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Christie's London sale of important jewels achieved $22,750,300 and was 75 percent sold by lot. All of the top 10 lots sold for well in excess of their presale estimates.

Jewelry is the most portable of investments, and we look at some spectacular colored gems that have come to market recently.

A fancy vivid blue diamond from the collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon set new auction records at Sotheby’s New York last night. 

Rio Tinto is celebrating the Indian wedding season with seven new collections from its local jewelry brand, Nazraana. The new lines are named Love, Infinity, Heritage, Spirituality, Contemporary, Floral and Men’s Luxury.

Jordan Crook it would appear that Intel isn’t the only company interested in adding a touch of technological flair to the fashion industry.

Understanding the way diamonds are formed deep in the Earth could explain how life evolved on our planet. So a team in Germany are attempting to forge the gemstones themselves, from carbon dioxide – and peanut butter. 

Sotheby's Geneva autumn sale of magnificent jewels highlighted extremely strong results for colored stones, confirming the upward trend in prices for top-quality rubies, sapphires and emeralds.

Christie's Geneva sale of important jewels garnered total sales of $150,216,738 and was 89 percent sold by lot. The auction house said that the event had the highest total sales value of any important jewel auction held to date.

High net worth individuals across the globe are ploughing their millions into rare coloured diamonds as a stable, “safe haven” asset class

2014 ‘Magnificent Jewels’, an auction by Christie’s Hong Kong on November 25, will be led by a 3.39-carat fancy vivid blue diamond ring by Moussaieff