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HRD Grades First Lab-Grown All-Diamond Ring
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HRD Antwerp has graded the first wearable ringmade completely of lab-grown diamond, it claims. Synthetics producer Dutch Diamond Technologies (DD) created the 3.87-carat, E-color, VVS2-clarity piece from a 155-carat rough chemical vapor deposition...
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Polished Markets
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Feb 10, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Diamond Foundry Hikes Output, Prices
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Diamond Foundry is increasing its production more than tenfoldand raising wholesale prices 15%, as it predicts an uptick in demand forlab-grown diamonds. The company believes there is a shortage ofsynthetic-diamond supply while consumer interest in the product is rising....
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Polished Markets
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Jan 09, 2019
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Joshua Freedman
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Top 10 Stories of 2018: A Year of Synthetics
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This was the year in which synthetic diamonds wentmainstream. De Beers launched its Lightbox brand, the US Federal TradeCommission (FTC) relaxed its rules for describing lab-grown diamonds, andthe likes of Macy’s and JCPenney started...
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Polished Markets
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Dec 18, 2018
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Joshua Freedman
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Apple Exec’s Lab-Grown Ring Sells at Sotheby’s
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A ring made entirely from lab-grown diamond sold for$256,250 at Sotheby’s on Wednesday, beating its presale estimate. The ring doesn’t exist yet and doesn’t have a fixed caratweight, as Diamond Foundry, its manufacturer, will craft...
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Mining
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Dec 06, 2018
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Rapaport News
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Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Diamonds, Says FTC
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has expanded its definition of “diamond” to include those grown in a laboratory, as part of several changes to its jewelry guidelines. The FTC’s previous definition of a diamond stated: “A diamond is anatural mineral consisting...
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Polished Markets
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Jul 25, 2018
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Rapaport News
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Diamond Foundry Lauds De Beers Synthetics Bid
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De Beers’ entry into the lab-grown market represents a shift inconsumers’ perception of synthetic stones, according to Diamond Foundry. The miner’s introduction of a new line of lab-grown stones forjewelry is key for the acceptance of synthetics in the industry,...
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Retail
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Jun 03, 2018
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Rapaport News
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Hyped Synthetic Diamond Store Closes
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Vrai & Oro, a subsidiary of lab-grown diamond producer Diamond Foundry, will be shutting its Los Angeles store after onlysix months in business, the online jewelry retailer announced in a blog postlast week. Founder and creative...
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Retail
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Jan 14, 2018
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Rapaport News
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Diamond Foundry Opens Synthetics Store
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Diamond Foundry, the San Francisco-based producer of lab-grown diamonds, is launching its first brick-and-mortar store onFriday. The store in the Row DTLA district of LosAngeles will operate under the Vrai & Oro brand, an online...
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Retail
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Aug 17, 2017
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Rapaport News
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Synthetics Firms Launch International Grown Diamond Association
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Morethan 10 lab-grown diamond producers, distributors and retailers have partneredto launch the International Grown Diamond Association (IGDA), claiming thegroup is the “first” industry body for the synthetics sector.The association aims to represent the...
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Technology
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Feb 04, 2016
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Rapaport News
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DiCaprio-Backed Synthetics Firm Lures High-Profile Diamond Cutters
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Diamond Foundry, a synthetic-diamond companywith financialbacking from actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs from Princeton and M.I.T, has made two high-profile appointments,including the inventor of the princess cut.IsraelItzkowitz, who invented the...
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Technology
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Jan 25, 2016
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