Diamond

Benjamin Pritchard receives Goldsmiths’ Young Apprentice of the Year award

Former Goldsmiths’ apprentice Benjamin Pritchard has been named the Goldsmiths’ Young Apprentice of the Year. The medal, which Pritchard picked…

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Five jailed over £7m Monopoly money scam on jewellery stores

A gang of conmen who used Monopoly money to trick jewellery store owners as part of a £7m scam have…

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Blue diamond sells for record-breaking £17.5m

The Cullinan Dream has sold at auction for $25.3m (£17.5m), making it the most expensive fancy intense blue diamond to…

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Polished diamond prices dip in May

The price of polished diamonds declined slightly in May as buyers waited for the JCK Las Vegas show, which took…

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‘Aurora Green’ sells for record breaking £11.7m

The 5.03ct ‘Aurora Green’ diamond has gone under the hammer for $16.8m (£11.7m) – a world auction record for a…

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Company Q&A: Betts Metals

Following the company’s acquisition of Sutton Tools, we stopped by the company’s base in Birmingham and spoke to Rosannah Fellows, operations…

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WFDB launches Young Diamantaires programme

The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has launched the Young Diamantaires programme at its recent 37th World Diamond Congress…

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Signet Jewelers reports record first quarter earnings

Signet Jewelers, the parent company of UK-based H Samuel and Ernest Jones, has reported record earning for the first quarter…

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World’s largest fancy intense blue diamond could fetch £19.8m

The world’s largest fancy intense blue diamond – the ‘Cullinan Dream’ – to go under the hammer could fetch up…

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De Beers reports ‘continued stability’ of rough diamond demand

The De Beers Group of Companies has announced the “continued stability” of rough diamond demand, following its latest sales cycle.…

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