Exactly 100 years ago, a 19-year-old Antwerp engineer named Marcel Tolkowsky perfected a mathematical formula for the 57-facet “brilliant-cut” diamond. Tolkowsky’s accomplishment prevails as the ...
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Men’s Apparel Company Finds Engagement Ring in Pocket of Returned Jeans
An engagement ring that was thought to be lost forever was returned to a Hueytown, Ala., woman by honest employees at a Kentucky distribution center ...
Flawless ‘Bubble Gum Pink’ Diamond Fetches $7.5 Million at Christie’s Hong Kong
An internally flawless bubble gum pink diamond weighing 3.44 carats was the colorful star of Christie’s Hong Kong auction on Tuesday as it sold for ...
‘We’re Closer Than Ever to Finding the Mother Lode’ at Lulo Mine: Lucapa Chairman
The chairman of Lucapa Diamond Company told stockholders Monday that his exploration team is closer than ever to striking the mother lode at the flagship ...
Gold-Loving Fungus Is the Latest in a Series of Low-Impact Exploration Tools
A fluffy pink fungus that thrives on gold is the latest in a series of low-impact exploration tools available to Australian miners.Geologists from Australia’s national ...
Music Friday: YouTube Sensation Vidya Vox Is All About Diamonds and Gold
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Youtube sensation Vidya ...
Former Reporter Uses Sleuthing Skills to Solve the Mystery of the ‘Airbag Diamond’
Eileen Korey, a former reporter, used her sleuthing skills to solve the mystery of a diamond engagement ring that unexpectedly appeared in the tray of ...
Swiss Lab Employs Cutting-Edge Science to Affirm Age, Provenance of Historic Pearl
A Swiss gem lab used radiocarbon age-dating to affirm the 16th century origins of a 30.24-carat natural saltwater pearl once owned by a Spanish princess. ...
De Beers, Namibia to Partner on New $468 Million Diamond-Recovery Vessel
Debmarine announced it will be investing $468 million on the world’s first-ever custom-built diamond recovery vessel. When it joins the Debmarine fleet in 2022, the ...
Music Friday: ‘If Pressure Makes Diamonds, Our Love Is a Diamond by Now’
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you fun tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, country star Don ...
Petra Sells 425-Carat ‘Legacy of the Cullinan Diamond Mine’ for $15 Million
The massive 425-carat gem-quality diamond discovered in March at the Cullinan mine in South Africa has a new name and new owners. Petra Diamonds announced ...
Socialite’s Emerald Necklace, 36-Carat Diamond Share Spotlight at Sotheby’s Geneva
An art deco-style emerald necklace from the collection of American socialite Helene Beaumont and a 36.57-carat near-flawless diamond shared the spotlight at Sotheby's Magnificent Jewels ...