PGI: tests say platinum is more durable than white gold
It’s not just the lab-grown versus natural diamond wars. A new industry tiff is opening, with platinum taking on white gold.
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Tiffany celebrates pride month with new campaign
“Stand for Love” highlights New Yorkers from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Rapaport webinar: five steps toward recovery
The diamond industry is emerging from the Covid-19 crisis, says Rapaport Senior Analyst Avi Krawitz, who has identified five trends shaping the market in 2021.
Bain: luxury to rebound earlier than expected
Global luxury sales could return to pre-pandemic levels this year, boosted by a strong recovery in China and an unexpected early rebound in the US, according to Bain & Company.
Richemont posts strong Q4 as jewelry sales rebound
The luxury titan’s jewelry sales exceeded pre-COVID levels.
Why we have not — yet — talked about Pandora?
June 3 Editorial – You will have certainly noticed that we have knowingly failed to communicate the exchanges pitting Pandora against certain stakeholders in the natural diamond industry.
The 100-carat ‘Spectacle’ diamond sells for $14M
It sold at the low end of its estimated range at Christie’s jewelry auction in Geneva.
We need to change the way we talk about lab-grown diamonds
As Pandora moves away from mined diamonds, here’s why the conversation needs to shift from personal preference to consumer education.
The diamond market to come back to normalcy
The diamond market can return to normalcy after its impressive growth at the beginning of the year thanks to strong jewelry sales, rising profit margins for cutters and a shortage of rough diamonds. Midstream margins have decreased as the diamond prices continue to rise suggesting that the market is overheated.
GIA sees spike in synthetics fraud
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has seen a rise in submissions of lab-grown diamonds with counterfeit inscriptions that make the stones appear natural.
Argyle pink tender takes its final bow
Rio Tinto will unveil a record number of diamonds over one carat at its final pink-diamond tender, including the largest fancy-intense pink it has ever offered for sale.
7 simply marvelous marquise-cut diamond rings
For a while there, a marquise-cut diamond ring smacked of dated 1980s style. It was basically the gemstone equivalent of a mullet.
