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A California woman found the yellowish stone and named it Lucy. Here’s what inspired the name.

The Diamond Price List launched in June and published its first update in September.
He was the former special advisor for conflict diamonds at the U.S. State Department.

Moskal has worked in communications and marketing in the jewelry industry for more than 20 years.

Assure has also enlisted a second lab for testing, at the University of Antwerp in Belgium.

It will be for all companies that deal in lab-grown materials.

Graders at HRD Antwerp found this one, a HPHT-treated natural diamond inscribed with the report number of an untreated stone.

Mastercard’s SpendingPulse survey said early shopping, bigger price tags and digital experiences will be the hallmarks of holiday 2021.

The company is ending its partnership with Stuller, which had carried its loose gemstones for more than 20 years.

The event will take place via Zoom during the first and third weeks of November.

De Beers noted how strong the Vegas shows were, while Alrosa grappled with supply issues in August.

The retailer made the list of Best Places to Work in Maine for the seventh year in a row.

These watches rarely hit the market, and this particular timepiece is expected to sell for as much as $2.6 million.

The lab said “most” of the diamonds paired with reports stating they were natural and untreated are actually lab-grown or treated diamonds.

A longtime De Beers executive will receive the honor at the next Gem Awards, scheduled to take place in person in January 2022.

A wake and services are scheduled to take place Sept. 11-13 for the designer, who died Sept. 5 at the age of 67.

A native of Lithuania, Šepkus is remembered as a true artist and a kind man.

The retailer, which emphasizes responsible sourcing and now operates 13 showrooms, filed for an IPO Monday.

They include automated systems for tracking social media followers and for filing UCCs more easily.
Sarin Bachmann, David Bonaparte, Detria Courtalis, Tirath Kamdar, and Miya Owens talk about the last 18 months and what lies ahead.

It also has a new sourcing program called Code of Origin and a partnership with National Geographic to help protect the Okavango Delta.

The head of IGI’s North American operations will join the organization in its mission of eradicating the use of mercury in gold mining.

The power couple stars in the new campaign, which features a trio of firsts.
The money will be used to evaluate ore-testing processes at an artisanal gold mining site in Peru.