Move reflects market shift to higher-value diamonds.
Category: Polished
Only one of four stones in parcel was not lab-grown or simulant.
Feature will measure light behavior, lab notes.
The world’s largest manufacturing center is relatively upbeat about the domestic jewelry market ahead of Diwali, but it is less optimistic about global prospects.
News: US market holding up well, but international trading under pressure with significantly weaker demand.
Average price of imports rises, reflecting shift to larger stones.
Stone bears some similarities to famous Hope and Wittelsbach-Graff stones, says GIA.
Internally flawless stone to go under hammer in Hong Kong on October 5.
Indian diamond sector should focus on higher-value goods, new head says.
Shipments into country jumped 55% year on year.
Jewelry from the estate of philanthropist Mary Anne Sammons Cree also up for sale.