De Beers made sharp price reductions at its January sight, with a category of larger, lower-clarity rough seeing the most drastic cut. Rapaport Senior Analyst Joshua Freedman reports on how lab-grown replacement of natural diamonds led to this situation.
The Connection Between Lab-Grown and De Beers’ Price Cuts
The Connection Between Lab-Grown and De Beers’ Price Cuts
De Beers made sharp price reductions at its January sight, with a category of larger, lower-clarity rough seeing the most drastic cut. Rapaport Senior Analyst Joshua Freedman reports on how lab-grown replacement of natural diamonds led to this situation.
The Connection Between Lab-Grown and De Beers’ Price Cuts
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