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The heads of both diamond mining companies said increased demand for diamond jewelry at retail is starting to stimulate rough demand again.

Jean-Sébastien Jacques is stepping down under pressure from investors after the company destroyed prehistoric caves sacred to two Australian Aboriginal groups.
There has been a surge of them in recent weeks, the Jewelers’ Security Alliance said.

Online bidding for the D flawless stone starts Sept. 15, with the live in-person auction set for early October in Hong Kong.

The Association for the Study of Jewelry & Related Arts wants to give students the chance to attend its annual conference for free.

The stage is set for a protracted legal battle as the $16 billion deal seems set to dissolve.

Highlights of the first half included the recovery of a 442-carat diamond, its largest find of the year.

Malca-Amit executive Boaz Lev and Antwerp World Diamond Centre spokeswoman Margaux Donckier are joining the company.

Two men and two businesses were sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque last week as part of “Operation Al Zuni.”
The man wanted for snatching jewelry and watches from showcases in seven states allegedly pulled off another theft in the South.

Kim E. Pelletier, who spent three years as vice president of sales and marketing at Polygon, will helm the new diamond trading platform.

Saying goodbye to a beloved designer, a big deal gets delayed, handling Hurricane Laura, and more.

It’s an expansion of the service GIA launched in 2016 to address concerns about lab-grown and treated diamonds being mixed into parcels of melee.

The webinar series will return in September with episodes hosted by all four National Jeweler editors.

It’s the largest find for Gem Diamonds so far this year, and is believed to be the second-largest gem-quality diamond dug up this year.
The association is also building a “United Nations of ambassadors” to promote natural color diamonds.

Céline Assimon will take over from François Delage as CEO of De Beers Jewellers.
The online buyer and seller meetup is scheduled for Aug. 27 and 28.
The biennial gathering that brings together IDMA and the WFDB is scheduled for mid-September.

The Continental Buying Group is pivoting from holding a physical jewelry trade show in October to a virtual one in September.

A big diamond find in Russia, another change from GIA, a sneak thief on the loose, and more.

The champagne quartz and peridot pair are perfect for August babies looking for earrings that can easily be worn into the fall.

Starting in Q4, the lab will use the same color and clarity terms as it does for natural diamonds.
The El Paso-based designer, appraiser and author has been elected to a two-year term heading the organization.














