Tiffany & Co’s fine jewellery collections added sparkle to the 23rd annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. Celebrities donned the jeweller’s well-loved diamond rings, earrings and necklaces at the red carpet event. Emma Stone, who won the SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, donned a pair of Tiffany … Read More →
The South Sea pearl and diamond necklace worn by Princess Diana at the opening of the British National Ballet’s gala performance of Swan Lake in 1997 has gone on sale for £9.6 million (about US$12.17 million). Named the Swan Lake Suite, the necklace is going to be sold by auction house Guerney’s on behalf of … Read More →
Lucapa Diamond Company Ltd has acquired a 70-percent stake in Mothae Diamonds (Pty) Ltd, which holds mining rights to the Mothae kimberlite diamond project in Lesotho, South Africa. Lucapa Managing Director Stephen Wetherall said the acquisition is in line with Lucapa’s strategy of continued growth as a diamond producer. Mothae complements the high-value Lulo diamond … Read More →
According to Rapaport, diamond dealers are echoing the same sentiment expressed by jewelers–they gotta feeling that this year is going to be a good, good year. In its monthly report for December, the Rapaport Group stated that initial indications from the holiday season were “encouraging,” noting the increase in consumer confidence in December and the … Read More →
Sotheby’s is placing iconic diamond and coloured gemstone pieces in the limelight at its Important Jewels and Jadeite sale scheduled for November 28 in Hong Kong. According to the auction house, the anticipated annual sale will showcase “a tasteful selection” of jewellery from renowned brands such as Van Cleef & Arpels’ “Flying Butterfly” diamond bangle and … Read More →
Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers Group of Companies, recently celebrated the relaunch of the slogan “A Diamond is Forever” with a new brand campaign, “It’s A Long Journey to Become the One,” in Greater China and Asia Pacific this December. The campaign reveals Forevermark’s rigorous selection process in the pursuit of fine-quality … Read More →
The De Beers Group of Companies said the value of its rough diamond sales for the ninth sales cycle of 2016 reached US$470 million, which the company said conforms to its expectations. The group reported US$494 million in rough diamond sales during the previous cycle. Bruce Cleaver, CEO of the De Beers Group, commented, “Encouragingly, … Read More →