http://www.idexonline.com/RSS/IDEX_Online_News.rss News en 2026 IDEX Online Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:23:45 GMT 10 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51300 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51300 Swiss watch exports increased by 11.2% in June, following on from negligible growth (+0.4%) in May. There was strong growth in the US (+12.7%), the biggest single market, and the UK (+12.2%), driven by a favorable base effect (lower sales last June)... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51300 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51299 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51299 A piece of costume jewelry, bought for £5 ($7) at a yard sale in England, turned out to be a 3.02-carat diamond set in an 18K gold ring valued at £15,000 ($20,225). The unnamed owner took it to a traveling jewelry and antique appraisal event in Oxford... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51299 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51298 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51298 Burgundy Diamond Mines, owners of Ekati, are to enter receivership after running up debts of over $280 million and failing to find a buyer for Canada's first commercial diamond mine. The Supreme Court of British Columbia placed its subsidiary ... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51298 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51297 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51297 Only natural diamonds should be graded with the 4Cs, says CIBJO (the World Jewellery Confederation). And the word "synthetic" should be regarded as the preferred term to describe diamonds created through industrial processes. CIBJO, the body that... Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51297 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51296 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51296 A new four-part podcast charts the spectacular rise and dramatic fall of billionaire Nirav Modi and his Firestar Diamond empire. It's presented by Mick Brown and Robert Mendick, journalists at The Telegraph in the UK, who say they tracked down... Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51296 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51294 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51294 Anglo American has selected a preferred bidder for De Beers, its loss-making diamond division. The Global Diamond Consortium, led by former De Beers CEO Gareth Penny, has emerged as the frontrunner, ahead of two other shortlisted bidders that have... Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51294 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51293 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51293 Watches of Switzerland (WoS) saw a leap in statutory pre‑tax annual profits of 76%, up to £133 million (USD 170 million) amid growing speculation of a possible buyout by private equity funds and strategic bidders. The UK-based company... Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51293 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51292 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51292 Richemont's jewelry sales surged by 21% (at actual exchange rates, 24% at constant) in the three months to 30 June, as demand for high-end items remained strong. The Swiss luxury conglomerate said its four jewelry maisons - Buccellati, Cartier, Van Cleef ... Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51292 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51291 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51291 Stephanie Gottlieb, a long-time advocate of natural diamonds, has launched her first collections of lab grown jewelry. But she maintains there's still a huge divide between natural diamonds (forever) and lab growns (for right now). Gottlieb, who opened... Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51291 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51290 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51290 Lucara has recovered a 1,305.4 carat diamond from its Karowe mine, in Botswana - its 10th stone over 1,000 carats since full-scale open‑pit mining started in 2012. The diamond was unbroken, thanks to the Mega Diamond Recovery (MDR) X-ray ... Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51290