An advertising watchdog has told a US jewelry online retailer it must use appropriate terms to describe the origin of its diamonds. The Natural Diamond Council (NDC), which promotes mined diamonds, had challenged the way Agape Diamonds marketed its lab grown stones. Agape, based in Tampa, Florida, subsequently made modifications, but not to the full […]

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UK jewellery brand London Diamonds is allowing customers to make their own choice by offering both lab-grown and naturally mined diamonds. The debate about natural versus lab-grown has heated up in recent years, as synthetic diamonds have become the more ethical and affordable option. While most brands pick one side, London Diamonds is opting to […]

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The Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) members during the Annual General Meeting held yesterday, have in principle approved the trading of lab-grown diamonds (LGDs) within the BDB. However, members cannot start trading in LGDs just yet. The BDB Managing Committee will now draw up a set of guidelines to be followed by members who wish to […]

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The Carnegie Institution of Washington, filed lawsuits in New York alleging its patents for growing diamonds in a lab are being infringed by some top makers of such gem stones The Carnegie Institution of Washington, which has been doing scientific research for more than a century, filed lawsuits in New York alleging its patents for […]

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Jewelers Mutual has donated seven lab-grown diamonds to the Diamond Durability Laboratory (DDL). The donation is part of a year-long collaboration between the two entities to better understand damaged diamonds – both mined and lab-grown. The goal of the research is to create a more predictive model for potential damage during wear. The donated, damaged […]

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VBJ in association with the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), offers Guarantee Card assuring purity on natural diamonds Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers, a 119-year-old Chennai headquartered jewellery brand, has launched a Guarantee Card for Melee diamonds, further guaranteeing the authenticity and purity of the natural diamonds used in their jewellery. The VBJ Guarantee Card assures that […]

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The European Federation of Jewellery (EFJ), recently put out a statement welcoming the new European customs code for synthetic diamonds, which has been introduced in the European combined nomenclature (Chapter 71). It will take effect from January 1, 2020 and be applicable till January 1, 2022, at which time the HS6 customs code, recently adopted […]

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The 2019 CIBJO Congress, to be held in Manama, Bahrain, on November 18, 2019, will discuss issues related to the trade in natural and synthetic diamonds, especially those that are the “faultlines” between the two product categories. Some of these issues have been outlined in the Special Report prepared by its Diamond Commission, which was […]

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The Presidents Meeting of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), scheduled for September 24-25 in Dubai, will take “an in-depth look at the issue of synthetic diamonds, according to Rough & Polished. The Presidents Meeting will hold a panel on synthetics featuring industry experts. Ernie Blom, President of […]

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The Gem Testing Laboratory (GTL) in Jaipur, a project of GJEPC, recently successfully identified three polki-cut diamonds (a simple and ancient form of a “rose cut”) widely used in traditional Indian kundan-meena jewellery as being glass-filled CVD synthetic diamonds, perhaps the first case of identification of this type by a lab. Reporting on the process […]

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