De Beers rolls out XL version of lab-grown screening device
The International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research has introduced SynthDetect XL, an advanced version of the SynthDetect screening device.
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GIA, Chow Tai Fook unveil digital grading report
Hong Kong’s largest jeweler has launched a blockchain-powered app that provides consumers with a digital grading report about the diamond’s 4Cs, along with data tracking the stone’s journey from mine to market.
Chow Tai Fook says no to synthetics
Chow Tai Fook, Hong Kong’s largest jewelry company, has ruled out introducing a line of lab-grown diamonds at its stores, noting that Chinese consumers are not interested in the category.
Millennials, Gen Z account for two-thirds of diamond jewelry sales
Diamond jewelry sales last year reached a record $82 billion high in 2017, with much of the purchasing coming from young consumers, according to De Beers Group’s latest Diamond Insight Report.
A new voice speaks up on the ethics of lab-grown diamonds
We have heard many lab-grown sellers talk about the ethics of their products. And we have natural diamond companies’ rejoinders to those claims.
ALROSA revegetates 40.6 hectares of forest
PJSC Severalmaz, a subsidiary of ALROSA Group, has planted over 80 thousand pine tree saplings at the Soyansky State Bio-Reserve.
Richemont’s jewelry sales sparkle
Jewelry sales at Richemont — the owner of Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels — increased 11% in the five months ending August 31, the luxury retailer reported Monday.
The US jewelry market is much smaller than you think
Anyone who has ever done a back-of-the-envelope calculation of the US fine jewelry market in the past few years arrived at figures that were far below the official numbers published by the US government.
First Diamond Empowerment Fund scholarship announced pays tribute to Nelson Mandela centenary birthday
Press release – The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F) has partnered with the Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) to establish the first in a series of Diamond Empowerment Fund Scholarships.
In the first half of 2018, consumers searched for …
In April, I relayed the results of GemFind’s first annual report aggregating data from the jewelers’ websites that the company manages; the report told us what diamonds consumers were clicking on the most—though not necessarily buying—when browsing jewelry online.
Signet open to lab-grown diamonds
Signet Jewelers will consider selling lab-grown diamonds at its stores if consumer demand justifies such a move, CEO Gina Drosos said in a conference call with analysts.
De Beers rough diamond sales Cycle 7, 2018
US$505 million (provisional).
