Here are just a few readers’ comments as the industry weighed in on the lab-grown debate.

Our business is and will always be about people. Technology is advancing. Are we?

Fastener fashion: Clipping onto charms or hanging on their own, these adornments combine function and flair.

Facets of discussion: Some 150 attendees met in Dubai for the annual conference of the International Colored Gemstone Association.

Active role: The executive on his career path, the supremacy of the consumer, and skiing in Montana.

The real deal: Anellie Manolas and Susan Abeles talk about sourcing, transparency, and collecting versus selling.

The international art and jewelry show took place in March in Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Links to the past: The appetite for these antique pieces is alive and well today.

Two-for-one deal: Finding a such a specimen is rare, but the recently unearthed Beating Heart has shed light on how such stones form.

Getting in shape: What consumers are buying and why.