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It may well be that I am overly sensitive but I would think that there are a lot of misrepresentation in how diamonds are being sold which is not unique to the lab grown diamond category. It may well be that such misrepresentation have been long standing so they are accepted. If you watch the video in its entirety which I did, it seems to suggest LGD are the bad boys. The video does say that there are LGD members on JVC. Yes, buying a diamond is a very expensive exercise but less so with LGD. Also, the video says consumers don’t buy diamonds very often and only a few times in their life times. This is also a dated concept. With more affordable lab growns consumers can buy diamond jewellery more frequently. We need to simplify the decision making process for consumers. Take a look on Blue Nile or James Allen and you need to be a rocket scientist to be able to decide which is the loose stone to buy when they are all priced similarly. And yet the photo images usually have broken hearts and arrows. It is very confusing. Let work on that. We have the same problem in LGD and natural. The cut quality is mostly poor !

Shopping for diamonds this holiday season? Buying diamond jewelry is often a milestone purchase that’s both emotional and special. When shopping for diamonds, it’s important to know what to look for. Tiffany Stevens, the President, CEO and General Counsel of the Jewelers Vigilance Committee, a 106-year-old organization based in New York City that serves the jewelry trade has several tips and recommendations for how to shop for diamonds, worry-free. The JVC’s mission is to protect standards and ethics across the jewelry industry, from mine, to the retail store, to the US consumer. Watch the full video at the link below. https://lnkd.in/exte8gyC

LGD acceptance by consumers has largely been a U.S. phenomenon so it is interesting to learn about the Australian market. I believe we are lacking any detailed qualitative research on consumer attitudes about LGD in most markets.

We recommend this latest article from Rapaport which puts synthetic diamonds in the spotlight. With insights and data from Edge Retail Academy, MVI Marketing, Edahn Golan and Tenoris, it’s an interesting look at the current market for laboratory-grown diamonds. Amish Shah, founder of lab-grown wholesaler ALTR Created Diamonds said: “The stigma and debate which surrounded the lab-grown product three or five years ago is no longer there… In fact, it’s becoming trendy, and if you look at the global economy and the state of the US consumer, the economics support the category more than ever.” Read more below. #diamonds #diamondindustry #laboratorygrowndiamonds #labgrowndiamonds #Rapaport

Based on the 152 valid questionnaires collected first-hand, Luxe.Co Intelligence has specially produced four charts to present the current real opinions of high-end Chinese consumers on natural and lab-grown diamonds. #diamonds #survey #trend #labgrowndiamond

We're thrilled to share that our blog, "Top 5 Gold Asset Options To Gift Your Dad," by Mehak Srivastava, Head of Marketing at Sahibandhu, has been featured on Goodreturns. We explore the value of a gift that combines heartfelt sentiment with wise investment choices. Read more about the top gold assets to honour your dad, Dive into the details here: https://lnkd.in/e6-FKnUZ