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Podcast: What’s in Store for the Holidays
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With the holiday season well under way, the Rapaport Diamond Podcast debates different trends taking shape in the retail space. The discussion spans personalization, omnichannel, effective storytelling, being more open-minded, and...
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Dec 12, 2019
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Blue Diamond Earrings Score Big at Bonhams
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A pair of blue diamond earrings fetched just under $1.3 million atBonhams’ New York Jewels sale, beating its high estimate. The set features a marquise-shaped brilliant cut,fancy-intense-blue diamond with VS1 clarity, weighing 1.81...
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Polished Markets
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Dec 10, 2019
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Christie’s Garners $7M at Paris Auction
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Christie’s brought in $6.9 million from its Fine Jewels salein Paris, with a fancy orangey-pink diamond ring fetching more than eight timesits high estimate. The old-cut, 6.32-carat, type IIa, VS2-clarity diamond wasthe...
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Polished Markets
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Dec 08, 2019
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Cartier Necklace Smashes Estimate at Bonhams
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An Art Deco aquamarine and diamond necklace by Cartierfetched more than triple its high estimate at Bonhams' London Jewels sale. The Cartier piece, which is dated from 1940 and features 170carats of aquamarines, sparked an international...
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Polished Markets
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Dec 08, 2019
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Sotheby’s London Sale Rakes In $6.8M
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Sotheby’s brought in GBP 5.3 million ($6.8 million) from itsFine Jewels sale in London on Tuesday, with many items going for well above theirhigh estimates. The top lot, a necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 27, 2019
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Phillips Garners Nearly $10M at Hong Kong Auction
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Phillips’s Hong Kong sale brought in $9.6 million, with a ruby ring standing out as one of the top-selling items, the auction house said Tuesday. The 5.22-carat pigeon’s blood Burmese ruby and diamond ring...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 26, 2019
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Blue Diamond Earrings Lead Bonhams Auction
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A pair of blue diamond earrings will lead a sale of finejewels at Bonhams that includes pieces from the estate of former New YorkYankees owner George Steinbrenner’s wife. The earrings feature a marquise-shaped brilliant cut,fancy-intense-blue diamond with...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 17, 2019
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Cartier Bracelet Soars Past Estimate at Sotheby’s
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A sapphire and diamond bracelet fetched more than doubleits high estimate at Sotheby’s Geneva auction, selling to a female Asian collector after a bidding war. The piece contains a 47.07-carat, royal-blue Burmesesapphire center stone with high...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 14, 2019
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7ct. Blue Fetches $12M at Christie’s Geneva
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A fancy-deep-blue diamond ring by Moussaieff fetched nearly$12 million at Christie’s Geneva auction Tuesday, becoming the most expensivepiece of jewelry sold this season, the company said. The rectangular-cut, 7.03-carat, VVS2-clarity stone sold toa private...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 13, 2019
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Art Deco Jewels Lead Bonhams Auction
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An aquamarine and diamond necklace by Cartier will lead thesale of a selection of Art Deco jewels at Bonhams next month.The piece, dated from 1940, is set to go under the hammerestimated at GBP 100,000 to GBP 150,000 ($128,290 to $192,435), along...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 12, 2019
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Jewelers Top Luxury ‘Brand Intimacy’ Study
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Rolex, Cartier and Tiffany & Co. have captured the top threespots in the luxury category when it comes to the emotional connectioncustomers have with a brand, according to a study of “brand intimacy.” The three jewelry brands...
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Retail
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Nov 11, 2019
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Richemont Weathers Hong Kong Storm
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Jewelry sales at Richemont increased 8% in the first fiscalhalf, even as the company faced a challenging market in Hong Kong. Jewelry proceeds at Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels roseto EUR 3.74 billion ($4.12 billion) in the...
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Retail
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Nov 10, 2019
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$14M Blue Diamond to Headline Christie’s Geneva
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A fancy-deep-blue diamond ring with a highestimate of CHF 14 million ($14.1 million) will go under the hammer at Christie’s GenevaMagnificent Jewels auction next month. The 7.03-carat stone,mounted by Moussaieff, will lead the November auction, Christie’s said...
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Polished Markets
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Oct 17, 2019
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Richemont Acquires Italian Jeweler Buccellati
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Swiss-based luxury retailer Richemont has bought high-endjeweler Buccellati from China’s Gangtai Group. Richemont, which also owns Cartier and Van Cleef &Arpels, closed the purchase of the 100% stake in the Italian jeweler...
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Retail
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Oct 02, 2019
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Cartier Sapphire Ring Crushes Estimate at Skinner
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A Cartier twin sapphire and diamond ring fetched more than double its low estimate at Skinner Auctioneers. The piece, which was created in the 1950s, features twoKashmir sapphires weighing 5.34 and 4.91 carats,...
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Polished Markets
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Sep 25, 2019
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Cartier Bracelet to Lead Sotheby’s Geneva Sale
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An Art Deco Cartier bracelet from a prominent femalecollector is set to go under the hammer for $2 million to $3 million atSotheby’s November Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale in Geneva. The center stone is a 47.07-carat, royal-blue Burmesesapphire with...
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Polished Markets
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Aug 29, 2019
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China Lifts Richemont Jewelry Revenue
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Sales at Richemont’s jewelry brands increased 10% in the first fiscalquarter, as lower value-added tax and customs duties drove purchases in mainland China,the luxury retailer said Thursday. Proceeds from the group’s largest product category...
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Jul 18, 2019
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Christie’s Breaks Records with $109M Auction
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Christie’s Maharajas & Mughal Magnificence sale broughtin more than $109 million, the highest total for any auction featuring Indianart. The top lot was a Belle Époque brooch, created by Cartier in 1912, which...
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Polished Markets
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Jun 20, 2019
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Sales Rise at Cartier, Van Cleef
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Jewelry sales at Richemont — the owner of Cartier and VanCleef & Arpels — increased 10% in the past fiscal year, with growth in all regions and channels. Proceeds from the category rose to EUR 7.08 billion...
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Retail
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May 19, 2019
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Cartier, Van Cleef Sue Alleged Counterfeiter
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Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels have filed a lawsuitagainst a Florida jeweler, claiming willful infringement on a number of theluxury jewelers’ famous trademarked collections. Scott King Inc., registered for business as Florida Diamond Brokers andKing...
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Financial-Legal
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May 13, 2019
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