The jeweler shared her change of heart on lab-grown diamonds and why she keeps them separate from natural diamonds in her business ventures.
Lab-Grown
Many lab-grown manufacturers in India are rethinking the earlier antagonism between lab-grown and natural diamonds.
The De Beers-owned lab-grown diamond company is rebranding and creating new collections, though its long-term future remains unclear.
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The expanded “Monique Lhuillier Bliss” collection features pink, blue, and yellow lab-grown diamonds.
Manashe Sezanayev faces felony charges of fraud and grand larceny for allegedly replacing three natural diamonds with lab-grown ones.
The “Melrose” collection highlights pink and blue lab-grown diamonds across 20 pieces.
While no reputable jeweler would knowingly sell lab-grown stones as natural, it's a growing possibility.
The piece, created by Smiling Rocks, was the top lot at the recent Ormeley Dinner.
The company is pivoting production at its factory in Oregon to industrial diamonds, while the future of Lightbox remains unclear.
The move follows a price-drop test run in Q4 and comes with the addition of a “quality assurance card” from GIA for some loose diamonds.
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Members can still sell lab-grown stones, it said, but only natural gems are allowed on the show floor.
A combination of factors is driving growth in the industry despite the precipitous drop in prices across the board.
The De Beers-owned lab-grown diamond company dropped the price on its standard offerings from $800/carat to $600/carat.
The company did not file its annual 10-K Form, the form that gives a comprehensive summary of financial performance over the past year.
The pear-cut stone was engraved with a GIA report number for a natural diamond of the same size and shape.
The lab-grown diamond brand also collaborated with the website The Future Rocks on a collection launching today.
The bridal gown designer is offering bigger center stones at more accessible price points.
A year after launching its fine jewelry collection, the Italian luxury brand is adding lab-grown diamonds to the mix.
Some Indian manufacturers think the potential in this young, evolving market outweighs current price concerns.
The company also announced IGI will grade the new Swarovski Created Diamonds in an upcoming collection.
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The company is now calling the range “Pandora Lab-Grown Diamonds” instead of “Diamonds by Pandora.”
The giveaway is part of a new nationwide campaign from the Philadelphia jeweler promoting natural diamonds.
The South Carolina-based company wants to acquire the production and manufacturing capabilities of India’s Flawless Allure Grown Diamonds.
It’s the first time the lab has assessed a piece of this kind, it said.
It’s the company’s first and only collection featuring lab-grown diamonds.
The International Gemological Institute shared its insider knowledge of the 7.50-carat lab-grown diamond.
Dan Schneider, formerly executive vice president, was promoted to president and chief operating officer.
Created by Maitri Lab-Grown Diamonds and graded by IGI, it’s slightly bigger than the record-setting lab-grown diamond GIA just examined.
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