NewsBrief December 26, 2024 Podcast: Not Europe’s Blue Nile Tobias Kormind of 77 Diamonds explains how the UK-based company combines online and physical retail and why its model is more sustainable than Blue Nile’s. Going, Going, Gone Wrong: Jewels That Failed to Sell at Auction Lots that didn’t find buyers included a blue-diamond ring estimated at up to $10 million and the Allnatt brooch, valued at up to $7.2 million. Chow Tai Fook to Launch 100% Recycled-Gold Collections Jeweler also plans to achieve net-zero emissions by 2049. Making a Big Bang: The Largest Rough-Diamond Finds of 2024 Ranging from 203 carats to a massive 2,488 carats, Lucara, Gem Diamonds and Alrosa stones all reached the top 10. Trending Stories Old Jewels Are Attracting New Fans Ruby Ring Smashes Estimate Following Bidding Battle at Sotheby’s Sightholders Dither on De Beers Rough Despite Price Cut Events Rapaport Melee Auction January 21-29 New York & Dubai More Details Rapaport Single Stone Auction January 26 – February 12 Dubai, Israel & New York More Details Rapaport Melee Auction February 18-26 New York & Dubai More Details RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI™) Diamond Data Size Index Weekly Monthly Y2Y  0.30 ct 1,044 0.22% 0.93% -26.07%  0.50 ct 1,680 0.30% 1.00% -14.63%  1.00 ct 4,604 0.15% -0.30% -23.07%  3.00 ct 18,214 -0.34% 0.16% -17.24% Rapaport Investment Grade Diamonds

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