These onyx and gold chandelier earrings worn by Jennifer Aniston at the Golden Globes were just one of the many pairs of drop earrings donned by celebrities Sunday night. Statement earrings were the real stars of Golden Globes on ...
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The United States is set to become an even more dominant market for the diamond industry in 2015. In a reversal of trends that have characterized the industry in the past few years, there has been a shift back from east to west as industry ...
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Ear climbers, like this 18-karat rose gold and diamond pair from Stephen Webster, will continue to be popular in the new year. Click through this slideshow to see a piece of jewelry that embodies each of the eight trends outlined for ...
Diamantaires were happy to see the back of 2014. After all, it was a tough year in which polished diamond prices declined, accelerating the general downtrend evident since mid-2011. Therefore, there is understandably some uncertainty about ...
The reduction of bank credit available to the diamond industry is a game changer that will influence the market for many years to come. Therefore, this column has chosen bank credit as its most important story of 2014, rising above other ...
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Celebrity couples threw caution to the wind this year, with weddings--and wedding rings--that marked a return to pre-recession extravagance. George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin tied the knot in a former Venetian palazzo while Kim ...
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The World Diamond Conference that took place last week in New Delhi, India, created a buzz in the industry that, frankly, needed a bit of a pick-up considering the state of the market. It not often that two heads of state attend a diamond ...
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The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry declined 5 percent year on year to 166 points in November and the reading slipped about 5 points from October's index. Jewelry price inflation often reflects heavy promotional activity at the ...
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These two pear-shaped fancy light yellow diamond ear pendants more than doubled their low estimate, selling for $5.4 million at Christie’s New York last week. A pear-shaped, D color, VVS1 diamond weighing 89.23 carats sold for ...
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Diamond manufacturers are entering an era of fierce competition as the looming decline in rough diamond supply is expected to place additional pressure on their already razor-thin profit margins. Manufacturer always operates with a ...
A platinum-topped gold and diamond necklace presented to writer and socialite Helen Hay on her wedding day topped Sotheby’s auction Tuesday. Held in New York, Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels sale totaled $44.2 million, raising ...
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This was supposed to be the diamond decade. Back in 2010, De Beers executives were touting that the coming 10 years would bring unprecedented demand and growth to the industry. Almost halfway through, it feels anything but, especially for ...
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Tacori's new “Legend” collection, pieces of which are pictured here, features men’s fashion rings with black onyx, tiger iron, diamonds and sky blue topaz over hematite set in silver or yellow gold. Tacori is making a ...
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Believe it or not, the fourth quarter is traditionally a slow period for the diamond trade. That may be a stark realization for some, especially on the eve of Thanksgiving weekend that signals the start of the Christmas shopping season. ...
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The Grib diamond mine in Russia, owned by the somewhat unlikely candidate of oil supplier Lukoil, is arguably the most prospective of the new generation of diamond mines. Therefore, its launch of commercial mining earlier this year and the ...
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