Colour
Colour is a key factor in the appeal and value of gemstones, playing a central role in jewellery design, grading, and consumer preferences. For UK jewellers, designers, and suppliers, understanding colour trends and their impact on pricing, sourcing, and sales is vital. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage on gemstone colour grading, market analysis, and style trends, as well as insights into consumer demand for coloured stones and innovative uses of colour in contemporary jewellery design.
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Feb- 2015 -12 FebruaryFeatures
SOAPBOX: Fancy colour diamonds in today’s market
Eden Rachminov, one of the founders of the Fancy Color Research Foundation, explores how the rising popularity of fancy colour diamonds is affecting the jewellery industry, and what the increasing prices will mean going forward. There is a growing trend in jewellery design: the post-recession global economy coupled with a…
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11 FebruaryEconomy
Fancy colour diamonds not affected by diamond price falls
Fancy colour diamonds are continuing to show consistent price levels, despite a backdrop of commodity value declines in Q4 2014. This is according to the first Fancy Color Diamond Index developed by the Fancy Color Research Foundation (The FCRF), which was launched in November last year. The index revealed that…
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10 FebruaryUncategorized
COMMENT: You cannot overstate the importance of confidence in diamonds
This week the great and good of the jewellery industry descended on Antwerp for the annual Diamond Trade Fair. This event is a hugely influential spectacle, attracting representatives from the world’s top firms who trade up to 80% of the world’s rough diamonds. The impact of decisions made here reverberate throughout the…
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6 FebruaryOpinion
COMMENT: A background on birthstones
History of birthstones Each month of the year correlates to a specific birthstone. It is believed that the origins of birthstones date back to the Breastplate of the High Priest written about in the Old Testament. The breastplate had twelve gemstones representing the twelve tribes of Israel. It was thought…
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Jan- 2015 -22 JanuaryEvents
Record-breaking csarite to be displayed in Tucson
Milenyum Mining has announced that the world’s largest known faceted csarite gemstone will be displayed by The Courtney Collection, at the Gem and Jewelry Exchange trade show in Tucson, US. The 121.65-carat pear-shaped gem was cut from a rough of approximately 430 grams – previously, the largest known faceted csarite…
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12 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
INFOGRAPHIC: Colour diamonds, the facts
Diamonds are amongst the most sought after pieces of jewellery in the world, but there is an increasing trend for their colour counterparts, fancy colour diamonds. In the below infographic Excalibur Royale (ex-royale.com), a Canadian diamond retailer, talks us through some of the key facts regarding colour diamonds.
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Dec- 2014 -8 DecemberProduct Launches
Domino set to launch new wedding ring collection at Spring Fair
Domino has announced that it will use its stand at Jewellery and Watch Birmingham to launch its new wedding ring collection. The collection will include a selection of bi-colour bands available in platinum as well as 18ct white, yellow and rose gold, and is entirely British-made. The company has also…
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Nov- 2014 -13 NovemberUncategorized
CONTRIBUTED: The Watch Gallery presents a Christmas-worthy portfolio
We’ve only just hit November and Christmas countdown has begun – that’s if store displays of premature tinsel and pine trees are anything to go by. Despite the usual statements of ‘it’s far too early’, preparation is key in delivering the finest present you can, and what better way to…
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12 NovemberCurrent Affairs
New index for fancy colour diamonds released
A new index by The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) shows that fancy colour diamonds have delivered strong and consistent price increases, outperforming key global asset indices, since 2005. The Fancy Color Diamond Index has been developed by the FCRF from proprietary access to tens of thousands of fancy colour…
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Oct- 2014 -2 OctoberManufacturers
Gem Diamonds’ 198ct white diamond sold for £6.6m
Gem Diamonds, owner of the Letšeng mine in Lesotho, has announced the sale of its 198ct white diamond for $10.6m (£6.6m). The recovery of the Type II, D colour diamond was announced on 5 August, and was sold at the company’s Letšeng tender in September. Clifford Elphick, CEO of Gem…
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