Lab-Grown Diamonds
Lab-grown diamonds have become a transformative force in the UK jewellery trade, offering jewellers, designers, and wholesalers a sustainable, affordable alternative to mined stones. With growing consumer demand driven by ethical and environmental concerns, the sector presents both opportunities and challenges for trade professionals navigating pricing, certification, and marketing strategies. Jewellery Focus provides comprehensive coverage on lab-grown diamonds, including market trends, technological innovations, regulatory developments, and insights into how they are reshaping the commercial landscape for the jewellery industry.
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Feb- 2018 -27 FebruaryEvents
Doors open for largest-ever Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show
The largest-ever iteration of the Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem & Pearl Show has opened its doors this morning at the AsiaWorld Expo exhibition centre near Hong Kong Airport. The show this year – which was attended by Jewellery Focus’ editor Michael Northcott – offers two developments on previous years:…
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Sep- 2017 -6 SeptemberDesigners
Cred launches the ‘ultimate ethical’ engagement ring
Cred Jewellery has announced the launch of its ‘ultimate ethical’ engagement ring collection using its own lab-grown diamonds. The brand, which was one of the pioneering jewellery brands to use Fairtrade gold, insists that the use of lab grown diamonds will lead to a product that is 100% traceable and…
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Jun- 2016 -7 JuneEconomy
Polished diamond prices dip in May
The price of polished diamonds declined slightly in May as buyers waited for the JCK Las Vegas show, which took place between 3 to 6 June. Despite this, the Rapaport Group’s RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) said trading at the show was “relatively weak” with slower traffic than in previous years.…
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Jul- 2015 -28 JulyTrade Organisations
Ernie Blom praises new ISO standard for diamonds
President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), Ernie Blom, has praised the release of a new ISO standard for diamonds. ISO International Standard 18323: Jewellery – Consumer confidence in the diamond industry, provides a series of definitions which aim to provide clarity for traders and to maintain consumer…
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