15/08/2019
• Arabella Roden
Consumers are increasingly considering diamonds for investment purposes. ARABELLA RODEN explores the pros and cons as well as any potential pitfalls.
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30/07/2019
• Arabella Roden
The Argyle Mine, in Western Australia, is set to cease operation in 2020 – drastically reducing Australia’s diamond production to less than 1 per cent of its current output.
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29/07/2019
• Arabella Roden
The number of synthetic diamonds passed off as natural stones is increasing – yet many jewellers still lack the technology to tell them apart. ARABELLA RODEN reports.
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27/07/2019
Discover the manufacturers of synthetic diamond detectors and choose a screener that best fits your needs. From portability to number of stones, speed and price, Jeweller’s synthetic diamond detector buying guide makes your choice simpler.
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15/07/2019
• Arabella Roden
Australian diamond expert Garry Holloway has unveiled a new innovation that allows jewellers to describe the size of a round diamond, as it appears to the human eye.
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09/07/2019
• Arabella Roden
The backbone of the jewellery industry is the diamond. ARABELLA RODEN discovers how the category is adapting to new trends and overcoming obstacles.
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08/05/2019
The world’s largest diamond bourse, the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai, India, has denied rumours it is planning to lift the ban on the sale of synthetic diamonds on its trading floors.
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08/05/2019
The iconic Argyle Mine in Western Australia’s Kimberley region has produced the largest gem-quality white diamond in its history.
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08/04/2019
• Arabella Roden
When it comes to selling colour diamonds, the best advice to retailers is simple – lead with your heart, writes ARABELLA RODEN
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29/03/2019
• Arabella Roden
The Australian Government has provisionally approved a new import classification for synthetic diamonds after discussions with CIBJO and the Jewellers Association of Australia (JAA).
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18/03/2019
• Arabella Roden
The US-based Diamond Producers Association (DPA) in association with Signet Jewelers have released the results of their synthetic diamond detector test.
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09/03/2019
• Coleby Nicholson • Managing Editor
I don’t know about you, but I’m totally confused. Regular readers will know that more often these days, I don’t know whether I’m Arthur or Martha – or in this age of gender equality, just ‘Ar’!
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05/03/2019
• Arabella Roden
The market for synthetic diamonds has seen its margins slashed in the past six months, with the wholesale price for the gems falling by up to 60 per cent, according to an analysis by De Beers.
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07/12/2018
Six months after De Beer’s surprised the international jewellery industry by entering the synthetic diamond market, we explore whether the decision was a strategic move to ensure competitor innovation did not become blanket disruption or whether De Beers finally saw the light and realised lab-grown diamonds are not a menace after all? Perhaps it’s even a little bit of both, or perhaps it doesn’t really matter anyway! Our Great Diamond Debate might help you decide.
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