Rapaport Magazine Shifts Focus to the Holidays
The September issue looks at the spending trends, gemstones, and styles shaping retail shopping this festive season.
Category: Polished
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has appointed industry veteran Satta Matturi to its board of directors.
The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has named Texas-based jeweler John Ford as its new CEO, the industry group announced this week. He succeeds Douglas Hucker, who stood down in March after 24 years.
Fancy-color diamond prices increased in the second quarter of 2022 as demand strengthened and supply became tight, according to the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).
Diamond trading slowed in July as US dealers closed for the two-week summer break. Economic and geopolitical uncertainty fueled caution, leading to a decline in polished prices.
A 21.13-carat diamond ring will lead Leonard Joel’s upcoming Important Jewels auction, where it is expected to fetch up to AUD 900,000 ($620,362).
Four new directors will join the board of Jewelers of America (JA) for a three-year term.
US polished-diamond imports increased 40% year on year to $2.2 billion in May, according to recent data from the country’s Department of Commerce.
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will return to Dubai after an absence of around two years, launching a laboratory in one of the emirate’s newest skyscrapers.
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has begun accepting submissions for a new service providing consumers with source verification for diamonds.
Rahul Jauhari joined the Hong Kong-based company on July 1.
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