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    Diamonds and gemstones

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    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      Europe Express
      Diamond industry slams looming sanctions on Russian gems Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: the EU’s future climate commissioner gears up for grilling on his fossil fuel past

      An employee holds a rough diamond at a factory in Moscow,
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      G7 governments to announce bans on Russian diamond imports

      Proposals would reshape global market for the precious stones, but implementation will divide industry

      The global natural diamond jewellery market is estimated to be worth $74bn in 2023
    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      News in-depth
      Synthetic diamond sales sparkle but oversupply delivers ice burn

      Man-made competition hurts price of natural stones, though fears of bankruptcy mount among lab-grown producers

      Colorless lab-grown diamonds
    • Tuesday, 25 July, 2023
      News in-depth
      De Beers prospects blemished after Botswana cuts new diamond deal

      Critics warn arrangement following populist campaign will be bad for the industry as well as the company

      A view of giant excavators putting ore on haul trucks in the open pit of the Jwaneng diamond mine in Botswana
    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      Stone rarities show scale of Tiffany’s newfound ambition

      Brand aims to restore its ‘aesthetic excitement’, signalled by arrival of spectacular yellow rough diamond and emerald

      Alexandre Arnault with actress Gal Gadot and Anthony Ledru lead the ribbon cutting at a luxury goods store
    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      How pearls went from bourgeois baubles to boys’ bling

      The gem has found new lustre, as edgy pieces attract young men, though environmental concerns are casting a shadow

      Rapper Lizzo in a pearl-accented Chanel dress at the 2023 Met gala
    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      Phillips pins hopes on Geneva sales to boost jewellery business

      Twice-yearly auctions are part of the house’s expansion strategy across luxury sectors and aim to attract younger buyers

      auctioneer presiding over a bid for a necklace
    • Saturday, 1 July, 2023
      Mining
      De Beers and Botswana strike deal on diamond sales after tense talks

      Negotiations had raised uncertainty over strategic value of miner for owner Anglo American

      Diamonds from Botswana’s mines are graded at De Beers office in Gaborone
    • Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
      The Art of Fashion
      The Art of Fashion: Jewellery

      Our annual look at the glistening world of jewellery includes an interview with Cartier’s creative director Jacqueline Karachi, a personal reflection on why cufflinks are still meaningful and glimpses into the working methods of emerging and established designers

      female model wearing a white dress and a necklace
    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      LexMining
      Diamonds: war, not sanctions, has cut prices for Russian gems Premium content

      Consumers have cut back on buying the stones in response to the cost of living crisis

      Diamonds from the Russian producer Alrosa
    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      G7 to impose fresh sanctions on Russian ships, aircraft and diamonds

      Hiroshima summit to be dominated by war in Ukraine and efforts to broaden curbs on Moscow

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      Diamond disrupters challenge Mayfair’s traditional luxury market

      Discreet showrooms in the affluent area of central London are attracting a values-oriented millennial clientele

      A hallway branches off into a staircase inside a home
    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      The Big Read
      The new ‘blood diamonds’: the elaborate plan to halt Russia’s trade

      G7 nations are working on an inspections regime to target the country’s gemstones, but risk destabilising the global industry

      Workers cut and polish diamonds at workshops in Surat City in Gujarat, India
    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      US firm aims to cut investors in on $1.2tn diamond market

      Diamond Standard creates bars and coins of measured values of gems but faces hurdles to launch futures contract and ETF

      Diamond Standard bar of embedded gems
    • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
      DE Beers Group
      Botswana seeks better De Beers deal after taking Belgian processor stake

      President threatens to abandon diamond producer unless country’s share of rough stones is increased

    • Monday, 3 April, 2023
      ReviewNon-Fiction
      A Brilliant Commodity — shining a light on the Jewish diamond connection

      A flawed history of the tricontinental diamond trade focuses on Amsterdam’s Jodenbuurt

    • Saturday, 11 February, 2023
      Jewellery
      Battle of the bangles

      Luxury jewellery brands are looking to emulate the cachet — and sales success — of Cartier’s Love bracelet

      close up of a woman’s hand and arm with several bracelets
    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      Brands build on spinel’s burnished reputation

      The gemstone’s hue range and lower price compared with ruby are attracting jewellers and their customers

      A Louis Vuitton ring featuring a red spinel
    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Lucara Diamond chief backs calls for EU to revive plans on Russian gems ban

      Resistance from industry’s hub Antwerp seen as key to bloc’s reversal of mooted import ban

      Eira Thomas
    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      High-end jewellers cash in on their vintage pieces

      Brands see booming demand for their heritage pieces, which they are buying back, restoring and offering for sale once more

      The European Fine Art Foundation fair in Maastricht
    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Lab-grown diamond producers buff up green credentials

      Zero-carbon claims must be seen in context of repurposed stones and impact on mining, analysts say

      a row of lab machines inside Diamond Foundry
    • Monday, 10 October, 2022
      DE Beers Group
      De Beers picks Equinor executive as next chief

      Oil veteran Al Cook to replace Bruce Cleaver after 7 years in charge

      De Beers jewellery on display in the window of a shop
    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Asian buyers cultivate taste for vintage pieces

      Antique jewellery is finding a new market, especially pieces by Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels

      Employees of Christie’s auction house speak to people on the phones
    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Hallmarking brings semblance of order to India’s chaotic gold trading

      Mandatory standards aim to boost jewellery exports and give consumers more confidence in the purity of gold they buy

      People buy jewellery at a showroom
    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Contemporary designers reimagine Indian jewellery heritage

      London showcases bold contemporary styles aimed for an international clientele

      Krishna Choudhary of Santi
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