Watch Face Boasts 18cts of Yellow Diamonds

November 21, 24 by John Jeffay

A new watch by crafted by London-based Backes & boasts 96 fancy intense and vivid yellow diamonds, weighing a total of 18.38cts. The Berkeley 40 Namib Sun has the dial invisibly set with yellow marine diamonds from Namibia... Read More...

Gold Rush Prompts 26% Titan Sales Surge

November 21, 24 by John Jeffay

Titan saw jewelry revenue surge by 26 per cent as a direct result of India's government slashing duty on gold. The company, which has almost 1,000 stores across the country, said there had been a "gold rush" after gold duty was cut in July... Read More...

7-ct Pink Diamond with $4.25m High Estimate

November 21, 24 by John Jeffay

A 7.00-carat fancy intense purplish pink diamond ring with an estimate of $3.25m to $4.25m will lead an auction dominated by fancy color diamonds at Sotheby's New York next month. The emerald-cut gem is GIA-graded as internally flawless... Read More...

Beating Counterfeiters at Their Own Game

November 20, 24 by John Jeffay

Paris-based jeweler Marie Lichtenberg is beating the counterfeiters - by creating low-priced versions of her own high-end creations. Last year her company launched "authentic copies" of its Raiz'in lockets - similar in design but using... Read More...

Kardashian Debuts the Princess Diana Cross

November 19, 24 by John Jeffay

Kim Kardashian has debuted an iconic piece of jewelry - the amethyst and diamond pendant famously worn by the late Princess Diana. She paid $197,000 at Sotheby's London for the for the Attallah Cross in January. It belonged to the late ... Read More...

Memo by John Jeffay

November 21

When was the last time you saw a red diamond? If the answer is "never," then you're not alone. Ronald Winston, son of legendary Harry Winston, was quoted as saying: "My father never saw a red diamond and he saw everything." Don't underestimate the rarity of red...  Read More...