Gucci is getting a Gem Award
The Italian luxury brand will receive the first Gem Award for High Jewelry Excellence.
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Highlights from Bonhams’ upcoming Luxury Paris Jewels auction
As one of the oldest and largest fine art and antiques auction houses internationally, Bonhams has had its fair share of storied jewels (those from last year’s sale from the personal collection of George and Charlotte Shultz, for example). And this time is no different. Starting Feb. 16, Bonhams is hosting a live auction in Paris, Luxury Paris […]
Tiffany buys 35 of the last diamonds recovered from Argyle
Purchased directly from Rio Tinto, the collection consists of pinks, purples and one red, none larger than 1.52 carats.
2023 Golden Globes jewelry: damonds and understatement
“The Golden Globes are on tonight?” a friend asked me. “Who knew?” You’d be forgiven for not knowing that the 80th annual Golden Globes did, indeed, happen on Jan. 10.
Richemont’s jewelry sales up double digits in Q3
Buccellati, Cartier, and Van Cleef & Arpels posted strong sales in the luxury titan’s third quarter.
The truly timeless jewelry style that lasts year after year
In the spirit of the new year, reflecting on the past and looking toward the future, there’s something to be said about jewelry styles that never seem to lose their relevancy. One that comes to mind instantly is a delicious strand of diamonds—whether rivière, tennis, or multilayer.
De Beers now 0 for 3 with Blue Diamond collection
On Dec. 7, De Beers had two more strikeouts with its Exceptional Blue collection—the latest sign of a cooling, and perhaps oversaturated, colored diamond auction market.
Lockdown-free Gen Z spent nearly 4 times more on jewelry in 2021
We all know that US consumers spent much more on jewelry in 2021. But who exactly drove jewelry sales and by how much? The surprising findings show major shifts in jewelry expenditure in the post-COVID lockdown period.
Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction totals nearly $59M in New York
After a 13-carat pink diamond was pulled ahead of the sale, blue and colorless diamonds reigned supreme.
Looking for a sign: the art of proving a jewel’s origins
Maker’s marks, photos, and family testimonies are just some of the clues appraisers use to trace older pieces’ provenance and confirm authenticity.
Fine jewelry collections are rewriting the genre #5 – Hermès and De Beers Jewellers, works of art as odes to light
Light, and the way it interplays, contrasts, reflects and casts shadows… surely there is no better way to illuminate precious gems and inspire high-flying jewelry designs! This, in any case, is the approach taken by Hermès and De Beers Jewellers, for which light in all its complexity has served as a creative medium for fine […]
Richemont warns of ‘volatile times ahead,’ even as sales rise
The CEO of Cartier told Bloomberg it will be toning down some of its marketing in response to the sharp increase in the cost of living.
