A few hours ago
• Samuel Ord
Gold was being cast, refined, and worn thousands of years before history was even written. SAMUEL ORD explores how the game hasn’t changed as much as you’d think.
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2 days ago
• Samuel Ord
A new report published by the De Beers Group has found that purchases of natural diamond jewellery products remain at pre-pandemic levels, despite positive trends in key areas.
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2 days ago
• Samuel Ord
Global jewellery retailer Chow Tai Fook has reported an increase in revenue over the past financial year, with notes concerning improving consumer sentiment.
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2 days ago
• Samuel Ord
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has confirmed plans to introduce cut grades for marquise, oval, and pear-shaped diamonds next year.
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11/06/2026
• Samuel Ord
People have lost the plot over the new Swatch x Audemars Piguet launch. Or, as SAMUEL ORD explains, they merely failed to see the plot twist.
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09/06/2026
• Samuel Ord
The Australian Opal Centre has received a $1 million ‘bailout’ package from the government for the construction of its museum after previously allocated funding ran out.
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09/06/2026
• Samuel Ord
In the lead-up to this year’s International Jewellery Fair in Sydney, buying group Nationwide Jewellers is launching a new intensive workshop for members.
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09/06/2026
• Samuel Ord
The latest analysis of jewellery store performance in the Australian market has revealed a modest decline in sales across May.
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02/06/2026
• Samuel Ord
The most valuable jadeite necklace to appear at auction over the past decade has commanded a staggering return in Hong Kong.
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02/06/2026
• Samuel Ord
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has confirmed it will take a 30 per cent shareholding in Tracr, the De Beers Group’s diamond tracing platform.
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26/05/2026
• Samuel Ord
A $1 million reward is being offered for information concerning the death of opal miner Paul Murray in New South Wales in 1995.
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26/05/2026
• Samuel Ord
White Cliffs opal miners are celebrating after the announcement that mineral claims in the town’s primary mining field may now be granted and renewed.
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26/05/2026
• Samuel Ord
In just two weeks’ time, a showcase of one of the world’s most impressive jewellery collections will begin at the National Gallery of Victoria.
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