A 1.50-ct diamond was found to have a fake inscription and to have undergone color treatment when it was submitted for certification. The HRD Antwerp lab found the stone's carat weight, color, cut... Read More..

Sales of watches and jewelry in the US were up 36 per cent year-on-year in July. But what looks like a significant rise actually reflects the impact of lockdowns last year more than anything else.... Read More..

A Belgian tech company says it will use QR codes to record every step in a diamond's journey, providing a "traceability solution" for the whole industry. The company, iTraceiT, is currently working ... Read More..

The De Beers founder Cecil Rhodes pushed the German leader Kaiser Wilhelm II towards war with Britain, it has been claimed. He flattered the emperor into believing Germany should no ... Read More..

Alrosa is to offer online bidders additional information - such as color assessments, fluorescence intensity and descriptions of defects - in digital auctions starting today. The Russian miner began ... Read More..

Petra has reclassified the mothballed Williamson mine, in Tanzania, as an "asset held for sale", prompting speculation that it could sell the deposit in Tanzania. The London-based miner says... Read More..