H.K. Designs has been certified a Great Place to Work®. This puts them in the league of prestigious industry stalwarts in the USA such as Signet Jewelers. As part of the assessment,…
“Strawberry quartz” is not a strictly defined term in gemology but generally recognized in the market as single-crystal quartz with numerous striped or flaky hematite inclusions, which cause a pink to red…
GIA has named well-known and universally respected industry leader Anna Martin to a new position as senior vice president for institute and industry relations. Martin will mentor and work with senior GIA…
Navrattan Kothari, Chairman, KGK Group has been chosen as the 2021 recipient of the Jewellery World Awards’ highest accolade – the Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his outstanding achievements in business,…
Numbers say it all. The industry has welcomed and adapted mandatory gold jewellery hallmarking wholeheartedly. There has been consistent progress in hallmarking since the Government of India made gold jewellery hallmarking mandatory…
Recently, the authors examined a 2.01 ct faceted diamond octahedron (6.28 × 5.98 × 7.14 mm) with a Fancy Light brownish greenish yellow color grade that showed a distinctive internal appearance (figure…
Dipu Mehta, Managing Director, ORRA, is confident that 2022 will be a good year for diamond jewellery. He also reveals the reasons behind the tie-up with India’s top fashion couturier Falguni Shane…
Turquoise is an opaque, blue to green gem material that has been worn, used, and appreciated by different civilizations for thousands of years. Originally called piruzeh in Persian, the gem has spiritual value in…
First generation jewellery entrepreneur Ekta Kaushik went against all odds to build a career in retailing and designing. Her two-year-old boutique Ambar Gold and Diamonds, Gurgaon, reflects her determination and commitment to…
Riding on Sotheby’s record $1 billion luxury sales in 2021, the auction house celebrates the opening of 2022 with RE(LUX) – A Luxury Sale Series that juxtaposes modernity with tradition, showcasing the…