A Cartier emerald and ruby bracelet was the top seller at the recent Sotheby’s auction in Paris, realizing EUR 480,000 ($523,965). The tutti frutti band, decorated with carved emeralds, rubies, and ...
Sustainability consultant Danielle Keller came on the Rapaport Diamond Podcast to explain her vision for a circular jewelry market in which materials are reused rather than going to waste. “It’s the ...
Phillips is set to showcase a ring with a 3.24-carat, fancy-vivid-blue diamond at its upcoming Geneva sale, valuing the piece at up to $6 million. The Geneva Jewels Auction: THREE, which opens at the ...
There is a sense of urgency to promote natural diamonds this holiday season. With market sentiment notably weak at the start of the fourth quarter, the industry has a glaring need to raise demand for ...
US jewelry sales were strong in September as consumers increased purchases over the Labor Day weekend. Sales for the category advanced 3.8% year on year for the month, seeing “notable growth,” ...
This month’s issue of Rapaport Magazine tackles some of the biggest questions of our time: What is happening with natural diamonds, and what does the future look like for synthetics? We have tapped ...
Watches of Switzerland has acquired New York-based timepiece blog Hodinkee for an undisclosed sum. Why would a UK-headquartered retail corporation be interested in buying an editorial website, and ...
Sales at India-based jeweler Titan Company increased in the second fiscal quarter as the reduction in import duty on gold products drove jewelry purchases. Jewelry revenue jumped 26% year on year for ...
The conversation about synthetic diamonds has reached a fever pitch as oversupply and cheaper production costs continue to push down prices and trade-in values, even while consumer exposure and demand ...
Natural and synthetic diamonds are going head-to-head in the US bridal market. Since 1947, when copywriter Frances Gerety scribbled “A Diamond Is Forever” on a piece of paper and created one of the ...
A platinum ring featuring an Asscher-cut, 21.37-carat diamond will lead Doyle’s upcoming Important Jewelry auction with a high estimate of over half a million dollars. The ring, with its H-color, ...