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Kimberley Process participants need to start talking about broadening the scope of the process, the World Diamond Council’s acting president said.

Laurence Nicolas will join the auction house on Feb. 1 as vice president and global managing director of two of its fastest-growing categories.

Designers are moving away from intricate, highly wrought settings and toward the bold, minimalist appeal of bezels.

Sodiam said it is divesting a stake in the Geneva-based brand for “reasons of public interest and legality.”

The accident happened at Alrosa’s Mir mine in August and killed eight workers.

Scheduled for March 9 and 10 in New York, the event will run just ahead of the JA New York Spring show.

Sheila Gendron guest authors National Jeweler’s watch column and starts with something simple--a video on how to change a watch battery.
Both the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the New York state attorney general are looking into them.

The government of Sierra Leone rejected a previous bid for $7.7 million from a different buyer.

It was the No. 2 lot at Bonhams’ Fine Jewelry sale Monday, falling squarely in its estimated range.
Justin Christopher of now-closed JC’s Custom Jewelry pleaded guilty back in August and was sentenced last week.
It’s the latest twist in a bankruptcy case the presiding judge has described as “a mess.”
What ShopperTrak’s Black Friday data tells us about foot traffic patterns, what retailers did best and more.
The summer edition of the lifestyle and gift trade show will return to its earlier August date pattern.

There are only 500 editions of the TAG Heuer Link timepiece available for purchase.

But the other four diamonds in the collection found buyers.

These were the five most-read stories on National Jeweler last week, according to Google Analytics.
The music producer, who helped start the Diamond Empowerment Fund, is stepping down after two women came forward with claims that he sexually assaulted them.

Full integration into its Code of Practices is expected by the end of 2018.
He founded Diamond Intelligence Briefings in 1984, with the goal of bringing transparency to the diamond industry.

The gemstone miner purchased Cobadale Ltd, which owns an 80 percent interest in four ruby licenses in Montepuez, Mozambique.

These baubles are appropriate for the most wonderful time of the year.

Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff looks at how the new “Real is Rare” ads stack up against spots from Apple, the New York Lottery and Kay Jewelers.

He will assume the role on Jan. 31 as Peter Meeus departs.