The Antwerp World Diamond Centre and Shopping Stadsfeestzaal have planned a special Christmas promotion aimed at increasing awareness of diamonds. The “7 days, 7 diamonds” project will give visitors to Antwerp’s “Stadsfeestzaal” shopping centre the opportunity to win a diamond, with one 0.30 carat diamond being awarded to a lucky competitor every day. To win [...]
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Antwerp Diamond Bank Earmarked for Divestment by KBC
KBC, the parent bank of the Antwerp Diamond Bank (ADB), recently made its intention public to divest of the bank. During the period running up to the divestment, KBC Group remains for the time being fully committed to ADB, which will be maintaining and applying its business model, says Luc Gijsen, Chairman of the Board [...]
Paloma Picasso Introduces Chinese Zodiac Collection
Inspired by the imagery and lore of the Chinese zodiac, Tiffany designer Paloma Picasso creates a collection of charms depicting each of the 12 animals that make up the horoscope’s 12-year cycle. Paloma’s Chinese Zodiac captures the vitality of each animal-and the human personality it represents-with the bold expression and superb craftsmanship that are hallmarks [...]
New York Diamond District Robbery Crew Leader Convicted
Hector Rivera has been convicted on all counts after a one-week jury trial before United States District Judge HAROLD BAER, JR. The charges arose from RIVERA’s leadership of a robbery and extortion crew involved in robberies connected to the Diamond District in midtown Manhattan, including the planned hijacking of Federal Express (“FedEx”) tractor-trailer trucks and [...]
Online Holiday Spending Estimated to be 4% Higher than Last Year
comScore (NASDAQ : SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, has reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 43 days of the November – December 2009 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, nearly $21 billion has been spent online, marking a 4-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year. The most recent [...]
Tolkowsky Ranked as Top Diamond Brand of 2009; Round Brilliant a Cut Above the Rest
United Brands LLC , Beverly Hills, has released its 2009 top 10 list of the highest ranking jewelry, watch and diamond brands in the world. Top 10 DIAMOND BRANDS 1. Tolkowsky 2. Lucida 3. Leo 4. Hearts on Fire 5. Eighty-Eight 6. Crisscut 7. Eighternity 8. Ashoka 9. Lili 10. Cento Top 10 DIAMOND CUTS [...]
‘Substantial Opportunities’ for Greater Diamond Trade between U.S. and Turkey
The New York Diamond Dealers Club’s executive leadership in New York has met with Yunus Oguzhan Aloghu, executive vice president of the Istanbul Gold Exchange, to discuss improving diamond, jewelry and gold trade between the two countries. In summarizing the discussion, Dealers Club president Moshe Mosbacher said, “There are substantial opportunities for greater diamond trade [...]
Pangea DiamondFields Secures Short-term Bridging Loan
Diamond producer and exploration company Pangea DiamondFields plc (AIM: PDF) has signed, through its wholly owned subsidiary Efidium Limited (Efidium), an unsecured short term bridging loan agreement with a substantial shareholder (Agreement). Under the Agreement, Efidium is able to borrow £370,000 (approximately US$0.6m) repayable on or before 30 June 2010 together with interest at a [...]
CIBJO Congress to Follow ‘Ruby Day’
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has set the venue and dates for its 2010 Congress. The congress will be held at the adjacent International Congress Centre (ICM), owned by Messe Muenchen, and will allow the congress registrants full access to the inhorgenta europe 2010 fair and the facilities offered by Messe Muenchen. “I am pleased [...]
Report: Seasonal Online Holiday Spending Nears $20 Billion
comScore (NASDAQ : SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, has reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 41 days of the November – December 2009 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $19.9 billion has been spent online, marking a 3-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year. The most recent week [...]
Deloitte Consumer Spending Index Hits New High
The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index rose in November to its highest level since 2004, driven largely by the decrease in initial unemployment claims along with historically low tax levels. The Index attempts to track consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending. “The Index continues a recent six-month climb due to improvement across [...]
Bulgari’s Auction at Christie’s to Raise Money for Save the Children Sells Over $1.5 Million of Jewels
Some $1,546,500 was raised during Christie’s auction of 18 Bulgari gems to raise money for Save the Children. Rahul Kadakia, Head of Jewelry at Christie’s New York and Auctioneer for the event comments: “The auction room at Christie’s was alive with excitement as several hundred clients and friends of BVLGARI gathered in support of this [...]