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Chow Tai Fook joins CIBJO

Asia’s largest jewellery retailer, Chow Tai Fook, has joined the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) as a new member. Founded in 1929, the Hong Kong-headquartered group’s

Merlin diamond mine in NT to sell for $8.5 million

It sounds like a bargain. A diamond mining company, Lucapa Diamonds, has agreed to purchase the Merlin diamond mine in the Northern Territory. The company

JEWELLER AWARDED ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

Long time industry member Karen Lindley has been made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday honours in June for

Lively colours and reasonable pricing make Australian sapphires the ‘Gen Z gemstone’

Aspiration and fashion go hand in hand for the youth today. In a social media-centric lifestyle, millennials and Gen Z in particular are extremely conscious

FURA Gems to transform the precious colored gemstone market.

FURA Marketing Council (FMC) will transform the precious colored gemstone market by connecting the supply chain from rough to retail. – Retail Jeweller – India

THE SHARP-DRESSED CONSERVATIVE-STYLED MAN: Dark, subtle choices still on trend for men’s jewellery

By Stefan Juengling Centuries ago, the wealthy and high-class men of society used to don themselves with ostentatious jewellery as a sign of status. But

JAA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

This year the Jewellers Association of Australia has awarded Alfredo Salera, from Salera’s, the honourable JAA Lifetime Achievement Awards for his sustained contributions to the

Resumption of international fairs dependent on vaccinations

Messe München, the event company behind international jewellery fair Inhorgenta Munich, has received the go-ahead from the Bavarian State Government to resume trade fairs from

138-carat diamond unearthed in Angola

Lucapa Diamond Company Limited along with partners Empresa Nacional de Diamantes EP and Rosas & Petalas have announced the recovery of a 138-carat diamond from

Diamond mine reaches settlement amid claims of human rights abuses

Petra Diamonds Ltd has reached a $6 million settlement after claims of human rights abuses at the Williamson mine in Tanzania. The allegations came to

The Spectacle finds a buyer

A diamond named “The Spectacle” has sold for $14.1 million at Christie’s Geneva’s Magnificent Jewels sale in May. The emerald-cut 100.94-carat D-colour, internally flawless Type

Celebrities are finding love

… along with diamonds and pearls. Tallulah Willis, daughter of Hollywood greats Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, has announced her engagement to director Dillon Buss.

The Queen’s jewellery always has emotional significance

Queen Elizabeth II attended the 2021 state opening of the UK parliament wearing a sentimental favourite accessory, a set of two art deco aquamarine clip

36 engagement rings left on a train

A New York assistant train conductor has been dubbed a “gem” and honoured with a commendation ceremony after he handed in a treasure trove of

PALLOYS POINTS: JEWELLERY DESIGN IN THE DIGITAL AGE Precision and finesse with the Palloys Design Team

CAD has been a large part of the jewellery industry since the turn of the century and is continuing to revolutionise the design process. PALLOYS

Once in a Blue Moon

The very last diamonds from the Argyle mine Rio Tinto has unveiled a preview of its final showcase of rare Argyle pink, red and blue