Expert articles on lab-grown diamonds, wholesale sourcing strategies, and the latest trends shaping the jewelry industry.
How the 2026 US-India diamond tariff framework affects landed cost, and how US-held NY + LA inventory can hedge your exposure as a jeweler.
If your case is built around round brilliants and a few princess cuts, you are looking at the inventory profile that defined 2018, not the one converting in 2026.
The antique-cut revival is the single strongest consumer-facing trend in fine jewelry right now.
If you sell to the vintage-bridal buyer, you have probably watched a client point at a celebrity engagement ring and say "I want that look" — and then watched the sale stall because nobody in the room
If you sell to vintage-bridal clients, you already know the problem: the customer walks in with a Pinterest board full of "old, glowy, not-too-sparkly" rings and you have a case full of modern round b
Custom diamond jewelry for jewelers without a bench is fully achievable: partner with a wholesale supplier running an outsourced custom studio.
Resale value is the #1 customer pushback on lab-grown in 2026. A practical sales playbook for jewelers — talk tracks, trade-up programs, and how to reframe the objection.
The exact FTC-required wording for lab-grown diamond disclosures in 2026 — invoice language, marketing rules, and the compliance checklist jewelers use.
A trade guide to sourcing fancy-color lab-grown diamonds in pinks, blues, yellows, and greens.
