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Rio Tinto has established a new special sales event to honor exceedingly rare natural masterpieces from its diamonds division. The initial collection, dubbed The Beyond RareTM Tender, features 48 lots of excellent polished diamonds, including legacy inventory of pink and red diamonds from the Argyle diamond mine and yellow diamonds from Rio Tinto‘s Diavik diamond […]

Bonhams is preparing for the highly anticipated auction The Estate of Barbara Walters: An American Icon, which will take place in two parts: live in New York on November 6 and online from October 29 to November 7. Barbara Jill Walters was a broadcast journalist and television personality from the United States. She was known

GJEPC’s Delhi Regional Office recently co-hosted a seminar with global retail giant Amazon, concentrating on launching gem and jewelry exports via the popular e-commerce platform. GJEPC’s Regional Chairman – North, Ashok Seth, emphasized the growing necessity of embracing e-commerce platforms for jewelry exports. The conference gathered a sizable crowd, with roughly 97 attendees representing various

The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has announced two fascinating and unusual themes for The Artisan Awards 2024: ‘Unusual Materials’ and ‘Objet Trouvé.’ These creative topics have the potential to reinvent artistic expression and motivate designers to think beyond the box when creating avant-garde fine jewelry. The first theme, ‘Objet Trouvé‘ (Found things),

According to media sources, WD Lab Grown Diamonds, the second-largest producer of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) in the United States, has filed bankruptcy, representing a significant setback in the booming lab-grown gemstone business. This Washington-based corporation filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in a Delaware bankruptcy court, disclosing total liabilities of $44 million and assets of

Stephen Lussier, the longest-serving member of the Natural Diamond Council’s (NDC) Board of Directors, has announced his retirement as Chair and Board Member. According to NDC, David Prager, Chief Brand Officer at De Beers and an active NDC board member since 2022, will take over as Chair. Lussier was key in bringing together mining industry

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), which reports to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has simplified the restrictions for silver imports, creating new opportunities for dealers. This change impacts HS codes 71069110 and 71069290 in ITC HS, 2022 Chapter 71 of Schedule-1 (Import Policy). Previously, only nominated agencies, such as the RBI for

The exhilarating 13th Edition of the GGJS was organised by Gujarat Gold Jewellery Show and Gold Ornaments Wholesale Jewellers Association (GOWJA) started today and held from 11th to 13th October at Helipad Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The Guest of Honour Dr. Chetan Kumar Mehta National Vice-President- IBJA, Ca Surendra Mehta-National Secretary – IBJA inaugurated the

On day four of Jewellery and Gem WORLD Hong Kong, Platinum Guild International (PGI) took center stage, hosting a major symposium on future trends in jewelry and platinum’s role as a significant innovator and premium value creator in a jeweller’s business portfolio. The PGI Conference drew approximately 150 jewelry experts in its first appearance on

The Swarn Banga jewelry collection by Reliance Jewels was inspired by Bengal’s vivid artistic tradition. At a gala star-studded event, Bollywood diva Karisma Kapoor showcased the Swarn Banga collection and walked the runway as a showstopper. According to the firm, the collection depicts the complexity of the region’s terracotta temples, the calm of Shanti Niketan,