A Graff ring with a 13.11-carat diamond brought in $368,800 at a recent Freeman’s auction, beating its upper estimate and becoming the New York sale’s top lot. In total, the December 11 Important Jewelry sale garnered ...
It was probably owned by one of the 1,517 souls who lost their life when RMS Titanic sunk. Perhaps it was a treasured keepsake or a good luck charm given by a family member, friend or lover. ...
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recently examined a 1.09-carat diamond grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) that displayed a blue band. A customer recently submitted the D-color synthetic diamond to the GIA’s laboratory in ...
A fancy-vivid-pink diamond ring stole the show at the recent Bonhams jewelry sale in Hong Kong, where it brought in HKD 4.4 million ($567,724). The piece features a modified shield brilliant-cut, 1.08-carat, internally flawless diamond, ...
“The Mediterranean Blue”, a fancy vivid blue diamond weighing 10.3 carats with an estimated value of $20 million, attracted an intense bidding battle. Bidding began at nine million Swiss francs ($10.8 million), with a fierce ...
Historical treasures hidden for decades have been uncovered in the crypts of a cathedral, with items including burial crowns and insignia belonging to Medieval European rulers. The cache from Vilnius Cathedral, in Lithuania, has not ...
Some exciting news out of the jewelry world today at the Watches of Switzerland Group PLC (WOSG) has taken a bold step in solidifying its presence in the luxury jewelry market with the acquisition of ...
Aaron Celestian isn’t a big fan of “Ocean’s 8.” “I have a hard time watching those movies because they’re always robbing museums,” he said with a laugh, standing amid a vault filled with some of ...
Diamonds are the hardest material on Earth — and finding one in nature is comparably tough. For thousands of years, humans have dug deep into the Earth in search of diamonds, creating some of the ...
After close to two years of conflict, the global diamond market is set to feel the full consequences of the war in Ukraine. The European Union earlier this month added the world’s biggest diamond producer, ...