The Jeweler Blog

Nearly Perfect 118-Carat Sapphire May Fetch $4.5MM at Phillips’ Hong Kong Sale

One of the largest and most perfect sapphires to come to auction over the past three decades will headline Phillips’ Jewels & Jadeite Sale in ...

Archaeologists Unearth UAE’s Oldest Pearling Village; Site Dates Back 1,300 Years

An international team of archaeologists announced last week that they unearthed the UAE’s oldest pearling village on Al Sinniyah Island, about 40 miles northeast of ...

Record-Setting Julius Caesar ‘Assassination Coin’ Has Been Returned to Greece

An ultra-rare “Ides of March” gold coin that darkly commemorated the assassination of Roman dictator Julius Caesar in 44 BC — and broke an auction ...

Bahrain Gem Lab and MIT to Explore New Methods of Classifying Natural Pearls

The Bahrain Institute for Pearls and Gemstones (DANAT) is teaming up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore advanced methods to establish a ...

Music Friday: ‘You Worth More Dan Diamonds, More Dan Gold’ in Sia’s ‘Cheap Thrills’

Welcome to Music Friday when we celebrate chart-topping songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Aussie sensation Sia teams ...

Set With 17,524 Diamonds, ‘Srinika’ Watch Earns Guinness World Record

“Srinika” — a head-turning timepiece sparkling with 17,524 diamonds and 113 blue sapphires set in 14-karat gold — recently captured a Guinness World Record for ...

FOX’s Jay Glazer Proposes to Rosie Tenison With Emerald-Cut Diamond Ring

Jay Glazer has finally found true love. The 53-year-old reporter, who is best known as the NFL Insider for FOX Sports’ award-winning NFL pregame show, ...

Aussie Company Acquires Canada’s Prized Ekati Diamond Mine for $136MM

Australia-based Burgundy Diamond Mines has agreed to pay $136 million to acquire Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd. and its prized Ekati Diamond Mine in Canada’s ...

Marlene Dietrich’s Famous Ruby Bracelet Could Fetch $4.5MM at Christie’s NY

A fabulous ruby-and-diamond bracelet designed for screen siren Marlene Dietrich and most recently owned by socialite Anne Eisenhower, the granddaughter of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, ...

Music Friday: ‘Diamonds’ Rise Up Out the Dust in Johnnyswim’s 2014 Anthem

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you excellent tunes with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, the husband-and-wife duo ...

Frequent Visitor to State Park Scores Biggest Find

David Anderson, a super-successful amateur diamond hunter and frequent visitor to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, AR, recently scored a 3.29-carat brown sparkler ...

Here’s Why It Took Only Seconds for 6-Year-Old to Unearth Lost Engagement Ring

An adorable six-year-old is now a celebrity at Dogwood Elementary in Germantown, TN, after finding a lost engagement ring during a treasure hunt on the ...