Swiss watch exports rose in most markets during September, but a significant decline in the US offset the month’s overall growth. Shipments of luxury timepieces fell 3.1% year on year to CHF 1.99 ...

US consumer spending this holiday season is likely to come close to last year’s record, dropping $12 per person to average $890, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) forecast. Of the ...

Gemfields made $11 million at its recent mixed-quality ruby sale, which featured goods from a new area of its Montepuez mine. The company sold 62% of goods on offer from its Mozambique mine between ...

Sales at India-based jeweler Titan Company increased in the second fiscal quarter amid higher gold prices, improved diamond demand and an early festive season. Jewelry revenue jumped 19% year on year ...

Botswana’s state diamond trader said its recent tender of about 1 million carats in rough was not an “emergency” sale and that it chose to withhold goods to allow it to manage the market. Okavango ...

For extra drama, couples are choosing chunky statement rings, which can take a sizable central stone. “We’re in an era of modern love and bold self-expression,” says London-based jeweler Cece ...

A sapphire and diamond ring nearly tripled its estimate at a recent jewelry auction at Sotheby’s Paris, bringing in EUR 698,500 ($819,982). The piece features a cushion-shaped, 10.68- carat Kashmir ...

Sales of hard-luxury goods in Hong Kong rose in August as consumer sentiment and inbound tourism picked up. Revenue from jewelry, watches, clocks and valuable gifts grew 16% to HKD 4.55 billion ...

A bracelet with diamonds and 16.09 carats of emeralds led the Phillips Hong Kong auction, where it sold for HKD 3.2 million ($406,213) just under its low estimate. The piece, featuring 14 graduated ...

Greg Katz, managing partner of South Africa-based diamond dealer and manufacturer Trigon Adamas, came on the Rapaport Diamond Podcast to recount his experiences working on exceptional stones.

Fashioning her own path from her London studio, the self-described rebellious designer has never felt the attraction of mass-producing. “In my head, I am still 26, yet I have been in the same workshop ...

Burgundy Diamond Mines is looking for external funding to allow it to continue operations at its Ekati mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories, citing financial challenges stemming from weak demand and ...