US Jewelers Seek Exemptions as Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs
September 20, 26
Jewelers of America (JA) stepped up its lobbying in Washington last week for tariff exemptions for diamonds, as the US threatened an unprecedented new round of tariffs. Newly enacted legislation gives the president authority to impose tariffs of up to 100%... Read More...
Botswana says Natural Diamond Recovery Need a Stable De Beers
September 20, 26Botswana vice president Ndaba Gaolathe says the recovery of the natural diamond market depends to a large extent on a stable relationship between his country and De Beers, in which it currently holds a 15% stake. He also said uncertainty over ... Read More...
Weird World: The DIY Breast Milk Diamond Ring
September 19, 26A US company is selling breast milk diamond rings - featuring 12 lab grown stones and tiny channels that contain a mother's preserved milk. Everlatch, a Los Angeles-based jewelry company, isn't the first to offer breast milk jewelry, but it says it has ... Read More...
De Beers' New Lab Grown Detector Slashes Screening Time
September 17, 26De Beers has unveiled a new natural/lab grown screening device that cuts the scan time for seven carats of melee diamonds from around 30 minutes to under five. SynthDetect 2 also automates more of the testing and reporting process. It was launched on... Read More...
14.63ct Orangy Pink Diamond Could Fetch $2.6m
September 16, 26A 14.63-carat fancy orangy-pink diamond ring valued at up to $2.6 million will lead an auction of almost 300 Art Deco jewels and objects at Christie's Geneva in November. The single-owner collection was assembled over four decades by a private family... Read More...
Memo by John Jeffay
September 17Life is full of contradictions, and the truth is often more nuanced than the headlines suggest. Two lab grown developments reported in recent days appear to point in opposite directions. The first was in India, where home minister Amit Shah said the market... Read More...