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CIBJO Creates Lab-Grown Diamond Committee
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The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has votedto establish a lab-grown diamond committee that will determine rules for the synthetics sector. The CIBJO board approved the move at the confederation’s 2019 congress in Bahrain,...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 21, 2019
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Rapaport News
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3ct. Blue Diamond to Lead Phillips Sale
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Phillips will feature a blue diamond ring by Tiffany & Co. at its upcoming New York Jewels auction, expecting it to fetch up to $2.5 million. The cut-cornered square modified brilliant-cut, 3.02-carat,fancy-intense-blue, VS2-clarity diamond ring will lead...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 21, 2019
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Announces 2020 Sight Schedule
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De Beers has released the dates of the 10 sights it willhold in Gaborone, Botswana, next year. The miner sells around 90% of its roughat those sales, with the rest available at auctions. The January sight will...
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Rough Markets
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Nov 18, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Rough Market Picks Up at De Beers Sight
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De Beers’ November sales totalled $390 million, the highest for five months, as the roughmarket stabilized and the miner reduced prices to trigger demand.Proceeds from the ninth sales cycle fell 12% compared with...
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Rough Markets
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Nov 13, 2019
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Joshua Freedman
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Synthetics vs. Natural: The Battle over Value
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In a jam-packed program, the Dubai Diamond Conference set the stage well for its main bout: finally, a match-up between the lab-grown and mined diamond producers. At its core, the debate among panelists in the...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 13, 2019
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Avi Krawitz
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De Beers Sightholders Embracing Synthetics
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Few in the diamond industry were surprised by the news that Rosy Blue chief Dilip Mehta had launched an independentlab-grown business. It’s been an open secret for months that majormanufacturers of natural diamonds have been...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 12, 2019
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Joshua Freedman
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Podcast: Why Bridal’s Not Enough
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The Rapaport Diamond Podcast interviewed Stephen Lussier, De Beers’ vice president, consumer and brands, after the company published its annual Diamond Insight Report.Lussier outlines the key takeaways from the report, titled...
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Marketing
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Nov 07, 2019
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Reduces Prices at November Sight
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Sightholders welcomed De Beers’ decision to lower pricesat this week’s rough-diamond sale, but noted that further discounts werenecessary to improve profits in the manufacturing sector. The company reduced prices of higher-end goods by 5% to7% at this week’s...
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Rough Markets
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Nov 06, 2019
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Joshua Freedman
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Diamond Market Improves as Holidays Approach
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RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, November5, 2019, Las Vegas … Diamond trading improved in late October after variousJewish, Indian and Chinese holidays. Dealers are focused on filling holidayorders as US jewelers prepare inventory for the season. Shortages...
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Polished Markets
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Nov 05, 2019
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Rapaport
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De Beers Lowers Global Diamond-Jewelry Estimate
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De Beers has restated its estimation of global diamond-jewelry sales following a new study valuing the diamond content in jewelry purchases since the 2008 recession. The group also revised its production data to reflect lower...
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Retail
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Nov 04, 2019
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Avi Krawitz
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Diamond Manufacturers Must Brace for Automation
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Imagine the following: A diamond-mining company operating with self-driving trucks loads its haul of ore to the processing plant, where rough diamonds are separated from waste and arranged in their rough forms into different...
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Manufacturing
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Oct 31, 2019
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Avi Krawitz
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De Beers to Provide Lab-Grown Testing for Circa
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Secondhand-jewelry buyer Circa has tapped De Beers Group Industry Services to help it authenticate all diamonds in the items it purchases.Circa will use De Beers detection equipment to testpieces for synthetics before purchasing, as part of a wider collaboration.The two...
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Polished Markets
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Oct 31, 2019
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Rapaport News
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More Brides Buying Their Own Engagement Rings
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US women increasingly buy engagement rings forthemselves, and spend more on them than their partners do, De Beers said Mondayin its annual Diamond Insight Report. The proportion of engagement rings financed solely by brides rose...
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Retail
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Oct 29, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Lower Grades Hit Mountain Province Production
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Production at the Gahcho Kué mine failed to meet MountainProvince’s expectations in the third quarter, as bad weather led to themining of lower-grade ore. Ore from the asset yielded 1.7 carats of rough diamonds pertonne in the three...
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Mining
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Oct 24, 2019
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Christie’s, De Beers Partner on London Exhibition
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Christie’swill collaborate with De Beers to stage a museum-quality exhibition in London aimed ateducating the public about the science of diamonds, the auction house said. Thefive-day event, focused on fancy-color diamonds as well as rare rocks andminerals, will...
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Polished Markets
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Oct 24, 2019
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Rapaport News
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De Beers Slashes Output Amid Diamond Glut
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DeBeers’ production dropped in the third quarter as the miner responded to a declinein rough demand that has left it with an inflated stockpile of diamonds. Outputfell 14% to 7.4 million carats for the period amid planned mine...
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Mining
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Oct 22, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Lightbox to Debut at Bloomingdale’s, Reeds
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De Beers will partner with two major retailers topromote Lightbox, its brand of affordable lab-grown diamond jewelry. Lightbox’s $800-per-carat jewelry is set to be soldin select Bloomingdale’s stores, including in New York City and San Francisco,...
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Retail
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Oct 15, 2019
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Rapaport News
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DPA Chief Lieberherr Steps Down
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Jean-Marc Lieberherr has resigned as CEO of the DiamondProducers Association (DPA), an organization he has led since its formation in2015. Lieberherr became the DPA’s first chairman in December 2015,before taking on the role of CEO in February 2016....
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Polished Markets
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Oct 15, 2019
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Rapaport News
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Diversity: A Business Opportunity
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Having a workforce that is more diverse not only makes goodbusiness sense, it makes good economic sense. Companies with a more inclusiveemployee base — i.e., a greater proportion of women and ethnically/culturallydiverse individuals — are more competitive in the...
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Polished Markets
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Oct 15, 2019
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Deborah Yonick
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WFDB Prepares Master Plan to Boost Relevance
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There was a time, though not very recent, when a gathering of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) was graced by royalty and high-ranking politicians, recalled industry consultant Peter Meeus at the organization’s annual Presidents’...
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Polished Markets
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Oct 07, 2019
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Avi Krawitz
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