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• 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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15/11/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
The world’s first online platform designed specifically for buying and selling synthetic diamonds was launched this week, alongside a Laboratory-Grown Diamond Price Index.
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15/11/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
Jewellery chain Michael Hill International now sells a range of synthetic diamond engagement rings online and in 23 stores across Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
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25/10/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) has hinted that it may allow the trading of synthetic diamonds, following another successful edition of Bharat Diamond Week (BDW) on 14–16 October.
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22/10/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
Several synthetic diamond producers have agreed to a third-party audit as part of developing an independent sustainability certification for lab-grown stones.
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11/10/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
The Diamond Producers Association has unveiled its latest advertising campaign ‘The Diamond Journey’, part of the organisation’s overall ‘Real is rare, real is a diamond’ marketing strategy.
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08/10/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
As its Argyle Tender continues touring the world, mining company Rio Tinto has publicly revealed the ‘Argyle Dreaming’ jewellery set, designed by Australian jeweller John Calleija.
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03/10/2019
When it comes to celebrity engagement rings, it appears size does matter. While some marriages have not, or may not last, the rings still bear a lasting imprint on the jewellery world. UPDATED
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02/10/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
Everledger, a technology development business founded by Australian entrepreneur Leanne Kemp, has upgraded its blockchain platform, which is designed to ensure transparency in the jewellery industry from mine to retailer.
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01/10/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
Mining company Lucara has unearthed two gem-quality fancy colour diamonds at its Karowe mine in Botswana including a pink, stone something unusual for the country.
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26/09/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
International delegates gathered in Dubai for the annual World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) Presidents Meeting on 24-25 September.
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24/09/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
Diamond Foundry has released the first images of a one-of-a-kind ring made entirely from a single diamond, designed by Sir Jony Ive and Australia’s Marc Newson.
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24/09/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
The parent company of one of Australia’s two operating diamond mines, Merlin Diamonds Ltd, has had a provisional liquidator appointed by the Federal Court of Australia following an ASIC investigation.
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23/09/2019
• Arabella Roden • Assistant Editor
The Gemological Institue of America (GIA) has announced upgrades to its iD100 Diamond Detector that allow it to distinguish natural pinks, blue/green and brown diamonds from synthetics.
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