Industry

The lab-grown diamond industry is still out-hustling the natural
For the last six months, I have written a lot on lab-grown diamonds. Sometimes, I feel I’m writing too much. I have asked myself, “Why haven’t I been covering other issues or companies?” But now I realize that might not be the right question. Read More

February 12th, 2019 Rob Bates
ALROSA January sales of rough and polished diamonds reached $281.5 million
Press release - ALROSA, the world's largest diamond miner, announces diamond sales results for January 2019. Read More

February 12th, 2019 ALROSA
LGD prices – not what you might expect
In early 2015, the retail market became very aware of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs). It’s not that no one had ever heard of them before, but this suddenly became a major topic. Read More

February 11th, 2019 Edahn Golan
GIA says two Lightbox diamonds are G VS1s
De Beers does not providegrading reports for its Lightbox lab-grown diamonds, leading to much speculation about their quality. Read More

February 10th, 2019 Rob Bates
‘Lab-Grown’ diamond turns out to be natural
A client of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) wrongly submitted a natural diamond as a lab-grown stone, the organization said. Read More

February 10th, 2019 Rapaport
Retail growth may slow this year, according to NRF forecast
On the 5th of February, the National Retail Federation (NRF) released a 2019 forecast that predicted retail sales will increase between 3.8 percent and 4.4 percent, to more than $3.8 trillion. Read More

February 10th, 2019 Emili Vesilind
Mountain Province includes 60-Ct fancy vivid yellow stone in February Ssale
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. will include an exceptional quality, 60.59-carat, fancy vivid yellow rough diamond in it its upcoming rough diamond sale. Read More

February 9th, 2019 Albert Robinson
Fancy Color Research Foundation: prices stable in Q4
The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) reported that in Q4 2018 fancy color diamond prices showed stability across all sizes and saturation. Read More

February 9th, 2019 Idexonline
Lightbox doing its first trunk show, Los Angeles pop-up
Lightbox, De Beers’ much-talked-about lab-grown diamond brand, is continuing to make its presence felt in the non-digital world—with a trunk show this week on a cruise ship and a pop-up store next month in Los Angeles. Read More

February 8th, 2019 Rob Bates
Lucapa Angola tender rakes In $17M
Lucapa Diamond Company sold $16.7 million worth of rough stones from its Lulo mine at the first diamond tender under Angola’s new sales rules. Read More

February 8th, 2019 Rapaport
Tiffany is now telling consumers the origin of its diamonds
If you walked into a Tiffany & Co. store shortly after the new year, you might have noticed something different in the cases where the jeweler displays its engagement rings. Read More

February 7th, 2019 Michelle Graff
De Beers sales slump amid market weakness
De Beers’ rough-diamond sales slowed in January as a disappointing holiday season piled further pressure on the midstream. Read More

February 7th, 2019 Joshua Freedman

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