Synthetics: the meat of the matter
The natural-diamond trade needs to be more aggressive in the lab-grown debate.
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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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
Back to the source…
Shedding light on every diamond: is this a selling point? A few weeks ago, I read an interesting article in a French magazine, which was pondering applications that decipher the ingredients in cosmetics labeling.
Diamond Empowerment Fund announces 2019 ‘Diamonds do good’ honorees
Press release – ALROSA, Luxury Jewelers Resource Group to be recognized for community-building efforts.
CIBJO issues guide to responsible sourcing
The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has released a new guide for the jewelry industry detailing standards and practices for supply-chain due diligence.
Sarine to launch AI lab at Israel event
Sarine Technologies will unveil its full-capacity, artificial-intelligence (AI) grading lab at the upcoming International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI).
ABN AMRO diamond outlook: lab-grown stones to enter growth phase
The diamond industry has moved from a relatively stable environment to a highly uncertain environment, with 2019 and the years ahead seeing lab-grown diamonds for jewelry entering a growth phase, said ABN AMRO Bank in a report.
2018: the year of the lab-created diamond
News flow out of the diamond industry in 2018 has been dominated by the progression of lab-created diamond production, distribution and pricing dynamics.
