French Association of Gemmology Announces First Speaker Topics for 18th Gemmological Symposium Paris, France – August 15, 2019: The Association Française de Gemmologie (the French Association of Gemmology) is releasing information about the subjects to be addressed by the high-level speakers at the 18th Paris Gemmological Rendez Vous. The prestigious annual gems symposium will take …
I Love Natural Diamonds #Ilovenaturaldiamonds IDE Launches “I Love Natural Diamonds” Campaign to Differentiate Real from Fake Ramat Gan, Israel, July 1, 2019: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) is launching a global awareness campaign today to highlight the unique and extraordinary features of natural diamonds. The campaign will consist of several short videos to be …
There are so many reasons to love Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik. It’s an utterly classic tiara from a design perspective. It’s a literal wall of diamonds. It has a fascinating, Romanov-related backstory. Let’s take a deep dive into this diamond piece’s intriguing history today, shall we? Along with the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, …
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Coronet Jewellery Wins Guinness World Records Title for “most diamonds set on a watch.” 15,858 diamonds Total Aron Shum, principal of the Hong Kong-based Coronet company, established yet another Guinness World Record, this time for a watch set with most diamonds. The feat was achieved during the earlier this month during Baselworld, the prestigious Swiss …
HRD Antwerp has begun to issue gemological certificates for lab-grown diamonds. According to the Antwerp-based lab, every synthetic diamond tested will be issued its own, green colored certificate, which is different in color than the certificates issued for natural diamonds at the lab. Every synthetic stone will be laser inscribed with the words “Lab Grown” The lab …
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Lucapa Diamond Company and its partners, Empresa Nacional de Diamantes E.P. (“Endiama”) and Rosas & Petalas, have announced that diamonds from the Lulo mine in Angola will feature in an historic inaugural international tender. Under Angola’s new diamond marketing laws just approved by the President of Angola, His Excellency Joao Lourenco, and the Council of …
Zimbabwe will now allow two more private companies to explore and mine diamonds in the country, bringing to four the number of firms that will operate in the sector, mines minister Winston Chitando has said. Chitando said the country did not plan to change its ownership rules for diamonds and platinum, denting hopes among some …
The Gemological Institute of America reported its highest-ever single swoop of synthetic diamonds masquerading as naturals this summer. 1,101 artificial stones out of a parcel of 1,102 were synthetic diamonds. Efforts to pass off synthetic Diamonds melee have increased exponentially since the GIA offered its detection service in 2016, said the GIA. But while synthetic …
Synthetic diamonds, here’s how they’re made The world’s biggest diamond company, De Beers, recently announced it would start selling synthetic diamond gemstones for the first time in its 130-year history. Artificial diamonds have been manufactured since the 1950s but De Beers has long resisted moving into the synthetic market. The company now believes that technology is efficient enough to …
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