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  • De Beers Lightbox Cuts Prices

    11/05/2024 08:40

    De Beers has announced its LGD line Lightbox is lowering prices of its offering from the initial US$800/ct and US$1500/ct for high colors, and adds "batch grading" reports from GIA based on sample grading. New Lightbox pricing (up to -40% from previous pricing) is lower than most lab-grown retail prices, JCK reports.

     

    • I-J color, VS, very good cut: US$500/ct
    • G-H color, VS, very good cut: US$600/ct
    • D-E-F color, VS, excellent cut: US$900/ct

    Photo credit: Lightbox

     

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  • Lab-grown Diamond Jewelry Sales on the Rise: Ecologically or Budget Driven?

    06/05/2022 14:56

    According to CNN Business, lab-grown diamond jewelry sales are surging. But why is that? CNN asked a few diamond specialists to weigh in on this matter.

    Independent diamond industry analyst Edahn Golan confirmed the increase. March data showed the number of sold engagement rings with a lab-grown diamond rose by 63% compared to last year, while the sales of engagement rings with a natural diamond declined by 25% in the same period.

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