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De Beers continues crusade against synthetic diamonds in NYC

The lobbying battle that has been raging for several months between players in the natural diamond industry and manufacturers of laboratory stones will come to a head next week at New York City Jewelry Week. [...]

Published on 09/11/2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Front Row | France
Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq, the champion of mined over lab-grown diamonds

The president of the sector's representative body is wearing various other hats as well to defend the interests of the French jewellery trade. One of her most notable achievements is to have turned France into a bastion of natural diamonds amid the steady rise of their synthetic equivalent.

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Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq has been defending natural diamonds and top-end French jewellers for the last two decades.

Spotlight | France
Qatari magnate and synthetic diamond giant vie to take over jeweller Courbet

Having gone into administration, the Paris-based jeweller has attracted several potential buyers. Among those in the running is the heir to a powerful Qatari family conglomerate and a major Indian producer of lab-grown diamonds.

Subscribers only Houses 08.05.2025

Will jeweller Courbet, the pioneer of synthetic diamonds in France, be snapped up by foreign buyers?

France, Japan
Tasaki pearls to get showcase on Rue de la Paix

The Japanese jewellery maker, which was bought by Asian equity funds last December and is in the select circle of jewellers supplied by De Beers, is preparing to open its first own-brand boutique in Paris.

Subscribers only Houses 27.03.2025

France
Without Chanel support, France's only diamond laboratory disappears

The Diam Concept synthetic diamond company, faced with international competition and prevarication by jewellery houses, has just been wound up. Chanel had backed it for a while but in the end pulled the plug on the struggling firm.

Subscribers only Entourage 19.12.2024

France, India
Unsaid's lab-grown diamonds move up to Place Vendôme

The Indian synthetic diamond jewellery brand is to open a three-storey flagship boutique in Paris's traditional jewellery district in December.

Subscribers only Houses 17.10.2024

France
Chanel calls quits on French lab-grown diamond producer

Parisian synthetic diamond producer Diam Concept went into receivership in May and is currently on the hunt for investors. Chanel, which invested in the company in 2020, has decided to jump ship.

Subscribers only Entourage 18.07.2024

United Kingdom
Banks already at work on De Beers sale

Several banks have already begun to work on the transaction, which promises to be one of the largest and most complex of the year for the luxury sector.

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France, United Kingdom
De Beers goes head-to-head with Cartier in Paris

Before spinning off its De Beers subsidiary, Anglo American is trying to increase the diamond producer's value by developing its jewellery branch's network. The group has signed a costly lease for a shop on the Rue de la Paix, just opposite a Cartier outlet.

Free access Houses 13.06.2024

Europe, United States
Diamond industry goes all out in campaign to crush synthetic stones

Laboratory stones, seen by the diamond industry as a huge threat, are being quietly kept out of the major trade fairs. The move is part of a wider lobbying campaign by diamond producers against their lab-grown rivals.

Free access Entourage 30.05.2024

Spotlight | Africa, Europe
Luxury sector frets over De Beers sale

Caught off-guard by Anglo American's announcement that it is considering selling De Beers, the luxury giants that are the diamond producer's top customers are closely monitoring the transaction.

Subscribers only Houses 23.05.2024

Mining giant Anglo American announced on 14 May that it was putting diamond producer De Beers up for sale.

United States
Synthetic diamond specialist Charles & Colvard issued with new deadline for Nasdaq delisting

Poor results for the pioneering synthetic stone maker could see the brand kicked off the New York stock market index that hosts many US technology companies.

Subscribers only Entourage 21.03.2024

United States
Questions mount over synthetic diamond certifications

The ratings that certification bodies ascribe to diamonds to determine their quality, and thus inform their value, are under fire. Critics say certain defects in synthetic diamonds, such as premature ageing, are not sufficiently taken into account, nor is the stones' environmental impact.

Subscribers only Entourage 30.11.2023

China
De Beers leads charm offensive in China

With the price of natural diamonds in free fall since the summer and luxury consumption sluggish in Europe and the United States, market leader De Beers is focusing on China to mitigate losses.

Subscribers only Entourage 23.11.2023

France, Russia, United States
Spectre of Russian sanctions looms over synthetic gem sector

Demand is raging for synthetic diamonds, with every luxury house leaping on the bandwagon. But the artificial stones industry fears that sanctions against Russia - one of the sector's leading producers - could disrupt its momentum.

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Russia
Luxury jewellers seek alternative solutions now that Russian diamonds are off limits

Unable to buy Russian diamonds due to US and EU sanctions, jewellery companies are looking for other options to help them play by the rules and polish up their reputations with clients.

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De Beers and Russian diamonds: Following up on our revelations

Since Glitz.paris disclosed that De Beers sold Russian stones in the United States in 2022, the diamond giant has fiercely denied it - letting slip some revealing information in the process.

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Russia, United States
De Beers sold Russian diamonds in US despite sanctions after Ukraine invasion

De Beers claims to source its diamonds only from Africa and Canada, but last year it sold stones of Russian origin in the United States. The firm also bought diamonds in 2022 from the Russian firm Alrosa via an Israeli company.

