A buyer paid more than $100,000 for the gemstone known as “Little Willie,” setting a new auction record for a Scottish freshwater pearl.
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The giant gem came from Karowe, the same mine that yielded the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona and the 1,758-carat Sewelô diamond.
Hillelson is a second-generation diamantaire and CEO of Owl Financial Group.
Known as “Little Willie,” it’s the largest freshwater pearl found in recent history in Scotland and is notable for its shape and color.
Ingraham said she’ll use the scholarship funds to attend the Women’s Leadership Program at the Yale School of Management.
Appearing at auction for the first time, the Heuer Monaco chronograph is expected to sell for up to $1 million.
Jones will serve on “Arkansas 250,” which will coordinate the state’s participation in America’s semiquincentennial celebration in 2026.
Both Jewelers of America and the International Colored Gemstone Association will have dedicated areas at the jewelry trade show.
There are two categories for fine jewelry, as well as two for fashion/costume jewelry.
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index rose to 100.3 from a downwardly revised 97.8 in June.
Manashe Sezanayev faces felony charges of fraud and grand larceny for allegedly replacing three natural diamonds with lab-grown ones.
Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff returns from Rhode Island with thoughts about in-store shopping and a trends report.
Lab-grown diamond sales in the United States and ongoing economic challenges in China are impacting natural diamond demand.
The gains come amid a tough time for parent company Kering, which saw sales slide 11 percent in the first half of the year.
Ghazi Michel Osta, or “Gus,” was killed Friday by an 83-year-old man said to be a frequent customer at his store, Volusia Gold & Diamond.
Mann, whose family’s jewelry store was located inside the Pentagon, is remembered for being a thoughtful champion of the industry.
The company’s sole remaining diamond operation, Diavik, produced 702,000 carats of diamonds, down from 970,000 a year ago.
The luxury conglomerate promoted General Counsel Ewa Abrams to the role, succeeding Laurent Claquin.
The Minneapolis-based company bought Victor Corporation, which has been making jewelry in Cincinnati since 1946.
Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff shares a rundown of the National Jeweler website’s most popular articles as we hit the halfway point of the year.
The company sold $315 million in rough in the fifth sales cycle of the year, down from $456 million in the same period last year.
The European Union has delayed its deadline for implementing a “robust” traceability mechanism for rough diamonds by six months.
Charles Leclerc and his brother, Lorenzo Leclerc, have sunk money into the watch marketplace.
A collection of the silversmith’s personal objects, as well as items created during his time at Tiffany, are on display at the Met.
The leadership change at the organization charged with guiding the industry on legal issues will take effect next week.