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Quartet Teams Up to Verify 30-Carat Diamond
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Everledger has partnered with three major industry organizations to offer traceability for a 30-carat diamond from the Karowe mine in Botswana.The technology company teamed up with India-based manufacturer Hari Krishna Exports, miner Lucara Diamond...
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Technology
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Jan 20, 2021
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Chow Tai Fook Unveils In-House AI Grading Report
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Chow Tai Fook is launching its own diamond certificates based on artificial intelligence, using a new grading scale featuring numbers instead of letters.The Chow Tai Fook AI Diamond Grading Certificate will be available for stones weighing...
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Retail
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Nov 03, 2020
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Tiffany to Track Diamonds Down to the Mine
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Tiffany & Co. plans to achieve 100% traceability of diamonds and precious metals in the coming years as part of a sustainability pledge it released this week.The retailer aims to track all diamonds weighing 0.18 carats or more to the...
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Retail
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Sep 24, 2020
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Tiffany to Share Full Provenance of Its Diamonds
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Tiffany & Co. will give consumers full details of each diamond’s route from mine to jewelry, encompassing the rough’s origin as well as the locations of cutting, grading and setting.Beginning in October, the US retailer will share...
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Retail
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Aug 19, 2020
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Podcast: How Big a Threat Is the Coronavirus?
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With the coronavirus dominating headlines since late January, the Rapaport Diamond Podcast looks at its potential impact on the diamond and jewelry market. In addition, Rapaport Senior Analyst Avi Krawitz sums up the mood...
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Polished Markets
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Feb 20, 2020
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Israel Diamond Week Lifts Local Trade
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The International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI) closed Wednesday with participants noting steady trading among local dealers in the absence of Chinese buyers.Delegations from China and Hong Kong were scheduled to attend the three-day...
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Marketing
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Feb 13, 2020
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Cutters Join Sarine’s Diamond Journey
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Sarine Technologies has partnered with 14 diamond manufacturers on its Diamond Journey provenance program, enabling retailers to tap a growing resource of polished stones certified through the initiative. “We expect to have tens of thousands of documented diamonds...
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Technology
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Jun 11, 2019
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Alrosa to Sell Directly to Consumers
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Alrosa is launching a source-of-origin program that will enable dealers and consumers to buy polished diamonds with detailed provenance information.The Russian miner will create an “electronic passport” for each diamond on a new website, diamonds.alrosa.ru, presenting...
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Retail
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Jun 04, 2019
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US Looks to Tighten Jewelry-Origin Rules
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The US government wants the jewelry industry to declare the origin of all materials in products, trade organizations learned this week.State Department officials met with industry representatives on Monday to brief them on the plans.The possible rules...
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Financial-Legal
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Apr 18, 2019
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Joshua Freedman
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De Beers Hires Tech Exec to Lead Blockchain
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Tracr,De Beers’ blockchain platform, has appointed technology executive Jim Duffy to runthe next phase of the project’s development. Duffy (pictured) joins Tracr as general manager just as the platform is starting to grow inscale, the De Beers...
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Technology
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Aug 16, 2018
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Signet Joins De Beers’ Blockchain Trial
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Signet Jewelers will become the first retailer to participate in De Beers’blockchain project for tracking diamonds. The platform, Tracr, which is still in its trial phase, providesa digital link from diamond production to retail. Every diamond...
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Technology
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May 27, 2018
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IBM Launches Blockchain for Jewelry
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IBM has partnered with members of the diamond and jewelryindustry to create a blockchain platform for improving traceability.The technology giant will work with retailer HelzbergDiamonds and jewelry manufacturer Richline Group — both subsidiaries of WarrenBuffett’s...
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Mining
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Apr 29, 2018
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De Beers Is the New Kid on the Blockchain
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Lastmonth, dozens gathered in midtown Manhattan to learn more about De Beers’Diamond Blockchain Initiative — a project that aims to underpin confidence indiamonds by creating permanent records for them. While most know blockchain asthe technology that underlies...
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Technology
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Feb 15, 2018
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Jennifer Heebner
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The Rapaport Diamond Podcast: Episode 2
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In the second edition of In the Loupe, Rapaport’s editorial team discusses blockchain, omni-channelretail, and the debatable effectiveness of the Kimberley Process. Plus, aninterview with Jean-Marc Lieberherr, CEO of the Diamond Producers Association.Listen to the podcast...
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Polished Markets
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Jan 28, 2018
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Consumers Are Looking to the Source
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When it comes to responsible sourcing, says MonicaStephenson, “diamonds are a tricky subject.” Stephenson is the founder of AnzaGems, which purchases colored gems directly from East African artisanal minersand gives a portion of its sales back to the...
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Retail
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Dec 31, 2017
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Anthony DeMarco
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De Beers Taps Blockchain for Diamond Tracking
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De Beers is investing in blockchain technology that willenable the industry to trace a diamond’s entire transaction history. In a blockchain, a database stores every transaction thattakes place, as well as the order in which the deals occur, who is involved,and what...
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Technology
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Dec 04, 2017
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Birks Shows Canada Pride with Renard Line
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Canadian jewelry retailer Birks Group has partnered withrough producer Stornoway Diamond Corporation to sell stones from the new Renardmine in Quebec.Birks launched a showcase of the first 200 diamonds from themine at its Montreal flagship...
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Retail
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May 14, 2017
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Polished Markets
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Jul 17, 2014
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Tache
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