That was the question Eddy Elzas asked back in the 1970s. And that's why he, more than anyone, has been credited with "inventing" the modern-day colored diamond market. At the time nobody in the industry saw the potential of colored diamonds like Elzas... Read More...

It was an inheritance from her grandmother, an unremarkable ring that she wore every day. Then for some reason she stopped. And she decided to take the ring, together with other items of jewelry, to be valued at the Aste Bolaffi auction house, in Turin, Italy... Read More...

History repeats itself. The dramatic heist at the Louvre last week was not the first time thieves broke into the museum's Apollo Gallery, smashed a display case and made off with a priceless royal treasure. It happened in December 1976. Raiders escaped with... Read More...

The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) says it has a marketing campaign that's "ready to roll" - it's just waiting for the six African diamond producers who signed up to the Luanda Accord to provide the funding. David Kellie, outgoing CEO of the NDC... Read More...

There are Fabergé eggs, and there are Fabergé eggs. The originals (there were just 50 of them) were the preserve of Russian royalty. They were the ultimate Easter gift, presented by the tsar to his wife or mother. Money was no object. They were designed and Read More...

Botswana's failure to sell a single carat at its emergency tender last week underscores a dramatic change of fortunes for Africa's diamond capital. It is a nation that has been transformed diamonds. They were discovered in 1967, less than six months after ... Read More...

So I have a new friend, called AI. You probably do as well, and you probably have the same mixed feelings - that your AI friend is brilliant and stupid at the same time. A few weeks ago I asked mine to check some facts for me about US tariffs on Indian diamond... Read More...

The pendulum has swung. Lab growns, once embraced as a quirky addition to the diamond family, are now being officially shunned. They were a novelty back then, but now it seems they've become a nuisance. It was only 15 years ago that CIBJO... Read More...

So who will be the next owner of the remarkable 9.51-carat Mellon Blue diamond? It was part of a vast collection of art and jewelry that belonged to the American heiress and philanthropist Rachel Lambert (Bunny) Mellon. In 2014, shortly after her death at the age... Read More...

Ernest 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...