The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) announced that Lukhi Diam BVBA, the diamond trading company based in Antwerp, has achieved certification by meeting the highest ethical, social and environmental standards established by the RJC’s Member Certification system. “RJC warmly congratulates Lukhi Diam BVBA on its certification. The successful verification assessment was conducted by Ann Van Vlaenderen from WF&Co., one [...]
Stanislas de Quercize Appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Jewelry Giant Cartier
Richemont is pleased to announce the appointment, by the end of this calendar year, of Mr Stanislas de Quercize as the Chief Executive Officer of Cartier to succeed Mr Bernard Fornas, who reached the age of 65 earlier this month. Mr de Quercize is currently Chief Executive Officer of Van Cleef & Arpels and will [...]
Metals Economics Group Pipeline Activity Index Shows encouraging signs in February after a dismal January
Metals Economics Group (MEG) Pipeline Activity Index (PAI) slid for the third consecutive month in January to its lowest level since mid-2010, before showing some encouraging signs of recovery in February. Gold drilling regained momentum lost during the holidays, and the total number of initial resources announced in January-February matched the highest two-month total since [...]
RESPONSIBLE JEWELLERY COUNCIL CERTIFIES GEMCONCEPTS LTD
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) announced that GemConcepts Ltd, the Israeli diamond manufacturer, has achieved certification by meeting the highest ethical, social and environmental standards established by the RJC’s Member Certification system. “RJC warmly congratulates GemConcepts Ltd on its certification. The successful verification assessment was conducted by Avi Sadikov from SGS, one of the independent third-party auditing firms [...]
GIA Appoints Stephen B. Morisseau as Public Relations Director
GIA (Gemological Institute of America) has appointed Stephen B. Morisseau as the Institute’s public relations director, effective immediately. The role expands the communications team, reinforcing GIA’s mission to protect the public trust in gem and jewelry purchases. Morisseau will be responsible for implementing and driving communication strategies that further GIA objectives. Morisseau has more than [...]
Extraordinary Collection of Patek Philippe Timepieces Offered in Antiquorum’s April Sale
Antiquorum Auctioneers, the world’s premier watch auctioneer, is enthusiastically anticipating its April 25th auction of “Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces, Part 1″ at their US headquarters on Madison Avenue in New York City. Part one of our spring auction will offer collectors an exceptional collection of Patek Philippe wristwatches including a Patek Philippe Ref. 3974 [...]
Survival Guide for Buying a Diamond Engagement Ring
Bella Ideale Diamonds, an on-line purveyor of fine diamonds and jewelry at discounted prices, just released a practical guide for diamond buyers entitled Top 10 Survival Tips for Buying a Diamond Engagement Ring. “Everyone who is about to buy an engagement ring wishes they had a father, or good friend, in the diamond business for [...]
Nama Khoi Municipality and Diamond Giant De Beers announce the proclamation of Kleinzee
The Nama Khoi Local Municipality and De Beers Consolidated Mines announced the proclamation of the Kleinzee town, which is in the Nama Khoi Local Municipality in Namaqualand. Kleinzee and Koingnaas are the two towns that were established and managed by De Beers to cater for the company’s employees working at Namaqualand Mines. The proclamation of Koingnaas was [...]
Botswana Diamonds Issues Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 31 December 2011
Botswana Diamonds (BOD) has active exploration programmes in three African countries, Botswana, Cameroon and Zimbabwe. The strategy of the Company is to combine the technical skills and African exploration experience of the management team with potential opportunities to discover large high-volume, high-value diamond mines. Markets The fundamentals of diamonds are very strong. Diamonds are scarce [...]
Melissa Sturgess Joins Namakwa Diamonds Board
Namakwa Diamonds Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Miss Melissa Sturgess as the new Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Namakwa Diamonds. Miss Sturgess joins the Board with immediate effect to replace Alex Davidson, who has decided to step down from his role to focus on his other interests. Melissa has an extensive background in [...]
