History of Diamond Grading in Australia

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Explore DCLA’s legacy as Australia’s leading diamond authority. Learn our history, meet the founders, and discover our unmatched grading expertise.

De Beers at a Crossroads Lab-Grown Diamonds,
The Hidden Cost of Falling Diamond Prices, Lab-Grown Competition and Lost Livelihoods

The potential sale of De Beers highlights the challenges facing the natural diamond industry. The rise of[…]

screening can produce the wrong conclusion
The Hidden Characteristics That Help Reveal Their Origin

Blue fluorescence, crystal structure, growth patterns and microscopic features can all help gemologists distinguish natural diamonds from[…]

The Perfect Diamond Without Compromise
The Perfect Diamond Without Compromise

Your dream diamond should never be limited by your budget. At DCLA, expertise, craftsmanship and personal service[…]

A diamond is often far more than a valuable possession. It may represent an engagement, a marriage, a family inheritance or a milestone that holds a lifetime of memories. Yet, despite the emotional and financial value attached to fine jewellery, many owners have never fully investigated what would happen if their diamond were lost, stolen or accidentally damaged.
You Lost Your Diamond Ring, Now What?

Standalone jewellery insurance or specified items under your home and contents policy? Understanding the difference could make[…]

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[…]

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