Singapore International Jewellery Expo 2026
Press Release
The Singapore International Jewellery Expo (SIJE) 2026, returns to Marina Bay Sands Singapore from 9 to 12 July 2026 with its largest and...
For Your Summer Reading: We Have a Few Suggestions
Designing American Jewelry
by Ellie Thompson
An inspirational book about a jeweler's journey that helped shape her designs.
The Hardness of Emerald
by Ron Ringsrud
Ron Ringsrud's...
Gem-A Gemmology Conference Returns to London, November 2026
The Gem-A Conference will welcome renowned speakers, illustrious sponsors, and internationally revered gemmologists to The Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Paul’s for a weekend...
SSEF Trade Alert: Fraudulent filling of fissures in emeralds after they have been laboratory...
TRADE ALERTSSEF - the Swiss Gemmological Institute
Based on a number of recent cases, the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF is issuing a trade alert concerning...
Christie’s Magnificent Jewels Auction, and the Ethereal Jadeite Jade Necklace
Christie's Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels auction brought together many of the ingredients collectors typically chase: a Fancy Vivid Pink diamond by Bvlgari, a nearly...
Four Watches and a Cartier Desk Clock: Beyond Sotheby’s Jewelry Case
Taking a short break from the traditional gem-set jewels, we took a look through Sotheby's Geneva Fine Watches auction catalogue, held May 7th -...
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:...
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...
From Gem Pits to Mangoes
Nearly three years after planting hundreds of trees near Sri Lanka's gem mining districts,the results are beginning to show.
Sustainability reports often focus on promises....
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...
