2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (436+ words) 9News recently published a report detailing the market tension between natural and lab-created diamonds, which was aired on A Current Affair. A contributor to the report was Talitha Cummins of The Cut, who estimated that lab-created diamond jewellery accounted for more…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (416+ words) The latest report from Retail Edge Consultants demonstrated that sales in February increased by 6 per cent on a year-on-year comparison and 7 per cent when compared with 2024. The data is sourced from more than 400 independent jewellery stores in Australia and New…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1713+ words) While the grounds for his "complaint" were accurate, it was without merit. This is because a closer analysis of the events highlights the continuing division that plagues the industry. Sharp's version of events also exposes deeper issues with the Jewellers…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (334+ words) The 137-carat fancy colour yellow diamond belonged to the private collection of Austrian royalty and vanished shortly after the conclusion of World War I in 1918. The fate and whereabouts of the Florentine Diamond have been mythologised over the past century;…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1730+ words) KEY POINTSJAA's Failed Supplier Sub Committee "Committeeill-conceivedThe Jewellers Association of Australia (JAA) tried and failed to launch a sub-committee dedicated to suppliers and wholesalers in the local trade. "Transparency test failedThe JAA requested confidential and commercially sensitive information from Expertise…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (558+ words) Organisers Expertise Events have confirmed that more than 80 exhibitors are scheduled to appear in Adelaide in April, bringing with them more than 15,000 products across fine jewellery, watches, diamonds, gemstones, equipment, packaging and retail services. Expertise Events managing director, Gary Fitz-Roy,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (207+ words) The GIA analysed the 1.10-carat, fancy deep brownish orangey pink diamond at its New York laboratory, as reported in the fall issue of Gems & Gemology. The diamond showed a "mottled" appearance, said to be an uncommon feature in treated pink…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (310+ words) The diamond producer described the 41.82 carat stone as being of "exceptional quality. The most recent blue diamond of this calibre was discovered in April 2021 and was eventually sold for $USD40.2 million ($AUD60.08 million). According to a statement from Petra Diamonds, the company…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1661+ words) It's set to be a momentous year for the global white diamond business. The diamond landscape has consistently been described as being in a period of sustained "recalibration' in recent years, driven by shifts in pricing, supply and demand dynamics,…...

1+ mon, 17+ hour ago  (270+ words) The ring features 2.89 carats of fancy colour diamonds from the Argyle Diamond Mine and is described as a "celebration of the Kimberley region's vibrant sunsets and the beautiful blues of Lake Argyle.' Details of the sale were not made public....