Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki

The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...

14 october 2024

James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration

London-listed Botswana Diamonds has expressed optimism about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the exploration database in Botswana to look for new mineralised deposits. Company managing director James Campbell told Rough...

07 october 2024

Artur Salyakayev: For me, happiness is freedom to make my ideas happen and create valuable products

Artur Salyakayev is an art entrepreneur, founder of the International Jewelry Academy (IJA) and the INCRUA jewelry company. He has initiated and developed successful projects in jewelry industry and services sector. He is also a leading expert...

30 september 2024

Paul Zimnisky: China key for sustained recovery in demand for natural diamonds, prices

The curtailing of upstream and midstream natural diamond production in the past months is starting to have an effect on prices, according to the New-York-based independent diamond and jewellery analyst and consultant, Paul Zimnisky. He told Rough & Polished’s...

23 september 2024

Vladimir Pilyushin: The jewelry market is not stand-alone and moves by the same laws as other markets

Vladimir Pilyushin is editor-in-chief of Russian Jeweler, a leading magazine about the jewelry industry in Russia. He told Rough&Polished about his view on the evolution of the jewelry industry in Russia and touched upon some of its problems.

16 september 2024

Gembridge's 1,250 gemstones sold out on their digital marketplace

15 march 2023
Gembridge has celebrated 1,250 gemstones sold with no returns, including the biggest transaction so far on the digital marketplace for $220,000 paid by a retail customer using a credit card, says a press release from the company.
Gembridge connects customers in 60 countries with the world’s top 1,000+ suppliers of gemstones and jewellery. “A 100% successful transaction rate means that every sale on Gembridge since launch has ended with a delighted buyer and a paid seller, with zero returns made via our global returns policy,” said Gembridge CEO Nick Marrett.
Gembridge’s commercial team helps customers make the right commercial or personal choices by ensuring sellers provide accurate cataloguing, video and photography material along with competitive prices.
“Our sales process makes sure customers take delivery of exactly what they have purchased before payment is released to sellers,” says Gembridge's Commercial Director Jean Jureidini.

Aruna Gaitonde, Editor in Chief of the Asian Bureau, Rough&Polished