Unicorn Brooch with Royal Link Sells to Private Collector
August 27, 26
A whimsical unicorn brooch by Fulco di Verdura, once owned by Virginia Ogilvy, Dowager Countess of Airlie, who served as a Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II, has sold to a private collector in Asia. The brooch sold for £23,750 (USD 32,290)... Read More...
Rapper Proposes with Ring Worth up to $2.5m
August 26, 26US rapper and singer Post Malone, 31, has proposed to his girlfriend, stylist Christy Lee, with a huge diamond ring that sparked a frenzy of speculation. The large oval-cut has been estimated at 10 to 17 carats and valued at between $1 million and $2.5 million... Read More...
Ekati Mine Faces Possible Water License Suspension
August 25, 26Canada's Ekati diamond mine could be forced to halt all activity if its water license is suspended after a regulator accused it of dumping unauthorized mining material. The Wekeezhii Land and Water Board said its court-appointed receiver ... Read More...
Swiss Watch Exports Rise 9.6%, Led by US Surge
August 25, 26Swiss watch exports increased by 9.6% in July to CHF 2.6 billion (USD 3.3 billion), driven by a 26.5% surge in shipments to the United States as exporters and retailers brought forward deliveries ahead of a new tariff regime. The US introduced tariffs of up to... Read More...
Two Arrested after Jewelry Ram-Raid Leaves Employee Dead
August 24, 26Two men have been arrested over a ram-raid at a jewelry store in Sacramento County, California, USA, that left a 72-year-old employee dead. The man was working at Chinna Jewelry, a family-owned and -operated business, on April 18, when he was struck by... Read More...
Memo by John Jeffay
August 20The world's second-biggest rough diamond has, finally, found a buyer. The discovery in August 2024 of what is now known as the Motswedi diamond, at Lucara's Karowe mine, in Botswana, grabbed headlines far beyond the diamond media. At 2,488 carats ... Read More...