2021: The Year of the Pink Diamond – 12 of the Best

As each year ends, Jeweller reviews our editorial over the past 12 months, analysing the most popular content, and examines industry trends in an attempt to anticipate the coming year.
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2021: The Year of the Pink Diamond – 12 of the Best

As each year ends, Jeweller reviews our editorial over the past 12 months, analysing the most popular content, and examines industry trends in an attempt to anticipate the coming year.
http://dlvr.it/SGHqWp

Google to go head-to-head with Apple for smartwatch market

Eight years after confirming that it was entering the watch market, albeit via Android Wear – an extension of the Android operating system into wearable technology – rumours are rife that Google is about to launch its own smartwatch under the Pixel brand.
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Costco's diamond and jewellery sales boom; history in the courts

When Costco opened its first Australian store in 2009, few people would have believed that the US-style, large-format supermarket chain would offer diamonds and jewellery among the meat and vegetables aisles, let alone that they would become a major product range.
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Lucapa sees Merlin as Australia’s biggest diamond producer

The acquisition of Merlin Diamond Mine by Lucapa Diamonds is expected to be the biggest commercial diamond mining operation in Australia with a targeted yield of 153,000 carats per year when it begins full-scale production in 2024.
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Laughter and legacy: a tribute to Peter W Beck

Australia lost a luminary of the jewellery industry on 6 December when Peter Beck passed away. While the word ‘legend’ is bandied around all too often these days, in Peter’s case it is more than fitting. 
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Australian jeweller celebrates five stores with gala evening "to remember"

The old adage, when the going gets tough, the tough get going came to light throughout the past two years. Not content with riding out the global pandemic one independent jeweller expanded his store count regardless of the difficulties during COVID-19.
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Gold earring discovery sheds light on Viking trading routes

The unexpected discovery of a rare 11th-century gold earring buried in a field in West Jutland, Denmark could help shed light on whether the Vikings acquired intricate jewellery during their legendary journeys.
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Cullinan 1-9: World Famous Diamonds

Weighing in at a whopping 3,106 carats, the Cullinan is the largest gem-quality diamond ever discovered.
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Idol’s Eye: World Famous Diamonds

The Idol’s Eye is a 70.21-carat Golconda diamond, possessing a blue tinge characteristic of many diamonds from that source, and shaped like an Old Mine cut – but with nine main facets instead of eight.
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French Blue: World Famous Diamonds

Between 1671 and 1673, well before it became the Hope diamond, the brilliant-blue French Blue diamond was cut from the Tavernier Blue diamond.
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New blockchain platform can track pearl provenance and ownership

Pearls of Australia has announced a “world first” blockchain authentication platform to track the provenance and ownership of its Cygnet Bay pearls.
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New blockchain platform can track pearl provenance and ownership

Pearls of Australia has announced a “world first” blockchain authentication platform to track the provenance and ownership of its Cygnet Bay pearls.
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Pope Francis ‘blesses’ lab-created diamond

Pope Francis blessed a lab-created diamond during Thanksgiving ceremonies in Rome, Italy to symbolise the need for promoting sustainable jewellery production processes.
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Pope Francis ‘blesses’ lab-created diamond

Pope Francis blessed a lab-created diamond during Thanksgiving ceremonies in Rome, Italy to symbolise the need for promoting sustainable jewellery production processes.
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Golden Connection: the ups and downs of gold jewellery in a topsy-turvy world

Consumers see the price of gold reported on a daily basis, and in recent times that price has been rising. Does this negatively impact sales of gold jewellery, or is there a counter-intuitive occurrence; gold jewellery sales increase when the gold price increases?
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Golden Connection: the ups and downs of gold jewellery in a topsy-turvy world

Consumers see the price of gold reported on a daily basis, and in recent times that price has been rising. Does this negatively impact sales of gold jewellery, or is there a counter-intuitive occurrence; gold jewellery sales increase when the gold price increases?
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Georgini launches jewellery collection in honour of athletes

Melbourne-based jewellery brand Georgini has launched a new collection called the Commonwealth Collection as a tribute to Australian athletes and will be made available through its jewellery and retail partners nationwide.
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Georgini launches jewellery collection in honour of athletes

Melbourne-based jewellery brand Georgini has launched a new collection called the Commonwealth Collection as a tribute to Australian athletes and will be made available through its jewellery and retail partners nationwide.
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Now Showing: Secrets of the famous French Blue diamond; Fabergé‘s rarest gem; and is my opal a real Aussie opal?

Take a few moments to enjoy Jeweller's Friday Flicks video selection including updates on current affairs and insights into our jewellery trade. This week, discover what makes Aussie opals true blue Aussie, dive deep into the history of the French Blue Diamond and see how you can confuse a gemmologist!
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Majority of engagement ring buyers shun online websites: study finds

Despite the growth of specialist diamond jewellery websites, and the general increase in online shopping over the past two years, a new study has found 67 per cent of people who decided to marry purchased their engagement ring in-store, from a jewellery retailer.
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Diamond koalas are more than just jewellery

The Black Summer fires that raged across Australia’s east coast last year has inspired the creation of diamond koala jewellery as not just another fancy adornment, but a statement aimed at delivering a strong and timely message.
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Pandora to focus investing in-store, not e-commerce marketplaces

Pandora Jewelry will remain focused on strengthening its bricks-and-mortar stores and in-house online sales platform rather than joining e-commerce marketplaces such as Amazon and Farfetch .
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Diamond koalas are more than just jewellery

The Black Summer fires that raged across Australia’s east coast last year has inspired the creation of diamond koala jewellery as not just another fancy adornment, but a statement aimed at delivering a strong and timely message.
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Jeweller expects a big payout with ‘floating diamond’ invention

It took two decades, millions of dollars, and a box of ruined and ‘exploded’ diamonds for a Wellington jeweller to finally be a step closer to a billion-dollar payout.
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