Subscribers only Houses 25.05.2023

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
Madagascar sapphire mine exposes jewellery firms' hollow 'ethical' claims

All the luxury groups, from Richemont to LVMH, have made traceability commitments for their coloured stone jewellery. But the realities of a market concentrated in a handful of countries make credible certification impossible. Glitz.paris looks into the situation in Madagascar, the epicentre of the sapphire business.

Subscribers only Houses 11.05.2023

In the absence of a proper traceability system, jewellers have come up with charters of good conduct to try to respond to their customers' concerns.

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In Botswana, a diamond partnership between Belgian trader HB Antwerp and state firm ODC has roused the opposition rallied behind former president Ian Khama after President Masisi revealed having been personally involved in the negotiations.

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Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana, in Gaborone, 7 February 2023.

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Front Row | France
Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq, the champion of mined over lab-grown diamonds

Spotlight | France
Qatari magnate and synthetic diamond giant vie to take over jeweller Courbet

France, Japan
Tasaki pearls to get showcase on Rue de la Paix

France
Without Chanel support, France's only diamond laboratory disappears

France, India
Unsaid's lab-grown diamonds move up to Place Vendôme

France
Chanel calls quits on French lab-grown diamond producer

United Kingdom
Banks already at work on De Beers sale

France, United Kingdom
De Beers goes head-to-head with Cartier in Paris

Europe, United States
Diamond industry goes all out in campaign to crush synthetic stones

Spotlight | Africa, Europe
Luxury sector frets over De Beers sale

United States
Synthetic diamond specialist Charles & Colvard issued with new deadline for Nasdaq delisting

United States
Questions mount over synthetic diamond certifications

China
De Beers leads charm offensive in China

France, Russia, United States
Spectre of Russian sanctions looms over synthetic gem sector

Russia
Luxury jewellers seek alternative solutions now that Russian diamonds are off limits

Document | Russia, United States
De Beers and Russian diamonds: Following up on our revelations

Russia, United States
De Beers sold Russian diamonds in US despite sanctions after Ukraine invasion

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
Madagascar sapphire mine exposes jewellery firms' hollow 'ethical' claims

HB Antwerp diamond deal caught in political crossfire between Masisi and Ian Khama

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Front Row | France Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq, the champion of mined over lab-grown diamonds

Spotlight | France Qatari magnate and synthetic diamond giant vie to take over jeweller Courbet

France, Japan Tasaki pearls to get showcase on Rue de la Paix

France Without Chanel support, France's only diamond laboratory disappears

France, India Unsaid's lab-grown diamonds move up to Place Vendôme

France Chanel calls quits on French lab-grown diamond producer

United Kingdom Banks already at work on De Beers sale

France, United Kingdom De Beers goes head-to-head with Cartier in Paris

Europe, United States Diamond industry goes all out in campaign to crush synthetic stones

Spotlight | Africa, Europe Luxury sector frets over De Beers sale

United States Synthetic diamond specialist Charles & Colvard issued with new deadline for Nasdaq delisting

United States Questions mount over synthetic diamond certifications

China De Beers leads charm offensive in China

France, Russia, United States Spectre of Russian sanctions looms over synthetic gem sector

Russia Luxury jewellers seek alternative solutions now that Russian diamonds are off limits

Document | Russia, United States De Beers and Russian diamonds: Following up on our revelations

Russia, United States De Beers sold Russian diamonds in US despite sanctions after Ukraine invasion

Spotlight | France, Switzerland Madagascar sapphire mine exposes jewellery firms' hollow 'ethical' claims

HB Antwerp diamond deal caught in political crossfire between Masisi and Ian Khama

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United States
De Beers continues crusade against synthetic diamonds in NYC

Front Row | France
Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq, the champion of mined over lab-grown diamonds

Spotlight | France
Qatari magnate and synthetic diamond giant vie to take over jeweller Courbet

France, Japan
Tasaki pearls to get showcase on Rue de la Paix

France
Without Chanel support, France's only diamond laboratory disappears

France, India
Unsaid's lab-grown diamonds move up to Place Vendôme

France
Chanel calls quits on French lab-grown diamond producer

United Kingdom
Banks already at work on De Beers sale

France, United Kingdom
De Beers goes head-to-head with Cartier in Paris

Europe, United States
Diamond industry goes all out in campaign to crush synthetic stones

Spotlight | Africa, Europe
Luxury sector frets over De Beers sale

United States
Synthetic diamond specialist Charles & Colvard issued with new deadline for Nasdaq delisting

United States
Questions mount over synthetic diamond certifications

China
De Beers leads charm offensive in China

France, Russia, United States
Spectre of Russian sanctions looms over synthetic gem sector

Russia
Luxury jewellers seek alternative solutions now that Russian diamonds are off limits

Document | Russia, United States
De Beers and Russian diamonds: Following up on our revelations

Russia, United States
De Beers sold Russian diamonds in US despite sanctions after Ukraine invasion

Spotlight | France, Switzerland
Madagascar sapphire mine exposes jewellery firms' hollow 'ethical' claims