High jewelry houses are traditionally at the tail end of the diamond supply chain. Once they’re extracted, rough stones are typically acquired by specialist diamond cutters and polishers, who analyze ...

So De Beers unearthed a rough stone that could fulfill the requirements. The process from procuring the uncut diamond to setting the resulting finished gems in a pair of drop earrings took over a year ...

Both discoveries came from the Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana and were uncovered by Louis Vuitton in partnership with Karowe-owner Lucara, a leading producer of large and exceptional diamonds, and HB ...

Prices for rough diamonds — the raw, unpolished, and uncut stones — have dipped in 2023 as many post-pandemic consumers shy away from luxury goods. According to the Zimnisky Global Rough Diamond Index ...

Lower priced lab-grown diamonds have disrupted the jewelry market, causing natural diamond sales to drop. However, a countertrend of raw, uncut diamonds is emerging.

A ‘sophisticated’ form of diamond gains a wider audience. By Kathleen Beckett Macle. Maccle. Maacle. Mackle. Little wonder few people know what this particular type of diamond is; even the experts don ...