Program aims to educate young consumers about mined stones’ positive qualities.
Most popular shapes are round and oval.
DMCC and GJEPC will both enter trade organization by May 1.
Trade members and consumers were overwhelmingly unimpressed with the latest ads.
The trade seems split on recent campaigns that shine a negative light on lab-grown.
Diamonds in China are underperforming other jewelry categories amid economic and cultural changes affecting Chinese consumer habits.
Synthetic stones masquerading as naturals are arriving in labs. How prevalent is this, and how can the rest of the trade protect itself if fraudsters are trying to dupe the experts? Insiders weigh in.
Three jewelers share what they keep on their desks, and tourists find a valuable souvenir at a national park.
Plus: Do natural stones have supernatural qualities?
Goal is to provide experience in each sector of the industry.
Featuring a six-year-old jewelry entrepreneur and a look at museum thefts.