Three stories in the diamond world particularly took my interest this week. I'll come to the details in a moment, but first, allow me a moment to digress briefly and provide a little context. There was a newspaper quiz that became something of a Saturday highlight for us... Read More...

Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February. The USA announced sanctions against its biggest diamond producer, Alrosa, on 25 February. The Kimberley Process formally resolved on 5 November that it would set up an ad hoc committee to oversee Read More...

Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February. The USA announced sanctions against its biggest diamond producer, Alrosa, on 25 February. The Kimberley Process formally resolved on 5 November that it would set up an ad hoc committee to oversee Read More...

Everybody loves a brand. In a world of uncertainty they represent quality and reliability. We trust them, we respect them, we believe in them. Do they actually create products that are objectively better? Maybe not. But they have somehow earned our trust and... Read More...

It's less than a quarter of a century since Canada opened its first diamond mine. Much has changed since Ekati, on the edge of the Arctic Circle, began commercial production in October 1998. Not least a growing awareness of the planet's finite resources Read More...

It's less than a quarter of a century since Canada opened its first diamond mine. Much has changed since Ekati, on the edge of the Arctic Circle, began commercial production in October 1998. Not least a growing awareness of the planet's finite resources Read More...

There are few diamonds with a story quite as colorful as The Golden Canary, formerly known as The Incomparable, formerly known as The Golden Giant. It was discarded early in the 1980s by diamond miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known ... Read More...

Question: What's an 11.15-carat fancy vivid pink internally flawless diamond worth? Answer: Whatever anyone will pay for it. Sotheby's Hong Kong went low with a pre-sale estimate of $21m for the Williamson Pink Star. Very low, as it turned out... Read More...

Would you rather buy a piece of real jewelry or spend the money on a jewelry NFT? If you don't understand the question because you're not sure what a jewelry NFT is, or if you automatically answer "real", then read on.... Read More...

Last Saturday Ralehana Aaron Mosoeu, 78, was laid to rest. He died when a tailings dam burst at Jagersfontein, South Africa, dumping 20 million cubic meters of thick, gray sludge - waste from a disused diamond mine - onto hundreds of nearby homes. Two other people... Read More...