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NewsBrief

October 30, 2024

David Sherwood, CEO of Daniel’s Jewelers, talks value, grading and credit.

US Holiday Spending to Reach New Record

Consumers plan to lay out average of $902 each this season, up from $875 in 2023.

Pearl and Diamond Pendant Leads Sotheby’s Milan Auction

Top item brings in more than nine times its high estimate.

Rapaport Group Launches Dedicated WhatsApp Channel for Diamond Industry Updates

Secure channel will provide trade news to users in real time.

Trending Stories

Judge Blocks Effort to Create ‘American LVMH’

(JCK)

How Jewelry Houses Are Making the Functional Fantastic – and Stars Are Loving It

(South China Morning Post)

De Beers Has Identified Eight New Potential Diamond Sites in Angola

(The Macao News)

Events

Rapaport Melee Auction

November 12-21
New York & Dubai

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Rapaport Single Stone Auction

November 17 – December 5
Dubai, Israel & New York

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Rapaport Quarterly Pawnshop & Melee Auctions

December 9-19
New York & Dubai

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RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI™)

Diamond Data

Size

Index

Weekly

Monthly

Y2Y

0.30 ct

1,020

0.37%

-0.54%

-27.14%

0.50 ct

1,641

-0.07%

-2.05%

-13.99%

1.00 ct

4,616

0.30%

-1.53%

-22.13%

3.00 ct

18,283

0.38%

-0.73%

-17.12%

Rapaport Investment Grade Diamonds