From Cocktail to Couture: the “Tequila Diamond” in the Limelight at the Met Gala
"Can you make a synthetic diamond from tequila?" In this pun-worthy moment, we take our best shot–literally.
In an effort to stand out in a...
Rio Tinto discovers exceptional yellow diamond from its Diavik Diamond Mine
Rio Tinto has unearthed one of the largest gem-quality yellow diamonds ever discovered in Canada, from its Diavik Diamond Mine.
The 158.20 carat rough diamond...
GIA Announces a Tariff Work-Around: Overseas Labs Accepting Larger Diamonds for Grading
In response to logistics challenges related to recently announced tariffs affecting global shipments of gemstones, GIA (Gemological Institute of America) will temporarily expand services...
The Crater Gives up a 3.81-Carat Brown Diamond: Arkansas’ State Park Yields a Winner!
Sarah Reap, park interpreter with Arkansas State Parks, including the Crater of Diamonds in Murfreesboro, tells us that David DeCook, from Stewartville, MN, and...
The Spectacular High Jewelry Auction: Sotheby’s Geneva Results
Feeling the need to break away from the pack (or at least from its closest rival, Christie's) Sotheby's has changed the name of it's...
Sotheby’s High Jewelry: Red Diamonds, Vanderbilt Jewels, Graff, Winston, & More!
Sotheby"'s June New York High Jewelry auction presents a standout selection of exceptional gemstones and important pieces from renowned collections.
Highlights include a rare 9.60-carat...
GIA to Use ‘Premium’ or ‘Standard’ to Describe Synthetic Diamonds: Clarity and Color Grades...
"Change reflects narrow color and clarity range of the manufactured product"
In a move that feels both obvious and, at the same time, curious–not to...
The Big Ones Keep on Coming: Letšeng Recovers Two More 100+ Carat Diamonds
They did it again.
The Letšeng Diamond Mine in Lesotho has recovered two more 100+ carat diamonds — a 100.71-carat Type I faint yellow diamond...
Beyond the Blue: Sotheby’s Geneva High Jewelry Sale Delivers Plenty of Surprises
Sotheby’s May 12th sale of High Jewelry in Geneva presented the usual wide range of rare gemstones and collectible signed jewels. Headlining the sale...
Van Cleef & Arpels: High Jewelry and the Century-Old Hidden Watch Trick
Fashionably late has a whole new meaning. For more than a century, jewelers have been pulling off one of high jewelry's most elegant tricks:...
Scott Sucher and the Hortensia: French Crown Jewel Replica Cut in “Grown Diamond”
For centuries, the famous Hortensia Diamond has existed as an historical object behind museum glass at the Louvre — a softly colored pink diamond...
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...
