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How pearls made their high fashion comeback

No longer just for old aunties, royalty and your granny, pearls are reinvented by fashion and fine jewellery designers using…

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Would you buy lab-grown diamond jewellery?

“Synthetic diamonds will never replace a natural diamond,” says Leonard Zell, Jewellery Focus’ own columnist and a specialist in jewellery…

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Okavango Diamond Company to Pilot GIA’s M2M to with Botswana origin diamonds

GIA has announced Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) is participating in the Institute’s M2M program. M2M is a digital platform that…

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Sotheby’s to hold London auction in June

Sotheby’s has announced that it will hold an auction at its London gallery on 6 June featuring an array of…

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De Beers to launch new fashion jewellery brand with lab-grown diamonds

De Beers Group has announced the launch of a new company called Lightbox Jewelry that will begin marketing a new…

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The Farnese Blue Diamond sold for $6.7m at auction

The Farnese Blue, a 6.16-carat pear-shaped dark grey-blue diamond which has passed through the hands of four European royal families,…

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Carats.io raises $1.6 Million in first financing round

Carats.io, an Israeli blockchain startup in partnership with the Israel Diamond Exchange, has raised $1.6m (£1.1m) in its first funding…

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Fancy colour diamond prices show stability

The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) has reported that fancy colour diamond prices showed stability in most categories in Q1…

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Demi-fine jewellery – The best of both worlds?

“Lots of people want to invest in something that is going to last a lifetime but not break the bank,…

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Victoria Barker Jewellery creates necklace inspired by Tim Powers

Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship and Design Council Award winning designer Victoria Barker has launched her latest piece of jewellery inspired by her…

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