Rapaport's May 2026 monthly index shows the cleanest divergence between small-stone and large-stone polished pricing in over a year. The 0.30-carat RAPI rose 2.1%; the 1-carat slipped 0.3%. De Beers Q1 average realized came in at $101 per carat, down 19% year on year. Couture and JCK wrap up Vegas with strong attendance and color-led buy lists.
JCK Las Vegas drew 17,500 attendees with natural diamonds outperforming lab-grown on the floor, while Rapaport April release showed 0.30 and…
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The Rapaport one-carat RAPI is down roughly 30 percent from early 2024 levels, with the 0.30 to 0.50 carat commercial bracket carrying the w…
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Bain now projects lab-grown diamond price declines at 5 to 8 percent annually after the cumulative 74 percent drop from 2020 to 2025. De Bee…
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Rapaport April 2026 data sent a split signal. The 1-carat RAPI fell 1.4 percent on the month while smaller stones rebounded sharply. The 0.3…
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De Beers moved 7.7 million carats across two Sights in Q1 2026, up 64% year-over-year, but average realized price fell to $101 per carat fro…
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Rapaport's pivot to support only natural diamonds is the year's first major trade-press positioning shift. Small rounds (0.30 to 0.89ct) sta…
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The diamond business is alive, but it no longer moves as one market. The split between goods that still sell and goods that just sit is gett…
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Signet shuts 100 stores, De Beers slashes output, natural diamond prices fall 11.5%, and lab-grown captures 52% of center stones. The mid-ma…
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The largest luxury retailer in the world is under court supervision. For jewelry and watch vendors, the restructuring changes the math on ev…
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Lab-grown bridal sales were up 23.7% in January while natural diamond units fell 8.5%. De Beers just cut its sightholder list by 30%. And Bl…
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Lab-grown hit 52% of center stones. Signet says both can grow. De Beers took a $2.3B writedown. The trade is splitting into two lanes.
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The jewelry industry isn't dead. The old sales script is. And the stores that won't adapt are handing their customers to the ones that will.
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