Swiss luxury conglomerate Richemont announced on 7 May 2024 that it has acquired Italian jeweller Vhernier in a private transaction. Founded in Valenza...
De Beers’ lab-grown diamond jewellery brand Lightbox announced a permanent price reduction to as low as $500 per carat, from a previous price of $800 per c...
Platinum Guild International (PGI) has appointed Tim Schlick as CEO. He succeeds Huw Daniel, who retired on 4 April 2024 after 21 years with the organisat...
De Beers announced on 25 April 2024 it is relocating the De Beers Group Auctionsbusiness headquarters from Singapore to Botswana. The auctions business sel...
The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) has appointed Karen Rentmeesters as interim CEO following the sudden resignation of Ari Epstein. The organisat...
Sotheby’s sold all 24 items in less than an hour at its first live auction of gender-neutral vintage jewellery and watches, held on 11 April 2024. The ...
The French luxury conglomerate LVMH reported revenue for the first quarter of 2024. Sales of watch and jewellery division dropped by 5 percent year on year...
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is now offering printed versions of AGS Ideal grading reports. This report complements a GIA diamond grading re...
The Board of Directors (BOD) for the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) recently amended its trade show rules for lab-grown, man-made, and/or synthetic ge...
London-based gemstone miner Gemfields reported profit loss for the year of 2023 due partly to the cancellation of a high-quality emerald auction in November,...