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Brown diamonds behind Diam Concept lab closure

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“Jewellery sector's quest for clarity”

Europe, Russia

Jewellery sector's quest for clarity

With Russia a leading producer, diamonds have seen their prices plummet since the start of the war in Ukraine. The industry, highly concentrated around a few major players, has been experimenting with synthetic stones and other gems, but is struggling to find a clear-cut solution. The real issue is traceability, which is currently impossible to implement. [...]

France's one and only manufacturer of laboratory diamonds shut up shop on 11 December. The firm's failure highlights the challenges of meeting jewellers' strict requirements for flawless synthetic stones. [...]

Published on 23/01/2025 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Zélie de Crécy, Léo Durin

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Alix Gicquel
Chanel
Courbet
Dholakia Lab-Grown Diamonds
Diam Concept
Fenix Diamonds
Frédéric Arnault
JEM
Jill Biden
Le Bon marché
Lusix
LVMH
LVMH Luxury Ventures
Narendra Modi
Natural Diamond Council
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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

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

United States
TAG Heuer to invest time in huge US expansion

LVMH watchmaker TAG Heuer - the brand that Frédéric Arnault, LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault's second-youngest son, has headed since 2020 - is about to embark on a dramatic sales push in the United States. Its aim is to have 50 of its own shops.

Subscribers only Houses 14.09.2023

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, Switzerland
The secret negotiations paving the way for Richemont's rise in Saudi Arabia

Just as major luxury brands are jostling for a foothold in the coveted Saudi market, Swiss giant Richemont has signed a major agreement in the country. The contract opens the door to the local market, as well as offering an opportunity to tap into the stream of wealthy visitors making Hajj pilgrimages to the kingdom.

Subscribers only Houses 27.04.2023

Swiss group Richemont will open a TimeVallée shop at a strategic location in Saudi Arabia.

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Alix Gicquel
Chanel
Courbet
Dholakia Lab-Grown Diamonds
Diam Concept
Fenix Diamonds
Frédéric Arnault
JEM
Jill Biden
Le Bon marché
Lusix
LVMH
LVMH Luxury Ventures
Narendra Modi
Natural Diamond Council
Tag Heuer
Vever

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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

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

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TAG Heuer to invest time in huge US expansion

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

France Chanel calls quits on French lab-grown diamond producer

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

United States TAG Heuer to invest time in huge US expansion

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, Switzerland The secret negotiations paving the way for Richemont's rise in Saudi Arabia

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France
Brown diamonds behind Diam Concept lab closure

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

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

United States
TAG Heuer to invest time in huge US expansion

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia, Switzerland
The secret negotiations paving the way for Richemont's rise in Saudi Arabia