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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. [...]

Published on 17/10/2024 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes Léo Durin

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H Dipak
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Italy
Capri's dynasty jeweller seeks path to growth

As owners of Chantecler, the Aprea family are trying to capitalise on the jewellery brand's history to boost its revenues.

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France
Brown diamonds behind Diam Concept lab closure

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.

Subscribers only Entourage 23.01.2025

China, France
The ill-fated Chinese venture that precipitated Courbet's receivership

An unsuccessful attempt to break into the Chinese market dealt a severe financial blow to Courbet, a Paris-based firm that specialises in laboratory diamonds. The brand, which has the backing of Chanel, has filed for receivership and has begun restructuring.

Subscribers only Houses 16.01.2025

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

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
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

United States
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.

Subscribers only Entourage 09.11.2023

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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.

Subscribers only Houses 29.06.2023

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Brown diamonds behind Diam Concept lab closure

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

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

United States
Questions mount over synthetic diamond certifications

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The geopolitics of fake goods

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From the Martinez to Claridge's, hostilities rage between five-star hotel mogul Paddy McKillen and Qatar

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France Brown diamonds behind Diam Concept lab closure

China, France The ill-fated Chinese venture that precipitated Courbet's receivership

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

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

United States Questions mount over synthetic diamond certifications

United States De Beers continues crusade against synthetic diamonds in NYC

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

Italy
Capri's dynasty jeweller seeks path to growth

France
Brown diamonds behind Diam Concept lab closure

China, France
The ill-fated Chinese venture that precipitated Courbet's receivership

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

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

United States
Questions mount over synthetic diamond certifications

United States
De Beers continues crusade against synthetic diamonds in NYC

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