Global diamond demand to outpace supply

Worldwide Diamond Consumption to Surge by More Than 60 Percent by End of Decade Global diamond demand will outpace supply, signaling solid pricing prospects and a strong positive outlook for the industry overall, according to the 2012 Global Diamond Industry Report, released by global business consulting firm Bain & Company. A surge in rough diamond … Read more

Harry Winston – not in active negotiations regarding its watch and jewelry business

Harry Winston says not in active talks over luxury brand sale In response to recent media reports, Harry Winston Diamond Corporation, the diamond enterprise with premium assets in the mining and retail segments of the diamond industry, confirmed that it has received various indications of interest regarding a potential purchase of its luxury brand segment, … Read more

Siberian Popigai Crater diamonds could turn the market upside down

The far north of Siberia is believed to have vast and untouched diamond reserves in a unexplored crater. The 100-kilometre (60-mile) Siberian Popigai Crater was formed by a huge asteroid 35 million years ago and is lying 2,000 kilometres from the main Trans-Siberian railway line. The deposit sits at the northern end of the border … Read more

2012 Monaco Yacht Show: the world’s most awaited event in superyachting

2012 Monaco Yacht Show to set a record with 6 megayachts exhibited (80.11 metres of average length) 73 superyachts over 40 meters   The 22nd edition of the Monaco Yacht Show (from September 19 to 22) remains the world’s most awaited event in superyachting; it is the unique occasion in the year to admire the … Read more

L’Artisan du Reve: Boucheron returns to the Biennale des Antiquaires

Boucheron is entering a vibrant new chapter with L’Artisan du Reve, a collection that marks the return of the house to the Biennale des Antiquaires after an absence since 2004. A celebration of the Maison’s savoir-faire, L’Artisan du Reve plays with the snake symbols (one the most iconic of Boucheron’s animals), the Delilah woven gold … Read more

Couture Précieuse – Piaget’s largest collection

At this year’s September Biennale des Antiquaires, Piaget prepares its largest collection centered around the idea of feminine seduction. Couture Précieuse jewellery collection uses white diamonds, red rubellites, and black spinels and is all made with white gold, taking our imagination to lace, corsets, ribbons, tassels, and all the finer instruments of seduction. “Diamond Embroidery … Read more