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The Mellon Blue, a 9.51-carat pear-shaped diamond with internally flawless clarity
‘The Mellon Blue’ to Return to Auction, This Time at Christie’s The 9.51-carat fancy vivid blue diamond, which set two world auction records at Sotheby’s in 2014, is estimated to fetch up to $30 million. Lauren McLemorelauren.mclemore@nationaljeweler.com A blue...
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Taylor Swift’s Engagement Ring
Taylor Swift’s Engagement Ring Is a Fairy Tale for Vintage Diamond Cuts The singer’s new bling, reportedly a natural old mine-cut diamond, is no paper ring. Lauren McLemorelauren.mclemore@nationaljeweler.com After two years of dating, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are...
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The historic fancy vivid blue diamond set to headline Christie’s Geneva sale next month could sell for up to $50 million.
23-Carat ‘Golconda Blue’ Heads to Auction Lauren McLemorelauren.mclemore@nationaljeweler.com At its upcoming Geneva jewelry auction, Christie’s will offer the 23.24-carat “Golconda Blue,” a rare blue diamond with more than 250 years of history and ties to...
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Opaque Jewelry Is So Of-the-Moment and Rubies Even Better!
Opaque Jewelry Is So Of-the-Moment If you haven’t noticed, opaque gems are having quite the renaissance. They may have last rode a popularity wave in 2018 (not so long ago, yet ages ago), when our Amy Elliott named malachite and pink...
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A Diamond Worth Talking About
The Motswedi: A Diamond Worth Talking About January 18, 2025 by Mark Reyes, G.G. About Mark Reyes, G.G. Mark Reyes is the Lead Instructor for IGI North America, designing and teaching diamond, gem and jewelry grading workshops, seminars &...
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The 50 Greatest Watches of All Time -2024
December 26, 2024 The 50 Greatest Watches of All Time We surveyed industry experts and top-tier collectors to compile the ultimate list of luxury wristwatches. Rolex, Omega, Patek Philippe, Cartier, Audemars Piguet, Jaeger-LeCoultre—of course, timepieces from...
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Mozambique Rubies Pricing Soar
The value of US Republic's Resources Mozambique’s “rough” ruby cut/polish transaction just increased exponentially (as did its per carat selling price), …This, as result of …“Cyclone Chido devastates Mozambique” and, … “flooded mines …”. “Cyclone Chido devastates...
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From Audemars Piguet to Patek Philippe, Jacob & Co. and more, the celebs this week brought the horological heat.
December 7, 2024 The 7 Best Watches of the Week, From Gordon Ramsay’s Patek Philippe to Will Smith’s Jacob & Co. Published on December 7, 2024 Getty, Patek Philippe, Jacob & Co. This week’s line-up starts with British celebrity chef Gordon...
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The 8 Best Watches From the Upcoming TimeForArt Auction in N.Y.C.
The charitable auction, TimeForArt, hosted by Phillips is chock full of incredible one-off watches. We sent the best photographer we know to shoot them and help us select the best of the lots. Published on December 5, 2024 Phillips The fate of the once-popular...
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2024 Spectrum, Cutting Edge Award Winners
AGTA Names 2024 Spectrum, Cutting Edge Award Winners Last weekend in Dallas, the American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) unveiled the winners of its Spectrum and Cutting Edge Awards for 2024 and presented hundreds of colored gemstone entrants in the...
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