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Another large diamond was unearthed, a presidential candidate’s old engagement ring surfaced for sale and the Super Bowl 50 winners got their championship bling.
Blue Nile opened its newest “webroom” in Virginia this week, giving it a physical presence in the state and requiring it collect sales tax there, while Alrosa started developing a new mining site and also uncovered another large rough diamond.
News also surfaced this week of notable stones going to auction. Joseph DuMouchelle announced it will put the ring Donald Trump used to propose to Marla Maples up for auction. Tiancheng sold a number of jewels from designer Kat Florence, including some of the largest gemstones ever sold at auction, to raise money for earthquake relief in Nepal.
National Jeweler and Jewelers of America also released the results of their latest survey, asking jewelers about e-commerce and platinum sales, while the Denver Broncos received their rings for winning Super Bowl 50.
See it all and more in this week’s photo slideshow.
Alrosa has started the development of a new diamond deposit, the Zarya pipe, which is expected to reach a capacity of 1 million tons of ore annually by 2021. The company’s current production is based on 24 total deposits, including this open-pit mine, Udachny.
With the opening of its latest showroom in Virginia, Blue Nile now has to pay sales tax there. Though photos weren’t yet available of the new location, a company spokeswoman said it looks very similar to this White Plains, N.Y. location pictured here.
National Jeweler and Jewelers of America’s recent surveys showed that many jewelers still aren’t selling jewelry online, though some are warming up to the idea, and that platinum sales have stayed steady or increased over the past three years for the majority of retailers.
When the red carpet rolled out at the Tony Awards in New York City on Sunday, celebrities donned plenty of jewels, with earrings proving to be a big hit and big names like Tiffany & Co., Lorraine Schwartz and Fred Leighton providing plenty of eye candy.
Super Bowl 50 winners the Denver Broncos received their championship rings at a private team ceremony Sunday night at the Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Here are five fun facts about the team’s winning bling.
This week’s coverage of new collections included Marco Bicego’s “Masai,” named for the East African tribe that inspired it, and Monica Rich Kosann’s 18-karat gold locket bracelets for fall.
Reem Mobassaleh is not only the designer behind the brand-new line R.Y.M. Jewelry, which aims to make fine jewelry more wearable and accessible, but also the subject of this month’s One to Watch feature.
The 7.45-carat emerald-cut Harry Winston engagement ring that Donald Trump used to propose to Marla Maples in 1991 will hit the auction block for a second time at Joseph DuMouchelle this month.
Canadian artist and jewelry designer Colleen Wolstenholme is suing famed British artist Damien Hirst, claiming he copied her pill-motif jewelry.
Tiancheng International put a collection of pieces from jewelry designer Kat Florence up for auction on Sunday, with a portion of the proceeds going to a charity that will help rebuild a children’s school in Nepal following last year’s earthquake.
Alrosa announced its recovery of a 241.21-carat rough diamond from the Nyurbinskaya pipe, making it one of the largest recovered in the Russian Federation and the third largest found at Nyurba Mining and Processing Division.
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