by Gemporium | Gemporium, Jewelry
(IDEX Online News) – The City of Antwerp and the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) have come together to launch the ‘Antwerp’s most brilliant’ quality label for jewelers. Jewelers in the city will only be awarded the label if they meet 32 strict quality...
by Gemporium | Diamonds, Gemporium
Jan 28, 2014 4:27 PM By Panama Diamond Exchange Press Release: Panama’s President Ricardo Martinelli will be the guest of honor at the launch of the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center in Panama in March. He will join leaders of the international and Latin American...
by Gemporium | Diamonds, Gemporium
LONDON – A 29.6 carat blue diamond, one of the rarest and most coveted in the world with a possible price tag of tens of millions of dollars, has been discovered at a South African mine by Petra Diamonds. The miner said the “exceptional” acorn-sized...
by Gemporium | Diamonds, Gemporium, Historical, Uncategorized
New research indicates that the stone was once specially cut to produce an image of a sun when mounted on a gold background Every day, thousands of visitors to the Smithsonian Natural History Museum crowd around a glass case on the second floor to gaze at the Hope...
by Gemporium | Gemporium, Jewelry
Sidelined for centuries, amethyst is making a rightful return to the forefront of fine jewellery, says Maria Doulton. There is something deeply alluring about the glossy purple depths of amethyst. And it’s not just me being whimsical. In ancient times amethyst was so...
