Police and Namdia to Tighten Security after $17m Diamond Heist
December 10, 25
Namibia's police force and its state-run diamond marketing company will work together to tighten security, after the armed raid in January in which $17m of rough stones were stolen and a security supervisor was shot dead. Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia)... Read More...
Upgrade to Jewelers Mutual's Diamond Marketplace Means Better Sourcing
December 10, 25Diamond Marketplace by Jewelers Mutual Group, a trusted online platform connecting jewelers with fully vetted suppliers, has rolled out a major upgrade designed to make diamond sourcing faster, more transparent, and more efficient than ever. Read More...
Sotheby's Landmark Jewelry Sale Raises $44m
December 10, 25Sotheby's marked the opening of its new global headquarters in New York by holding its first evening jewelry auction in a decade, achieving total sales of $43.9m. The sale, on 8 December, featured A Legacy of Elegance: Jewels from an Exceptional ... Read More...
Supermodel Haddon's Diamond Earrings to be Auctioned
December 09, 25A pair of diamond snowflake earrings owned by Dayle Haddon, the model, actress, author and activist for women's leadership and education, are to be auctioned later this week - with a $30,000 to $50,000 estimate. Haddon was a trailblazing figure in fashion... Read More...
Tanishq Opens Biggest US Store, Taps into Indian Diaspora
December 09, 25Tanishq, the jewelry chain headquartered in Bengaluru, has opened its largest store in the US - as it taps into an Indian diaspora estimated at 4.5 m people. The new 5,000 sqft showroom in Tysons, Virginia, brings the brand to the Greater Washington, D.C... Read More...
Memo by John Jeffay
December 04The sale of the Royal Blue necklace for a record $16.2m last week demonstrates just how rare and how desirable Kashmir sapphires are. The diamond world has its Golcondas, the sapphire world has its Kashmirs. Both are highly prized and extremely rare... Read More...