What’s happening in the world of fine jewellery. The latest news and trends.
A historic Van Cleef & Arpels necklace containing 673 diamonds has been stolen from the MAK Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna. Two men entered the museum as visitors on 27 August 2026, broke its display case with a hammer and escaped with the jewel during public opening hours. The platinum necklace, containing more than … Read more
Natural diamond prices are showing early signs of stabilising following a substantial fall from their post-pandemic highs. Paul Rowley, executive vice-president of diamond trading at De Beers, said on 27 August 2026 that prices had corrected by approximately 20% to 30%, with some diamonds above two carats now beginning to increase in price. Separate trade … Read more
The price of gold climbed above $4,600 an ounce on 21 August 2026, reaching its highest level for more than three months. The increase followed renewed investment demand, weakness in the US dollar and continuing concern about international bond markets. For jewellery buyers, movements in the bullion market can feel remote until they begin influencing … Read more
Post Malone and fashion stylist Christy Lee are engaged, with the news becoming public through photographs shared by their friends on 19 August 2026. Lee wore a bridal veil and “Bride to Be” sash in the celebratory pictures, but it was the exceptionally large diamond on her left hand that immediately attracted attention. The ring … Read more
Taylor Swift has offered the clearest public look yet at the wedding ring she wears beside her distinctive diamond engagement ring. Photographed at the Gloucestershire wedding of recording engineers Laura Sisk and Oli Jacobs on 15 August 2026, the singer appeared to be wearing a slender, polished gold band. On the same day, Travis Kelce … Read more
British Formula One driver George Russell and his long-term partner, Carmen Montero Mundt, have announced their engagement. The couple shared photographs of a candlelit proposal overlooking the sea on 9 August 2026, after approximately six years together. The romantic setting attracted plenty of attention, but so did Montero Mundt’s engagement ring. Instead of a conventional … Read more
Tom Holland and Zendaya have been photographed wearing their wedding rings together for the first time. The actors were seen walking their dogs in London on 6 August 2026, shortly after reports that they had celebrated their marriage with friends and family at a private gathering in Surrey. After several years of increasingly elaborate celebrity … Read more
Jewellery has a remarkable ability to carry a story from one generation to another. Few recent examples illustrate that quite as beautifully as the diamond and sapphire earrings worn by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, during a rare public appearance with Prince Harry in Canada. Attending the David Foster Foundation’s 40th Anniversary Celebration in British Columbia, … Read more
Madison Beer has offered the clearest public view yet of the engagement ring given to her by American football star Justin Herbert. The singer displayed the striking diamond solitaire at Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood event in Los Angeles on 5 August 2026, her first major red-carpet appearance since the couple announced their engagement. The … Read more