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The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has joined the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 (WJI 2030) and will work with the group to develop environmental, social and governance (ESG) content for education programs.
Dear readers, Our Lettre this week is illuminated by the glow of “beautiful” stories of diamonds and fine jewelry!
Press release – De Beers is proud to announce Lupita Nyong’o as its first Global Ambassador. The Academy Award-winning actor stars in the new brand campaign, De Beers: Where It Begins, which tells the story of the only global luxury brand that starts at the source.
Our journey of discovery through the latest jewelry collections leads us in the footsteps of Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Boucheron. These Maisons compete in technical virtuosity and expertise which – alongside their exceptional stones and creations – they use to enhance their stories, whether telling tales of the splendor of Italy during antiquity, or of […]
We all know 2021 was the best year ever for jewelry sales, with US sales soaring like never before, but how much jewelry was sold in total? As always, the US government provides the figures – and a year later, it always revises them.
On Oct. 18, the American Gem Society’s grading lab, AGS Laboratories, announced that it will close at the end of 2022, with GIA taking over its intellectual property, technology, as well as its Las Vegas location, which it will use as a research facility.
The success of the synthetic and natural diamond markets depends largely on the narrative of the retail jeweler. Is the growth in lab-created diamonds being driven by consumer desire or the retail jeweler’s sales pitch?
A Canadian jeweler has won a huge audience on TikTok and Instagram with viral videos that test whether a diamond is real.
Coomiap is a small village in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)—and it may even be a stretch to call it a village. It’s built entirely around the local mine after which it’s named.
LVMH saw sales of jewelry and watches surge in the third quarter, buoyed by a strong performance from Tiffany & Co.
Rio Tinto has debuted an AUD 6 million ($3.8 million) ring, the first piece of jewelry from its Argyle Pink Diamonds brand.
Dear readers, This week’s Lettre is packed full of exciting information! Among other things, we have published the rich and engaging discussion between Bruce Cleaver, outgoing CEO of De Beers Group, and Lefoko Moagi, Botswana’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, interviewed by Edhan Golan, at the AWDC’s Facets 2022 conference.