Expert articles on lab-grown diamonds, wholesale sourcing strategies, and the latest trends shaping the jewelry industry.
Asscher vs emerald cut diamond compared: facet pattern, square vs rectangular outline, clarity needs, sizing, and wholesale sourcing for jewelers.
How rough diamond sorting works — the criteria sorters use to grade rough for cutting yield, shape, color, and clarity before it reaches a factory.
How Lesotho diamond mining works, the Letšeng mine's record for large exceptional stones, and what wholesale buyers should know about Lesotho-origin diamonds.
Seattle has no dedicated diamond district — here's how the city's jewelry trade is actually organized, and how local jewelers source wholesale.
How Las Vegas-area jewelers and retailers source wholesale diamonds, what a trade account requires, and how show-season buying differs.
D color vs. E color diamonds compared on visible difference, price premium, and when D color's top grade actually justifies the cost.
The real paths into diamond brokering — gemological training, trade floor experience, credentials, and how to build a broker's network.
How San Francisco Bay Area jewelers source wholesale diamonds, what a trade account requires, and when a national supplier beats local sourcing.
How independent Kansas City-area jewelers actually source wholesale diamonds — trade accounts, pricing, verification, and national supplier options.
