Clarity
Clarity is a critical factor in diamond and gemstone grading, directly impacting value, consumer confidence, and retail pricing across the jewellery trade. For UK jewellers, designers, and wholesalers, understanding clarity standards and educating customers is key to maintaining trust and driving sales in a competitive market.
Jewellery Focus provides authoritative coverage on clarity, including updates from grading laboratories, changes in certification practices, market trends affecting demand for higher or lower clarity grades, and insights into how clarity influences supply chain dynamics. Our reporting supports professionals seeking to navigate the technical and commercial aspects of gemstone quality.
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May- 2024 -13 MayRetailers
Lightbox lowers lab-grown diamond retail prices by up to 40%
De Beers Group’s lab-grown diamond brand Lightbox has announced it has lowered the retail price of its lab-grown diamonds by up to 40%. The brand’s colourless DEF stones, featuring an excellent cut and VS clarity, are now $900 (£716.7) a carat, down 40% from $1,500 (£1194.6). The price of lab-grown…
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Apr- 2024 -15 AprilDesigners
BAJ hosts Graff for collaborative exhibition
The British Academy of Jewellery (BAJ) community and representatives from luxury jewellery house Graff, came together to host the BAJ X Graff Fine Jewellery Project. According to BAJ, the exhibition and awards evening marked an important collaboration between industry and education, highlighting the shared commitment to “nurturing aspiring creatives on…
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Mar- 2024 -19 MarchTrade Organisations
GSI launches B2B GSI Stock Exchange platform
Gemological Science International (GSI) has launched a new B2B GSI Stock Exchange platform. The platform is crafted to aid jewellery manufacturers in efficiently sourcing goods for their GSI certified jewellery programmes, providing a “vital resource” for seamless transactions within the industry. The GSI Stock Exchange offers both natural and lab-grown…
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1 MarchNews
LDB pens open letter as G7 restrictions come into force
London Diamond Bourse has written a letter to its members and industry colleagues to discuss the implications of the G7 restrictions that come into effect today (1 March 2024). The letter was published following an emergency meeting held by the council of management of the London Diamond Bourse. In the…
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Feb- 2024 -6 FebruaryRetailers
Maya Gemstones launches new Très collection
Maya Gemstones has launched its new Très collection which features three wheels, three meanings and conceptualised in the three days it took Olga Pekarevskaia, the brands founder, to complete Kailash Kora on her trip to Tibet and through the Himalayan mountains. According to Maya, the new collection channels “the power…
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Jan- 2024 -10 JanuaryDesigners
Bucherer launches new diamond solitaires
Bucherer Fine Jewellery has announced the launch of its new diamond solitaires as part of the Joy, Heaven, 1888 and Allure collections. All the pieces in the Joy Collection boast sparkling details and can be customised. The colour, carat, cut and purity of the diamonds can be individually selected, as…
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Nov- 2023 -10 NovemberRetailers
Maria Tash to launch exclusive Harrods Capsule collection
Fine jewellery brand Maria Tash is set to launch its new Harrods Capsule collection following its relocation to a redesigned and larger space at Harrods. Maria Tash’s new home is set to open this month and the new assortment will include a selection of “one-of-a-kind” styles featuring unique diamond cuts…
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Oct- 2023 -24 OctoberRetailers
Bradley’s Jewellers supports York and Scarborough NHS Foundation Trust
Independent jewellery business Bradley’s Jewellers York, has once again pledged to support the York and Scarborough Hospitals Charity and the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by donating a cluster-style pendant for its upcoming raffle. Ahead of the Trust’s annual Celebration of Achievement Awards at Scarborough Spa on…
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Sep- 2023 -13 SeptemberRetailers
Swarovski Created Diamonds collection launches globally
The Swarovski Created Diamonds collection is expanding globally to China, Italy, Korea, Japan, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Austria, and the UAE, after its debut launch in the USA and Canada. Swarovski Created Diamonds are 100% identical to mined diamonds – the only difference is how they originate. They are made…
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Aug- 2023 -17 AugustNews
Flawless Moissanite makes its mark on UK jewellery market
Flawless Moissanite launched into the UK online jewellery market in 2021 and has experienced an incredible rate of growth. And demand for the moissanite doesn’t show any signs of slowing, with the global moissanite market expected to grow at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 6.2% from 2021 to…
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