Fine green gemstone jewellery adorned with diamonds were the stellar performers at Luxeford’s Fine Jewels & Watches Auction held in Hong Kong on May 19. Headlining the sale was a pair of earrings with jadeite cabochons of bright emerald-green colour and high translucency, accentuated with brilliant-cut diamonds. The earrings fetched HK$1.44 million (US$185,378). Other star lots … Read More →
The gems and jewellery industry on Saturday welcomed the Centre’s decision to keep the goods and services tax rates (GST) for gold at 3 per cent, which is almost in the same range being levied by most of the states at present. While most of the states have been levying between 2-2.5 percent tax on … Read More →
Gold jewellery displayed at a shop in Delhi. Photo: Reuters With the US jewellery market, the world’s largest, having reported a slowing in demand during the March quarter, De Beers pins hope on India and China for growth this year. In an annual study, Diamond Insight, the London-based diamonds mining entity said, “While US demand … Read More →
There is no denying that jewellery designer Pinky Szeto is in love with colours. A quick glance at her collections during a trade show in Hong Kong brings to mind pastel-coloured flowers in a garden of golds and greens, or a kaleidoscope of colourful fish swimming in the earth’s bluest oceans. Szeto sits down with … Read More →
Maintain your feather jewellery by keeping them in a separate storage space, and by going easy on the cleaning part, say experts. Sonam Gupta, jewellery designer and founder, Zurie Design Studio, and Pritesh Goyal, jewellery designer, SLG Jewellers, share some tips to protect feather jewellery. Go with the light moisture wash: Not all kind of … Read More →
The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDM) is hoping to drum up stronger interest in diamond jewellery with the launch of a new global diamond promotional campaign. The campaign, released under the slogan “Part of You™,” includes a new B2C website, www.passion.diamonds, and corresponding social media channels. It is aimed at fostering strong consumer demand by … Read More →
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend but for budget-conscious ring-bearers, the preferred material might be platinum. According to Platinum Guild International, the low platinum price in 2016 had retailers stocking up on the precious metal, with Indians and Americans the most likely to put a platinum ring on it. In India platinum demand soared 11.4%, … Read More →