Expert articles on lab-grown diamonds, wholesale sourcing strategies, and the latest trends shaping the jewelry industry.
Platinum vs. white gold for engagement rings compared on durability, cost, maintenance, and center-stone security — a sourcing guide for jewelers.
How the Rapaport diamond price list works, how wholesale buyers use it to benchmark pricing, and its limits as a pricing tool for natural and lab-grown stones.
What the Responsible Jewellery Council does, its Code of Practices audit standard, membership tiers, and how it differs from the Kimberley Process.
How rhodium plating works, why white gold needs it, how long it lasts, and what jewelers should know sourcing or offering re-plating.
How to match a ring setting to a loose diamond — stone shape, carat weight, protection level, and metal choice — for jewelers and buyers.
What RJO (Retail Jewelers Organization) is, how jewelry buying groups work, and what wholesale suppliers should know before selling to member retailers.
What actually drives rough diamond prices: mining supply, sales systems, cutting-center demand, and how lab-grown competition has reshaped the market.
What a shared prong setting is, how it works on eternity bands and tennis bracelets, and how it compares to full-prong, channel, and pavé setting.
How diamond mining works in Sierra Leone today, its conflict-diamond history, and what wholesale buyers should know about sourcing from the region.
