History of Diamond Grading in Australia

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Natural or Laboratory-Grown
The Diamond You Choose, Natural Rarity or Laboratory Grown Quality

When the choice is yours, what matters most: rarity, size, beauty or simply the diamond you fall[…]

Buying fine jewellery should feel like a privilege, not a gamble. At the DCLA Diamond Exchange, every customer is guided by people who have spent 25 years at the heart of Australia's diamond and gold trade.
The DCLA Diamond Exchange: Expert Jewellery Buying, From First Look to Final Delivery

Decades of diamond and gold expertise, at your fingertips, Expert Jewellery Buying, From First Look to Final

The Argyle mine, located in Western Australia's remote East Kimberley region, became synonymous with pink diamonds and, for decades, supplied more than 90 per cent of the world's pink diamond production.
Boodles Goes Pink with Major Argyle Diamond Acquisition

British luxury jeweller Boodles has strengthened its position in the highly exclusive world of fancy-coloured diamonds after[…]

The Death of Class: From Influencers to Diamonds
The Death of Class in Influencing: How Quality and Value Have Eroded

Look at any photograph of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Marlon Brando, Paul Newman or Jayne[…]

How Jewellery Became the Wealth That can Travel
How Jewellery Became the Wealth That Travels

From the Nazi decrees of the 1930s to the refugee boats of the South China Sea, rings,[…]

If royalty sets long-term trends, Hollywood sets the seasonal ones. Major jewellery houses have been lending pieces to stars for awards nights since the mid-20th century.
What Really Drives the Modern Jewellery Buyer

For as long as jewellery has been worn, people have looked to the famous for cues. Royal[…]

Does Taylor Swift Have A New Engagement Ring
Swapping the Rock: Is It Okay to Change or Upgrade Your Engagement Diamond?

When Taylor Swift unveiled the artwork for her new single "Patient Zero" this week, fans went hunting[…]

Natural Diamond Prices Begin to Stabilise, But Has the Market Turned?
Natural Diamond Prices Begin to Stabilise, But Has the Market Turned?

After several challenging years for the natural diamond industry, there are growing signs that the market may[…]

The beginning of scientific diamond proportions
The Transformation of Diamond Cut Quality Grading

From the Tolkowsky Ideal to Modern Cut Grades, Why Proportions Still Matter For more than a century,[…]

De Beers London launches Vibrations
De Beers London launches Vibrations

De Beers London presents Vibrations: a High Jewellery universe inspired by the quiet yet enduring power of[…]

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