Tweet Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton will not slowing down their cars to show off their diamond studded steering wheels this year at the car race in Monaco, but I bet some members of the audience would like to get a closer look at their diamond display. This year won’t be the first time drivers [...]
Tweet The Naval Research Laboratory and the Department of Defense may seem unlikely places to conduct diamond research, but that’s exactly what’s happening. The National Research Laboratory (NRL) has conducted research of the “chemical vapor deposition” in diamonds as it relates to Department of Defense technologies since 1987. And now, the NRL has partnered with [...]
Tweet Carey Mulligan, Best Actress nominee at this year’s Oscar Awards, wowed red carpet gawkers Sunday with an incredible suite of diamonds. Although she did not walk away with an Oscar statuette, she walked the path of victory in her choice of fashion and accenting gems. Mulligan did not wear a necklace, but her earrings [...]
Tweet The Museum of Natural History wants you to fall in love with natural colored diamonds. They have been exhibiting the Olympia Diamond collection to wide acclaim and success. An unexpectedly popular collection, these diamonds have been drawing crowds with their beautiful hue and rare attributes. “While it might be the rarity and mulitmillion dollar [...]
Tweet The “King of Bling” has been involved in a robbery. In early March, two masked men stormed in to the Diamond Depot, a Philadelphia area jewelry store, and smashed their way in to a jewelry case. The self-titled store owner, whose real name is Ron Alia, has sold gems to celebrities like Queen Latifah [...]
Tweet Africa is rich in diamond and gold exports, and rife with opportunities for money laundering. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently launched a project to fight the laundering and the funneling of money from these industries in to terrorism. The IMF seeks to help 16 of Africa’s countries keep their gold and diamond trade [...]
Tweet Gem Diamonds, a diamond mining company, has recovered profitability from its stint in the red due to the struggling economy. The company reported a net loss of $55.2. million in 2008, but it reports a net profit of $25.4 million for 2009. “2009 was an extremely challenging year for the diamond industry as a [...]
Tweet Diamonds aren’t just for jewelry anymore. The fashion and gem industries made an interesting pairing recently with the announcement of a new line of diamond-bejeweled lingerie. Harlette lingerie and Eskae Jewellers partnered together to create a collection that features lingerie clasps fashioned from platinum hearts decorated with diamonds. The sparkling lingerie collection is a [...]
Tweet Russian and Indian diamond industry members have partnered together to export and cut diamonds in a lucrative deal. Alrosa, a Russian diamond producer, enlisted the help of Rosy Blue, Diamond India and Ratilal Becharlal and Sons. The three Indian entities, all diamond cutters, will have access to Alrosa’s supply of raw diamonds valued at [...]
Tweet Saturday Night Live! has a longstanding reputation for bringing laughter to its audiences. On a night in March, however, the show brought one New York City woman to tears. Bree Candee attended a rehearsal of the long-standing comedy show to celebrate her 36th birthday. After enjoying the taping with her husband and friends, she dined [...]
