After Las Vegas: The Natural vs. Lab-Grown Debate Isn’t Going Away — But It...
For years, the jewelry industry has wrestled with whether synthetic/"laboratory-grown" diamonds would replace natural diamonds, stand alongside them, or eventually create their own category.
If...
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...
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...
Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels: The Ocean Dream Auction Results – Sapphires and Natural Pearls...
The numbers reached from Christie’s Geneva auction during Luxury Week were impressive to say the least. Beyond the headline-grabbing sale of “The Ocean Dream”...
In Memoriam: Elvis “Buzz” Gray, October 24, 1933 – April 18, 2026. The Loss...
Elvis “Buzz” Gray seemed to have a way of being in the right place at the right time. His son, Mike Gray, says it...
Rubies on Mars? The Science is Exciting. The Gemological Evidence is Still a Little...
A recent article in Scientific American suggested that NASA rovers may have found traces of minerals on Mars related to rubies, sapphires, opals, and...
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...
US Debut of Kazakh Jade at the 2026 International Jade Summit
by Emily “D.D.” FrontiereContributing Editorfor the Roskin Gem News Report
The Monterey Bay Jade Festival in mid-June has quickly become a must-see event in the...
100 Years of Marilyn Monroe: When Provenance Becomes the Jewel
While Geneva auction houses continue to showcase extraordinary natural diamonds, Kashmir sapphires, Burmese rubies, and important signed high jewelry, another upcoming auction reminds us...
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....
Jeweled Lapels on the Red Carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Met Gala
The 2026 Met Gala turned into a full-scale showcase of men’s high jewelry moments. Black tuxedos became the perfect backdrop for seriously jaw-dropping pieces.
Among...
A Heritage Auction Post-Sale Update! The Winners … and the “Maybe Laters”
The Heritage May 4th Spring Signature Fine Jewelry Auction was the familiar Heritage marathon—an all-day affair packed with everything from important signed jewels to...
