The Casualties of The Upcoming Lab Grown Diamond Crash
As I have written many times before, the price of lab grown diamonds is crashing. Whilst this is great news for consumers, many in the industry, including myself have been taken by surprise by the...
View ArticleSix of the Craziest Moments in The Meteoric Rise of Lab Grown Diamonds
Lab grown diamonds have become all the rage nowadays, garnering significant attention from both mainstream media and social media. However, their rise hasn’t been without moments that may be described...
View ArticleIs This The Turning Point in The Lab Grown Diamond Story?
A couple of weeks ago, diamond mining behemoth DeBeers announced it was closing down its lab grown diamond brand, Lightbox and focusing its efforts on producing industrial diamonds and marketing...
View ArticleHas GIA Turned the Jewellery Industry into NPCs?
Last month, Joshua Freedman of Rapaport released a video detailing his experiences going “undercover” with three high end boutiques in Las Vegas. The three boutiques were Tiffany, Van Cleef and Arpels...
View ArticleIs the Jewellery Industry in a Permanent Decline?
Every week it seems there is more and more bad news being released about the diamond and jewellery industry. From diamond miners making a loss, to manufacturers making pseudo-layoffs to the falling...
View ArticleThe New Kids on The Block Giving Old DeBeers a Run for Their Money
Every so often, especially on online forums such as Reddit, the topic of diamonds comes up and inevitably a response is garnered along the lines of “Diamonds aren’t rare! They’re a scam!”. Whilst the...
View ArticleUnfounded Elitism in the Jewellery Industry
Recently, a rather unusual story popped up on IDEX, involving New York based fine jewellery wholesaler Arazi “taking a stand” against lab grown diamonds and pulling all their goods from retailers who...
View ArticleMisinformation Plaguing The Diamond and Jewellery Industry
In Australia in the past few weeks, the so-called misinformation bill has been making headlines as it allows the government to censor online content. For the most part, it has been universally panned,...
View ArticleHow The Diamond Industry Can Stop Crying Over Spilt Milk
This past week, diamond tzar Martin Rapaport came out and accepted defeat in the war on lab grown diamonds. In his latest editorial, he states that the current slump in natural diamond demand is due...
View ArticleNew Products and Features
Over the past few months, we have been busy updating our range of engagement rings and lab-grown diamonds, introducing both new products and features. Whilst we plan to unveil more changes soon, below...
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