24/05/2022
• Richard Chiu
An estimated 250,000 members of India’s diamond cutting and polishing industry have been placed on unpaid leave for two weeks.
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21/03/2022
• Richard Chiu
Russian mining company Alrosa has resumed exporting rough diamonds to India despite economic sanctions being placed on the country by the US and EU.
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11/02/2022
• Richard Chiu
Advances in technology have a way of making the unthinkable possible and such is the case of a novelty cut diamond that strikingly resembles the iconic Apple brand logo.
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27/01/2022
• Richard Chiu
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of fashion designer Coco Chanel’s Bijoux de Diamants, the Paris-based fashion house unveiled an opulent 55.55-carat diamond necklace that is “fully transformable” into a brooch or bracelet.
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14/12/2021
• Richard Chiu
The 20.46-carat Okavango Blue Diamond, which is said to be one of the most fascinating and rarest colour diamonds in existence, has been unveiled for public display at the American Museum of National History.
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02/12/2021
• Richard Chiu
Despite the growth of specialist diamond jewellery websites, and the general increase in online shopping over the past two years, a new study has found 67 per cent of people who decided to marry purchased their engagement ring in-store, from a jewellery retailer.
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05/11/2021
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The past three years have seen the lab-created diamond category expand and develop, though not all have embraced it – yet, writes ARABELLA RODEN.
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09/06/2021
• Ewen Tyler (AM)
Australian geologist EWEN TYLER (AM) has been called the 'Father of Australian diamonds', having led the discovery of the country's three diamond mines. Here, he reflects on humanity’s captivation with these shimmering stones.
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12/03/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
The fancy colour diamond category is as dynamic and varied as the stones themselves. ARABELLA RODEN explores new trends and opportunities for retail jewellers.
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28/01/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Swarovski has expanded its lab-created diamond range, introducing a collection of fancy colours at Couture Fashion Week in Paris.
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20/01/2020
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
Mining company Lucara has announced French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has purchased the 1,758-carat Sewelô diamond, the largest diamond ever recovered in Botswana and the second largest of all time.
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05/12/2019
• Jimmy DeGroot
Jewellers need to take the lab-grown diamond market potential seriously. I’m not saying everyone must dive in with both feet selling lab-grown diamonds – and there is a great range of opinions on the subject.
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05/12/2019
• Marty Hurwitz
When MVI Marketing first started researching consumer awareness and acceptance of lab-grown diamonds in 2004, most people in the industry thought we were crazy.
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05/12/2019
• Martin Rapaport
Synthetic diamonds are a fundamental threat to the natural diamond industry. They are not just a competitive product like gems, pearls or gold jewellery – they are a replacement product.
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05/12/2019
• Arabella Roden • Former editor
In the 12 months since Jeweller’s first Great Diamond Debate, there has been more upheaval in both the natural and lab-grown categories. ARABELLA RODEN explores the implications for retailers, consumers, and the wider diamond industry
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