31/03/2022
This week spend time with a lapidary artist and see his fantasy cut gemstones, get front seats to Omega x Swatch's live launch of their headline-grabbing MoonSwatch and wait for rainbows to appear while our favourite opal cutter polishes a rough nobby.
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31/03/2022
• Samuel Ord
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has been thrown into chaos with internal disagreement leading to the resignation of exeutive director Iris Van der Veken today.
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31/03/2022
• Samuel Ord
Two significant members of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) have announced the termination of their memberships due to perceived inaction following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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30/03/2022
• Samuel Ord
Rough diamond prices have reportedly fallen after months of frenzied purchasing. The diamond industry was considered a surprise winner as the global economy rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic and in 2021, rough diamond prices rose by more than 20 per cent after copping significant hits in 2019 and 2020.
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30/03/2022
• Angela Han
Two iconic watch brands, one low price – the MoonSwatch was destined to be an astronomical collaboration. While Swatch has stressed that this wasn’t a limited edition release, it wasn’t enough to prevent crowd chaos at launches across the globe. ANGELA HAN explores what this says about consumers today and what it means for the watch industry.
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29/03/2022
• Samuel Ord
Tiffany & Co is the latest international jewellery retailer to take action over the conflict in Ukraine, announcing over the weekend that it will no longer purchase diamonds sourced from Russia.
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29/03/2022
• Samuel Ord
Russian diamond mining juggernaut Alrosa has been directly sanctioned by the UK government in the latest round of economic sanctions imposed in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
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28/03/2022
• Samuel Ord
Shopping centres in Melbourne and Sydney were flooded with thousands of people trying to get their hands on the latest headline generating timepiece on Saturday 26 March, ahead of other major global markets.
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28/03/2022
• Richard Chiu
A 228.31-carat pear-shaped white diamond, dubbed ‘The Rock’, is expected to fetch around $US30 million ($AU40.50 million) at Christie’s Luxury Week tender in Geneva on 11 May.
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25/03/2022
• Samuel Ord
It’s been a little more than a year since Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) completed its acquisition of Tiffany & Co and according to CEO Antony Ledru, more than 60 per cent of the original workforce have since departed the company.
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25/03/2022
• Samuel Ord
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its resurgence in eastern Asia, organisers of the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show and Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl Show have made the difficult decision to reschedule.
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25/03/2022
This week unbox $3 million of gemstones and understand what makes them so valuable, watch the Cinderella story of a glowing opal rough unfold and get close with Omega x Swatch's 'MoonSwatch' collaboration.
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21/03/2022
• Richard Chiu
Diamond Foundry, a US company manufacturing lab grown diamonds in California, has announced it will take legal action against the United States Trade Office.
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21/03/2022
• Robert Bouquet
The Ukraine conflict and the resulting sanctions on Russia have had a major impact on the international diamond industry. ROBERT BOUQUET analyses the effect on the distribution pipelines and what’s in store for the jewellery sector.
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21/03/2022
• Richard Chiu
Russian mining company Alrosa has resumed exporting rough diamonds to India despite economic sanctions being placed on the country by the US and EU.
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