Diamond recycling could save the natural industry
Conventional wisdom says that an increased rate of diamond recycling results in downward diamond price pressure due to the theoretical increase in supply.
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EPV: Rubel & Ménasché is once again accredited for the excellence of its know-how
Good news for the Parisian diamantaire Rubel & Ménasché: the company has been attributed the French Living Heritage Company (EPV) label for the second time. This distinction, awarded by the French state, honors the workshop cutters’ technical mastery of traditional know-how, as well as the excellence and innovation of the associated industrial processes.
What makes a good synthetics detector?
The massive project by the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) to test 18 lab-grown detectors has raised an important question: What should you look for in such a machine?
Less Chinese tourism means less luxury sales
The luxury sector in the West is worried about the Chinese. The steady flow Chinese tourist to Europe, Japan and other western destinations is drying up and fears are, it will die down to a trickle.
Alrosa testing payments in euros
Alrosa has begun accepting payments in euros, as it continues to test the waters with currencies other than dollars.
How should lab-grown diamonds be graded?
In 2006, when Gemological Institute of America (GIA) chairman Ralph Destino announced that its grading lab would issue reports for lab-grown diamonds, it caused a huge uproar and fear in the traditional diamond market. But it shouldn’t have.
HRD Antwerp is now grading lab-grown diamonds like natural
HRD Antwerp is now grading lab-grown diamonds using the same color and clarity scales it applies to natural stones, the laboratory confirmed to National Jeweler.
Time for the trade to reengage with bridal
There’s a caveat that Stephen Lussier emphasizes when marketing diamonds to millennials as a symbol of love.
Petra unearths 101ct. rough at Cullinan
Petra Diamonds recovered two gem-quality rough stones from its Cullinan mine in South Africa Friday the 8th of Mars.
WDC welcomes UN General Assembly resolution on reform of KP
The World Diamond Council has welcomed the adoption of a resolution by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on March 1, which calls for a strengthening of the Kimberley Process (KP),
ALROSA’s February sales of rough and polished diamonds reach $345.6 m
Press release – ALROSA, a global leader in diamond production, reports diamond sales for February 2019.
Lab-Grown diamond detectors out to the test
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) and Signet Jewelers have published the first results of their program designed to measure how well lab-grown diamond detectors actually do what they claim.