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December 2014, New York Post : Synthetic diamonds have the same composition, color and clarity as traditional ones and they cost up to 50 percent less. June 2015, Daily Telegraph : Lab-grown diamonds can cost up to 50 per cent less.
India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) will host industry figures from across the world next week at a conference to mark the organization’s 50th anniversary.
The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) has the mammoth task of changing the diamond narrative, according to Jean-Marc Lieberherr, the organization’s chief executive officer. Initially, at least, that mission extends to how the diamond industry engages with millennials, who have become disillusioned with the idea that they’re simply expected to buy diamonds for an engagement or […]
India’s ban on high-value cash transactions could damage rural gold demand or spur growth in the black market, the World Gold Council (WGC) warned.
The Jonker No. 5 diamond and an emerald and diamond ‘Palmette’ necklace are among the exceptional items that auctioneer Christie’s in Hong Kong will be offering at its Spring auction on May 30.
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recently uncovered an unusually large number of undisclosed synthetic diamonds mixed in with natural melee diamonds, the lab confirmed with Rapaport News on Monday.
The Hong Kong show was better than expected for the diamond trade, as Chinese jewelers were looking for goods after being absent from the market for some time. But while exhibitors were simply happy to be doing business again, conditions ultimately favored buyers.
The De Beers Group of Companies today announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for the second sales cycle of 2017.
Technology’s influence is so strong in today’s world that it is starting to drive trends rather than just being a response to them. In retail, it’s playing an equally large part as many of the trends that are shaping the market seem to be a confluence between the consumer behavior and tech.
De Beers has dropped the price of the device designed to automatically batch screen diamond melee by nearly half. The second-generation Automated Melee Screener, or AMS, is priced at $45,000, compared with $85,000
ALROSA representative Dr. Sergei Terentev will introduce the firm’s newly developed instrument Diamond Inspector at the third Mediterranean Gemmological and Jewellery Conference in May.
Think about some of the biggest names in the acting business–Harrison Ford, Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Paul Newman. If these stars appeared in a movie wearing a watch, what brand would it likely be?