond Jewelry—Into Technology
Bench jewelers have known this for years: diamond handles heat. It’s one of the few gemstones you can often...
World Diamond Day Debuts—But This Time, There’s No Single Voice Leading the Charge
World Diamond Day made its debut on April 8, 2026, with a simple but ambitious idea: what happens if the diamond industry—long shaped by...
Rob Bates Launches The Jewelry Wire, Bringing Daily Industry Coverage to Substack
Veteran jewelry industry journalist Rob Bates has (mostly) stepped away from his long-standing role at JCK Magazine to launch an independent publication, The Jewelry...
Recutting History — In Grown Diamond: A Conversation with Scott Sucher
Scott Sucher has been recreating historic diamonds for decades.
Long before grown diamond was available in meaningful sizes, Scott Sucher was cutting precise replicas of...
Scoping It Out: Photomicrography from Melissa Scarani
Here we have a 0.25 ct. round brilliant cut diamond with an extraordinary garnet crystal. Melissa not only captures the crystal beautifully, she manages...
Why the African Diamond Council Says the Kimberley Process Definition Is Broken
In an extensive interview with Rough&Polished, the ADC chairman Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge argued that the Kimberley Process’s definition of “conflict diamonds” no longer...
Furlong Auction Sells DeBeers Memorabilia: Some very Surprising Historical Artefacts
Held live online on January 8, London's Furlong Auction House presented a wide-ranging Collectables & Memorabilia Sale, 262 lots total, of which many included...
In Memoriam: George Peter “Pete” Yantzer
George Peter “Pete” YantzerNovember 10, 1948 - January 10, 2026
George Peter “Pete” Yantzer, a respected gemologist and influential figure in modern diamond grading, passed...
