Same Stone, New Cut, New Name
October 20, 22 by John JeffayThere are few diamonds with a story quite as colorful as The Golden Canary, formerly known as The Incomparable, formerly known as The Golden Giant. It was discarded early in the 1980s by diamond miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known ... Read More...
A Reliable Estimate?
October 13, 22 by John JeffayQuestion: What's an 11.15-carat fancy vivid pink internally flawless diamond worth? Answer: Whatever anyone will pay for it. Sotheby's Hong Kong went low with a pre-sale estimate of $21m for the Williamson Pink Star. Very low, as it turned out... Read More...
Buying Jewelry that Doesn't Exist
October 05, 22 by John JeffayWould you rather buy a piece of real jewelry or spend the money on a jewelry NFT? If you don't understand the question because you're not sure what a jewelry NFT is, or if you automatically answer "real", then read on.... Read More...
Jagersfontein, an Avoidable Catastrophe
September 29, 22 by John JeffayLast Saturday Ralehana Aaron Mosoeu, 78, was laid to rest. He died when a tailings dam burst at Jagersfontein, South Africa, dumping 20 million cubic meters of thick, gray sludge - waste from a disused diamond mine - onto hundreds of nearby homes. Two other people... Read More...
Winter is Coming for the Diamond Industry
September 22, 22 by Pranay NarvekarThe diamond industry, like many others, enjoyed a spectacular run for 2 years since the initial Covid lockdowns, thanks in big measure to the large stimulus packages provided by various governments. While things have cooled off after March this year, markets have been.... Read More...
Diamond Prices: Zooming in on the Rough Price Mechanism
September 15, 22 by Erez RivlinHave you ever wondered lately exactly when rough diamond prices went down? Analyzing the specific period during which prices change could generate tools to improve the challenging decision-making related to diamond trading. Experienced diamond buyers are Read More...
LGD is not a Diamond Business
September 07, 22 by Pranay NarvekarA majority of the participants in the LGD area have their roots in the diamond business and consider lab-grown diamonds (LGD) to be an extension of their diamond business, albeit a much more profitable one. Anyone who runs an LGD business on the same ... Read More...
IDEX Launches Lab Grown Service
September 01, 22 by John JeffayLife moves on. The Ford Model T had an internal combustion engine. The Tesla runs on electricity. Suitcases didn't have wheels before 1970. And now they do. We've been digging diamonds out of the ground for the last 2,500 years. Now we can grow them in a lab... Read More...
War Pushes India Towards Lab Growns
August 25, 22 by John JeffayThe war in Ukraine is inevitably nudging India towards lab grown diamonds. Things were already moving in that direction before Russia's tanks rolled in six months ago, but subsequent events have been a catalyst. Sanctions, supply shortages and banking restrictions... Read More...
Recycled Gold: Beyond the PR
August 18, 22 by John JeffayPandora grabbed the headlines again this week with the launch of its lab grown collection in the US. It was a second bite of the PR cherry for the world's biggest jeweler. You may recall back in May 2021 when it announced it was ditching mined diamonds to Read More...
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