Diamond News

Diamond News from IDEX

• US Base Effect Dents Swiss Watch Exports

  Swiss watch exports declined sharply during April, largely due to the base effect of a year-on-year comparison with the pre-tariff rush in the...

• Titan Officially Launches First Lab Grown Collection

  Titan Company officially launched beYon, its first foray into the lab-grown market, on 3 June, marking a strategic pivot for India's largest branded...

• Blancpain Recreates Marilyn's Ladybird Watch

  Swiss watchmaker Blancpain has recreated seven unique versions of Marilyn Monroe's iconic diamond-encrusted Ladybird watch, to mark the centenary of...

• Sotheby's Sells Jewels of "First Supermodel"

  Sotheby's London is selling a private collection of rare Art Deco Cartier jewelry that once belonged to 1920's "supermodel" Phyllis Frank (nee...

• Signet Buys The Clear Cut to Boost Blue Nile

  ignet has bought The Clear Cut, a high-end, online-only retailer for an undisclosed sum, and will integrate it into its Blue Nile brand. It's...

• Screen Icon: Christie's to Sell Claudia Cardinale's Jewelry

  Jewelry that belonged to Italian screen icon Claudia Cardinale is to be auctioned at Christie's Paris. Highlight of the sale is a 1960s Serpenti...

• Forensic E-bike Analysis Leads to Jewelry Arrest

  Police arrested a man suspected of stealing $78,000 of jewelry after "forensic digital analysis" of his electric bike. Investigators in Michigan,...

• Two Blues - Each with an $8.5m High Estimate

  Christie's New York is to sell two blue diamonds - both with estimates of $6.5 million to $8.5 million - on the same day at its Magnificent Jewels...

• Ocean Dream Sells for a Record $17.3m

  The Ocean Dream, a 5.50-carat fancy vivid blue-green diamond, sold for a record $17.3 million at Christie's Geneva. It was a record price for a...

• 6.03-ct Fancy Vivid Blue Fails to Find Buyer

  An internally flawless, 6.03-carat fancy vivid blue diamond with a high estimate of CHF 9.6 million ($12.3 million) failed to find a buyer at...