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Lightbox, which famously decided not to sell its lab-grown diamonds with grading reports, is now adding some general grading information to the white diamonds it sells that weigh more than 0.2 cts.
Oy vey. We have a problem. A perception problem. This time, it’s not the whole lab-grown versus mined diamond debate (no doubt more on that next week), but the Jane Fonda ethical jewelry brouhaha that’s spilt over social media following the Oscars.
Wholesale polished diamond prices rose in January in response to improved demand and lower wholesaler inventories. The rise in wholesale polished diamond prices started in December, as wholesalers witnessed a late rise in demand from US retailers.
Press release – In view of the latest developments concerning the worldwide spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, it is the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie’s duty, as organizer of Watches & Wonders Geneva, to anticipate the potential risks that travels and important international gatherings could entail.
Generic marketing has done wonders for the green fruit. What’s holding the diamond trade back from creating similar campaigns?
De Beers chief executive officer Bruce Cleaver talked with JCK Thursday 20th of February, following the release of his company’s preliminary financial results for 2019. The results were, to no one’s surprise, not very good, with total revenue falling 24% and rough diamond sales falling 26%.
Botswana is set to conclude negotiations with De Beers on a diamond sales agreement that replaces the current 10-year deal, which expires in January.
Alrosa has paused production at certain lower-value deposits as the diamond industry continues to face an inventory imbalance and external challenges, its CEO said.
Italian jewelry brand Pomellato has embarked on a three-month partnership with Paris-based Vestiaire Collective, enabling it to reward customers for selling their pre-owned pieces on the luxury resale platform.
As part of International Diamond Week Israel, a panel of experts discussed traceability and provenance in the supply chain to manufacturing and retail. The panel was moderated by Avi Krawitz, analyst and senior editor at Rapaport.
Over the past 10 years, fancy color diamond prices have increased 77 percent. That’s according to newly released information from the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF).
The 2020 awards show season has provided a glittering, jewel-filled array of red carpet looks, but it’s all really just an elaborate series of appetizers leading up to the main course—the Oscars.