The brilliant-cut stone has a color grade of I and a clarity of VS2, the laboratory said this week.
Search
‘Tis the season for holiday surveys, with a recent one indicating that in order to be successful this holiday season, retailers are going to have to offer a consistent shopping experience across all channels.
De Beers’ latest Diamond Insight Report shows that chain and department stores are taking diamond jewelry sales from independent retailers in the U.S. market.
Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff tries to understand why diamonds end up the subject of so many “they’re a rip off”-type articles in an age where nobody has a problem constantly creating waste with cheap, throwaway furniture and fast fashion.
The president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses joined longtime industry analyst Ken Gassman in expressing optimism ahead of the all-important fourth quarter.
The retailer’s latest attempt at attracting and keeping younger shoppers involves a newly renovated floor in the basement of its flagship store dedicated solely to apparel, accessories and technology.
The Louisiana Department of Education has approved the teaching of the Diamond Council of America’s beginning and advanced jewelry sales courses in all its high schools.
Fine jewelry and watch sales increased 4 percent year-over-year in July and overall economic indicators are positive heading into the fourth quarter.
When it comes to jewelry, art, home décor and the like, I can really appreciate a skull motif. When it’s done right, and especially with interesting materials or play with colors and accents, it can be edgy without being too moody.
Centurion is asking designers who have never before exhibited in a fine jewelry trade show to enter its 2016 Emerging Designer competition.
After about two hours of deliberation, a jury convicted the third of three men involved in a 2012 shooting and robbery that severely injured a York, Pa. jeweler.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and each year a number of companies and brands step up to create a piece of jewelry that helps to fund research through sales.
The United Arab Emirates is slated to lead the Kimberley Process in 2016, which is not sitting well with the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in the process.
The company saw regional growth of just 2 percent in the five-month period ended Aug. 31, despite its jewelry maisons performing “exceptionally well.”
A judge ruled Tuesday that Yelp must reveal what it knows about the identity of a reviewer who posted an allegedly libelous review about her experience at a Boston jeweler’s store.

The moissanite maker recently introduced a line of moissanite with D, E and F color grades, a first for the company.
KBC never made a good faith effort to sell Antwerp Diamond Bank because certain key players knew what authorities would find if they looked under the hood, a new article alleges.
The new consumer-facing e-commerce website offers a turnkey solution for designers to enter the fine jewelry market via made-to-order manufacturing.

We’re living in a time not unlike the Industrial Revolution, with the speed of change making many long-standing professions obsolete. Jewelers have to adapt or they’ll be done, retailer and columnist Jim Alperin writes.

A 357-carat white diamond recovered at the Letšeng mine in July sold for $19.3 million in Antwerp last week.
Brazilian jewelry company Graziela Gems’ look book for fall packs a range of looks, from the everyday to the Couture.

Here are the top five stories on NationalJeweler.com from Sept. 6 to 12, according to Google Analytics.

The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers announced that it will cover the conference fee for its winter ACE It event for one gemology student.
Police in Pennsylvania recently arrested a man in the middle of an alleged attempt to rob a jewelry store that also sells guns and ammunition.
In a week of big stories, the outcome of Tiffany v. Costco was certainly the biggest.