Jewelry Crime More Sophisticated and More Violent, says JSA
April 30, 26
Crime cost US jewelers $144.7 million in 2025, as raiders employed increasingly sophisticated techniques, used more violence and stole more per robbery. There were two homicides, during the year, said the Jewelers' Security Alliance (JSA) in its Annual Crime... Read More...
6.03ct Fancy Vivid Blue Could Fetch $12m
April 30, 26An internally flawless, 6.03-carat fancy vivid blue diamond is expected to sell for up to CHF 9.5 million ($12.2 million) at Sotheby's Geneva. The cushion-modified brilliant Type IIb gem, from South Africa's Cullinan mine, is set in a platinum ring and leads... Read More...
S&P Cuts Mountain Province Credit Rating
April 30, 26Mountain Province's credit rating has been downgraded by S&P, to reflect "a higher likelihood of a near-term default or debt restructuring". The Canadian diamond miner is facing significant debt maturities and financial obligations that it has yet ... Read More...
"Recovering" Chow Tai Fook Reports Dip in Sales
April 29, 26Chow Tai Fook (CTF) reported a slight dip in year-on -year sales for the three months to 31 March, after a surge the previous quarter raised hopes a sustained recovery. China's biggest jewelry retailer (by store count, 5,460) blamed "heightened external ... Read More...
Masked Raiders Steal 50 Rolex Watches
April 28, 26Masked thieves pepper-sprayed an employee and fled with at least 50 pre-owned Rolex watches in a raid on a jewelry store in Austin, Texas, USA. Eight suspects used hammers to smash display cases at Marc Robinson Jewelers in the Round Rock... Read More...
Memo by John Jeffay
April 30Blue diamonds are rare, green diamonds are rarer still. But diamonds with both a blue and a green hue are virtually unheard of. That's why the upcoming auction of the 5.50-carat fancy vivid blue-green Ocean Dream at Christie's Geneva next month is... Read More...