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 0.30-carat index added 2.6 percent and the 0.50-carat index gained 1.3 percent. The 3-carat index ticked up 0.3 percent. The split tells dealers exactly where lab-grown is biting hardest and where natural diamond margin is still defensible.
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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