The more scarce something is, the more it is worth. So a larger stone doesn’t just cost more. It also costs more per carat. A 1-carat diamond weighs the same as four 0.25-carat diamonds. But even if ...
Diamonds and other gemstones are weighed in metric carats: one carat is equal to 0.2 grams, about the same weight as a paperclip. (Don’t confuse carat with karat, as in “18K gold,” which refers to ...
The man-made diamond boom is over, and prices for ultra-trendy lab-grown diamonds are set to tumble this year, industry veterans say. Paul Zimnisky, a leading diamond analyst, foresees jewelers ...
De Beers will begin to provide country-of-origin information for all rough diamonds larger than 1.25 carats registered on its Tracr platform that are sourced from its company’s mines. Starting in 2025 ...
Lab-grown diamonds are also being used for money laundering. Late last year, Indian and Hong Kong customs revealed a joint operation in which they discovered “cheap synthetic diamonds were being ...
It also announced it would disclose the origins of all 1.25-carat and larger rough on its Tracr platform. Meanwhile, Duma Boko’s election as Botswana president — defeating Mokgweetsi Masisi — created ...