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Paul Zimnisky, a leading diamond industry analyst and consultant based in the U.S., examines the factors impacting natural diamond supply in 2024 and beyond. He provides insights into the current state of the market, the outlook for production and sales, and the potential challenges and opportunities for the industry. Following curtailed rough selling in late-2023 […]
Only natural diamonds are real, rare, and responsible. Formed deep within the earth billions of years ago and brought to the surface through prehistoric volcanoes, these finite and unbreakable natural wonders are the oldest and hardest objects you will ever touch. Through their formation and nature’s creative ingenuity, every natural diamond is unique. Their timeless […]
Dear readers, Ethics and responsibility are about more than just carbon footprints and traceability. The De Beers Group has always kept a close eye on the human side of the equation. Profit-sharing, redistribution and paying attention to local populations and the environment are all essential pieces of the puzzle. In Botswana, the mining group’s initiatives […]
Supported by Van Cleef & Arpels, L’École, School of Jewelry Arts is the only initiative of its kind in France and perhaps even the world. Launched in 2012, its mission is to introduce as many people as possible to the fascinating world of jewelry. For more than ten years, it has offered a series of […]
The global downturn is a bigger challenge for the market than the war is, says bourse president Boaz Moldawsky. October 7 was supposed to be a joyous day for Boaz Moldawsky, president of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE). His daughter gave birth at 11 p.m. the night before. The Hamas attack on Israel started early […]
Louis Vuitton Jewelry LV Diamonds Collection Illustrating the forces of attraction that unite diamonds and Louis Vuitton jewelry, the new LV Diamonds collection, designed by Francesca Amfitheatrof, celebrates the universal aura of diamonds, expressed through an exclusive cut – the LV Monogram Star – specially created for the Maison. In an innovative move, the collection […]
Kering saw robust sales in its jewelry and watch divisions in 2023, even as a “trying year for the group” led to a downturn in other segments, it said. Sales at Kering’s “other houses” category — which includes jewelry and watches as well as other fashion products — slipped 9% on a reported basis to […]
Isabelle Hossenlopp On October 26, 2023, the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty re-examined Decree N° 2002-65 of January 14, 2002 (Article 4) at the request of an operator involved in the synthetic diamond trade. The operator wanted to see a change in the terminology applied to synthetic diamonds. The decision […]
Grading lab Gemological Science International (GSI) has seen an increase in undisclosed laboratory-grown brown, yellow, and pink diamonds infiltrating the natural diamond supply chain. The undisclosed synthetics are often sold mounted, mixed in with natural colored diamonds in jewelry, says Debbie Azar, cofounder and president of the New York City–based lab. She notes that “most […]
He brings more than three decades of experience in global luxury, fashion, and jewelry retail. Carlsbad, Calif.—The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has added François Delage to its board of governors. Delage has more than three decades of experience in global luxury, fashion and jewelry retail. Most recently, he was the CEO of high-end real […]
De Beers Group was in the news this week. 85% shareholder Anglo American published its fourth quarter and full year production report this week, which gave us a gentle reminder as to the declines experienced in the diamond market in 2023. Here are the key De Beers numbers: – Sales volume -19% to 27.4 million […]
Neither Louis Braille – who invented tactile writing for the blind in 1821 – nor Samuel Morse – who developed Morse code in the 1930s – could have imagined that their avant-garde idea would one day be used to write messages in diamonds. However, that’s the brilliant idea of a group of designers spotted by […]