Lifestyle

World's largest ruby gemstone sells for a record $34.8 million

A 55.22 carat ruby named "Estrela de Fura" sold at Sotheby's in New York for $34.8 million, setting a new record price at auction for the precious stone. Sotheby's also sold "The Eternal Pink," a rare 10.57-carat diamond for the same price.

11/06/2023

Culture news

Fashion designers increasingly using Cannes to launch new collections

Chopard and Versace are both choosing the film festival - a hot bed of celebrities and riches - to launch their new collections.

23/05/2023

Culture news

Five men convicted over 2019 Dresden jewel heist

Six members of a notorious criminal gang have been on trial in Germany over the spectacular heist in which 18th-century jewels were snatched from the state museum in Dresden.

16/05/2023

Culture news

Nazi-linked Horten jewels expected to fetch millions at Swiss auction

Some Jewish groups have called on Christie's to stop the sale, but the auction house says the proceeds are going towards "charities" and "Holocaust research and education".

10/05/2023

Culture news

Nike and Tiffany & Co. collaboration: Just (don’t) do it

A (mis)match made in heaven?

06/02/2023

Culture news

London jewellers are changing the game for lab-grown diamonds

Customer priorities and choices are changing and diamond markets are responding.

06/01/2023

Art

World's 'smallest work of art on a diamond' unveiled in Amsterdam

If diamonds are forever and a girl's best friend, then adding the world's smallest artwork,to what already shines should makes them even more special.

23/12/2022

United Kingdom

7th century necklace unearthed at UK building site

Archaeologists say a 1,300-year-old gold and gemstone necklace found during the construction of a housing development marks the grave of a powerful woman who may have been an Anglo-Saxon aristocrat or early Christian religious leader in Britain.

07/12/2022

Culture news

Got a spare €20 million for a dinosaur skull?

As the holiday season ramps up, Sotheby's auction house in New York is getting ready to auction off some of its highest value luxury items, ranging from multi-million dollar pieces of jewelry to historical artifacts and even a one-of-a-kind dinosaur skull fossil

05/12/2022

Germany

Six men on trial for stealing jewels worth €113m from Dresden museum

Prosecutors said those accused of stealing the gems, which have never been recovered, belong to an organised crime family known as the "Remmo clan".

28/01/2022

Culture news

Diamond that came from meteorite to go on sale in London

The diamond is extremely rare and believed to have come from space via a "Don't Look Up" style meteorite encounter.

18/01/2022

Culture news

Making jewellery accessible: Van Cleef opens its doors

Van Cleef & Arpels has hosted courses to train the next generation of jewellers in the artisanal trade, looking to inspire people who would have never considered a career in jewellery before.

14/01/2022

France

Twelve to stand trial for Kardashian West jewel heist in Paris

Twelve people will stand trial in Paris over a $10 million jewellery heist targeting Kim Kardashian West in 2016, authorities said Friday.

19/11/2021

Art

Fabergé's exquisite eggs go on display at V&A

'Fabergé in London: Romance and Revolution' celebrates the world-famous Russian jewellery house that has created luxury items for royals and aristocrats.

18/11/2021

United Kingdom

UK police arrest man over theft of historic jewellery worth over €1m

Police in the UK have arrested a man on suspicion of burglary, following the theft of historic jewellery from a Sussex castle in May.

21/09/2021

France

Police arrest armed robbers who stole €10m from Paris jewellery store

French police have arrested three suspects after armed robbers stole €10m worth of jewellery from a Paris store on Place Vendome.

07/09/2021

Germany

Six men charged in Germany over 2019 Dresden museum heist

Searches have so far failed to find the missing jewels.

02/09/2021

France

Armed robbers steal jewellery and €400k from Paris boutique

Two men have stolen an estimated €2 million from a Dinh Van boutique in central Paris.

30/07/2021

France

Two arrested after thief steals €3 million worth of jewellery in Paris

The man who carried out the burglary left the Chaumet shop near the Champs-Elysées on an electric sccoter.

29/07/2021

United Kingdom

Woman convicted of swapping diamonds for pebbles in London heist

A woman has been convicted of using "sleight of hand" to steal diamonds worth around €4.9 million from a high-profile London jeweler in 2016.

28/07/2021