GIA Examines World's Second Largest Diamond
September 04, 25
Experts at the GIA's lab in Gaborone, Botswana, have examined the 2,488-carat Motswedi diamond - the second largest in the world after the famed Cullinan Diamond (3,106 carats). It was recovered last August by Canadian miner Lucara at its Karowe... Read More...
Breitling Becomes Timepiece Partner of NFL
September 03, 25Swiss watchmaker Breitling is to become the first official timepiece partner of the NFL (the US National Football League), opening up a raft of new watchmaking and promotional opportunities. Breitling, owned by Partners Group, a Swiss private equity ... Read More...
Iconic City Skylines on Your Finger
September 03, 25New York, Paris, London, Rome and Dubai are immortalized in a new Skyline Collection of rings by Bangkok-based jeweler Sigi Group. They're crafted in 18K gold (yellow, white or rose) or platinum, with hand-set fancy-shaped diamonds... Read More...
Sotheby's to Sell 31.86-ct Pink Diamond in Abu Dhabi
September 03, 25Sotheby's is to offer for sale the largest fancy vivid orangy pink diamond ever graded, at a debut event in Abu Dhabi in December. The pear-shaped gem, known as the Desert Rose, weighs 31.86 carats and is expected to fetch $5m to $7m. It is the jewelry... Read More...
Rolling out the Fancy Color Rarity Report
September 02, 25The Rarity Report, an in-depth analysis of how rare any particular pink, blue, yellow and other fancy color diamond is in the market, is to be made more widely available. The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) will produce a printed version from .... Read More...
Memo by Erez Jacob Rivlin
September 04Ernest Oppenheimer gained control of De Beers in 1929, and Anglo American bought the control from the Oppenheimers in 2011. Just 14 years later, and the current owners have decided to pass the reins to the highest bidder. This upcoming sale holds both Read More...