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A 228.31-carat pear-shaped white diamond, dubbed ‘The Rock’, is expected to fetch around $US30 million ($AU40.50 million) at Christie’s Luxury Week tender in Geneva on 11 May.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its resurgence in eastern Asia, organisers of the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show and Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl Show have made the difficult decision to reschedule.

It’s been a little more than a year since Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) completed its acquisition of Tiffany & Co and according to CEO Antony Ledru, more than 60 per cent of the original workforce have since departed the company.

The Ukraine conflict and the resulting sanctions on Russia have had a major impact on the international diamond industry. ROBERT BOUQUET analyses the effect on the distribution pipelines and what’s in store for the jewellery sector.

Signet Jewellers, the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewellery, has declared a suspension of purchasing Russian mined diamonds in response to the invasion of Ukraine in late February.

Diamond Foundry, a US company manufacturing lab grown diamonds in California, has announced it will take legal action against the United States Trade Office.

Before bidding farewell to Samuel Aldrich Crozer, one of Roanoke’s pioneering industrial magnates, some final keystrokes remain to be applied to that chapter of his biography and the accompanying history

This week go back in time and discover the history of the cocktail ring, review the world's most expensive gold coin that's also illegal to own and uncover the reason why this Patek Philippe watch costs more than £1 million.

The Australian government has announced new sanctions prohibiting the importation of oil, coal, petroleum, natural gas and other energy products from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.

The Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition (KP CSC) has joined an international chorus demanding an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.