High jewelry houses are traditionally at the tail end of the diamond supply chain. Once they’re extracted, rough stones are typically acquired by specialist diamond cutters and polishers, who analyze ...

So De Beers unearthed a rough stone that could fulfill the requirements. The process from procuring the uncut diamond to setting the resulting finished gems in a pair of drop earrings took over a year ...

The Victorian-era town of Cullinan, founded to support the Cullinan Mine, recently recovered a 41.82-carat blue diamond. The ...

(CNN) — A massive 2,492-carat rough diamond, believed to be the second biggest ever found, has been unearthed in Botswana, according to a mining company. The huge stone is thought to be the biggest ...

The Lucara diamond is the biggest gem-quality diamond discovered since the famed Cullinan measuring more than 3,000 carats was found in South Africa in 1905. The Cullinan was subsequently cut into ...

It’s unusual for Tiffany to tour a rough diamond, but this was a geological wonder, said Reynolds. “It’s very rare to find a diamond of this size and saturated color that came from hundreds of miles ...

Haute jewelry is so compelling because it encapsulates narratives. There are so many stories within: How were the stones discovered? For whom are the pieces made? Whose dreams are being realized?

Russia's Alrosa, the world's largest producer of rough diamonds, said on Wednesday its April sales of rough and polished stones rose by 12% month-on-month to $401 million after demand for diamond ...