Diamond Jewelry News and Trends

World Diamond Day image shared by Briony Raymond

NDC’s Pepper Bets on World Diamond Day Model to Reignite Demand

The inaugural World Diamond Day campaign last spring demonstrated how the natural diamond industry can generate consumer interest when it speaks with...

Farshid Roshanravan loupes a lab-grown diamond as he talks about the price collapse of the manmade stone

Lab-Grown Diamond Wholesale Prices Are in Freefall; Retail Margins May Be Next

Seated at his table at the Diamond Dealers Club in New York City, 11 stories above the city’s Diamond District, Farshid Roshanravan says that...

Sell More by Using These Fun Facts With Clients

Fun facts are pieces of useful information that go beyond nickel knowledge. They are intended as edutainment—stimulating conversation that teaches...

How Casual Carats Grew Through Influencers, Partnerships, and Lab-Grown Diamonds

Casual Carats' approach to lab-grown diamonds as fun fashion and a partnership with jewelry influencer and retailer Stephanie Gottlieb has the...

The Diamond King Podcast art, featuring a sliver of Nirav Modi's face as one facet of a diamond

The Nirav Modi Saga Becomes a Podcast

The saga of Nirav Modi—the once-prominent diamantaire accused of bilking India’s state-owned Punjab National Bank of more than $1 billion—is...

Signet Amps Up Blue Nile’s Luxury Team with Pam Cloud Appointment

Pam Cloud's appointment to president of Blue Nile further establishes the company as a white-glove retailer with expertise in merchandising,...

K-Shaped Luxury: Trends to Help You Navigate Jewelry’s Split Market

In late July, I traveled to Louisville, Ky., to deliver a trends presentation at the IJO Louisville show (and, yes, sample some bourbon, of course!)....

Sothebys fancy Intense Blue Diamond weighing 10 plus carats

Fancy Color Diamond Prices Remain Stable in Q2

Prices for natural fancy color diamonds remained largely unchanged during the second quarter of 2026, according to the latest data from the Fancy...

At IJO Louisville, Color Takes Center Stage

At the Independent Jewelers Organization (IJO) Louisville show in late July, colored stone vendors serving independent retailers doubled down on the...