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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02/10/2018
• Lucy Johnson • Staff Journalist
Christie’s Geneva will host an auction next month featuring the Pink Legacy, the largest pink diamond the auction house has ever seen.
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16/08/2018
• Coleby Nicholson • Managing Editor
While patented diamond cuts are not new, one supplier has created a niche specialising in fancy cuts and patented stones. COLEBY NICHOLSON visited Lili Diamonds in Israel to discover why.
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29/03/2018
• Alex Eugene
With consumers increasingly savvy about white diamonds, coloured diamonds continue to offer retailers a better margin. ALEX EUGENE reports on the best way to take advantage of these highly-prized stones.
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02/02/2015
• Garry Holloway
In the wake of the international controversy regarding diamond ‘over-grading' and the subsequent banning of EGL reports, GARRY HOLLOWAY presents solutions that would better serve the industry and build real consumer confidence.
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26/08/2014
• Coleby Nicholson • Managing Editor
New marketing strategies, greater output and production improvements have contributed to the steady increase in demand for coloured diamonds.
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22/08/2014
Diamonds come in all colours of the rainbow - chemical impurities and structural defects give these stones varying degrees of colour intensity that determine its value and desirability. Jeweller has scoured the web for the ultimate guides to diamond colouring to help you pick the perfect hue.
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05/06/2014
• India Nicholson• Staff Journalist
While auction records are frequently broken by some of the world’s most rare and beautiful gemstones, recent sales imply that global demand for diamonds reign supreme.
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11/12/2013
Many of the world’s most famous diamonds have been lost to history; they were either re-cut as is the case with the most famous diamond of all, the Koh-I-Noor, or their whereabouts is unknown.
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23/08/2013
• Megan Austin
Do lab-created diamonds really damage the industry “brand” or do they offer an alternative solution for eco-friendly or budget conscious consumers? Megan Austin reports.
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23/08/2013
• Jeff Salton • Assistant Editor
Do current diamond grading certificates mislead consumers by not accurately reflecting the quality and beauty of each stone? Jeff Salton investigates if it’s time the industry developed a better grading system.
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23/08/2013
• Neil Beaty
Lab-created synthetic gemstones are available in many varieties at prices well below natural ones, yet synthetic diamonds continue to carry a sharp pricing premium. Neil Beaty explains why lab-created diamonds are priced differently.
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22/04/2013
• Nick Lord
The technology for lab-created diamonds has officially arrived – heralded by companies like Gemesis Diamond Company – and although presenting new opportunities for the jewellery industry, it also raises a number of ethical and control issues.
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03/05/2010
• Garry Holloway
Step cuts have always had their admirers –
those who prefer the clean, cool appearance of a square or rectangular stone.
GARRY HOLLOWAY reports.
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03/05/2010
• Garry Holloway
Square proprietary cuts are popular with
cutters because they have a very high yield from an octahedron rough. GARRY
HOLLOWAY reports.
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