Diamond

Record $81bn diamond jewellery demand in 2014

Global demand for diamond jewellery hit $81 billion in 2014, a 3% increase compared with the previous year and a…

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#NationalPuppyDay – Puppy inspired jewellery

Yesterday was National Puppy Day, a day which celebrates puppies and also encourages potential suitors to adopt puppies rather than…

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MARKET ANALYSIS: precious metals and the market

[intro]After a turbulent couple of years, more reasonable metal prices are creating the conditions for hallmarking figures to climb steadily.…

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Goldsmiths’ Company to stage jewellery careers event

London’s Goldsmiths’ Hall will host what it claims is the UK’s ‘biggest’ careers event for students of jewellery and allied…

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Weston Beamor designer wins ‘Gem-A Award’ for second year running

Joanna Fronczak-Jabbal, a CAD (computer-aided design) designer at Birmingham casting house and 3D printing company, Weston Beamor, has won the…

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WFDB highlights falling profits at executive meeting

The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has highlighted the falling profits of polished diamonds at an executive meeting in…

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Vintage watches to go on sale at Roseberys Fine Art auction

An 18-carat gold and diamond gentleman’s skeleton wristwatch from Swiss luxury watchmaker Corum is estimated to sell for £100,000 to…

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Polished diamond prices continue decline in February

Polished diamonds continued to decline in February despite “improved sentiment” ahead of the Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl…

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Rapaport to auction ‘record’ quantity of diamonds

Rapaport is set to auction a ‘record’ quantity of diamonds, with 98,000 carats on show at its melee auction in…

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Russian firm creates 5-carat synthetic diamond

A Russian laboratory-grown diamond manufacturer, New Diamond Technology, is claiming it has produced a 5.11-carat diamond, the largest man-made, polished,…

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