17.5-carat diamond expected to fetch €1.5M in Monaco

A 17.5-carat emerald-cut diamond is expected to fetch €1.5 million ($AU2.3 million) during the Monaco Luxury Week tender by French auction house Artcurial.
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Possible new colour diamonds discovery at Ellendale mine

India Bore Diamond Holdings (IBDH), one of two Australian companies currently operating at the Ellendale site in Western Australia – has confirmed two separate layers of diamondiferous gravel deposits at its site.
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Top social media faux pas to avoid

Social media can be a time-consuming and thankless task but only for business owners that don’t take the time to investigate why. MANDY EDWARDS discusses how to get more out of social media in 2016.
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Blue Nile goes public in search for investors

Seattle-based diamond and jewellery retailer Blue Nile has announced plans to become a publicly-traded company on the US NASDAQ in a bid to secure more investors.
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Major rebrand for iconic Australian business

After more than four decades of operation, the Peter W Beck Company has to undergone a major rebrand, becoming BECKS.
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GIA adopts new method of diamond certification

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced it will soon issue digital grading reports instead of paper certification and launch an AI-based diamond inscription matching service.
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Signet Jewellers continues to exceed sales targets

Signet Jewellers announced it exceeded revenue targets based on its latest 13-week sales period ending 30 April indicating a sustained uptrend in sales since the beginning of the year.
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