This month, the first edition of the Precious Sea Summit will transform Torre del Greco into an international stage for the finest organic marine materials, coral, cameo, mother-of-pearl, shells, and pearls. Scheduled for 21 May at Palazzo Vallelonga, the initiative, launched by Assocoral in partnership with Italian Exhibition Group and …
May, 2026
April, 2026
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27 April
JEWELLERY INDUSTRY LEADER GAETANO CAVALIERI GRANTED GRAND OFFICER HONOUR IN ITALIAN KNIGHTHOOD ORDER
CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has been elevated to the rank of Grande Ufficiale (Grand Officer) within the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, the highest knighthood order of the Italian Republic. The honour represents the second-highest rank in the order, above his previously held title of Commendatore (Commander). The appointment, conferred by decree of the President …
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27 April
ICA CEO DOUG HUCKER RETIRES AFTER FOUR YEARS AT THE HELM
The International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) has announced the retirement of CEO Doug Hucker, effective 22 April 2026. Hucker, a veteran figure in the global gem and jewellery trade, led the organization through post-COVID recovery and ongoing market volatility. His nearly four-year tenure focused on financial discipline, the successful delivery …
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27 April
ONE OF THE WORLD’S EIGHT RAREST DIAMONDS RETURNS TO CHRISTIE’S GENEVA
Christie’s has unveiled The Ocean Dream, the largest fancy vivid blue-green diamond ever recorded, heading to auction this May. The 5.50-carat triangular gem, certified by the GIA as type Ia, among the purest natural diamonds, carries a pre-sale estimate of CHF 7–10 million. Recovered from an 11.70-carat rough found in Central Africa …
March, 2026
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30 March
THE RETURN OF THE SOURCE: WHY JGAB 2026 MATTERS
There is a rhythm to this industry, one that pulses not only through the auction houses of Geneva or the ateliers of Place Vendôme, but through the trade floors and exhibition halls where the work actually begins. For those of us who have spent decades tracking the provenance of a …
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30 March
JAPANESE AKOYA PEARLS – THE 2026 MOST COVETED NATURAL ASSET
There is a particular silence that settles over the sorting rooms of Kobe. It is not the silence of emptiness, but of intense concentration, the quiet that comes when generations of expertise meet a single, iridescent gem. In these rooms, under calibrated light, the fate of the Japanese Akoya pearl …
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19 March
ISTANBUL’S 40-YEAR JEWELRY LEGACY PREPARES TO WRITE ITS NEXT CHAPTER
AS THE GLOBAL JEWELRY INDUSTRY CONVERGES ON THE BOSPHORUS FOR THE 59TH IJS ISTANBUL JEWELRY SHOW, THE EXHIBITION MARKS FOUR DECADES AT THE HEART OF A TRADE THAT MOVES $250 BILLION ANNUALLY There is something uniquely compelling about an exhibition that has witnessed the evolution of an entire industry for …
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19 March
THE NEW GEOGRAPHY OF GOLD: OROAREZZO 2026 CHARTS A COURSE FOR GLOBAL GROWTH
As the landscape of international trade undergoes a seismic shift, Italian Exhibition Group’s premier manufacturing event returns to Arezzo this May, to showcase excellence and to equip the industry with the intelligence and connections needed to conquer tomorrow’s markets. The golden nexus of Arezzo is preparing to transform once again …
February, 2026
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28 February
MILANO FASHION & JEWELS: A VISION OF COHESION AND CONSEQUENCE
There is a particular energy that descends upon the Rho exhibition grounds during Fashion Week, when the peripheral halls of Fiera Milano transform into a gravitational centre for the global retail community. From 21 to 23 February, that force was unmistakable, but it was concentrated, for this correspondent, in the …
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26 February
SERIOUS SOURCING AT THE 73RD EDITION OF BANGKOK GEMS & JEWELRY FAIR
After more than two decades on the international trade fair circuit, one develops a sixth sense for which events are merely transactional and which are transformative. The 73rd Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair, held from 22 to 26 February 2026 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, has firmly established …
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