Three gemologists have opened Swiss International Gemlab (SIG), which will use a proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) system to assist grading and consistency. SIG, the brainchild of senior ...

War, tariffs and soaring metal and gemstone costs have all been thrown at US jewelry stores in the last year, and while a handful of 100-year-old-plus institutions have closed up shop, many have ...

The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive, and efficient diamond and jewelry markets.

Every year, we talk about jewelry trends as if they exist in a vacuum — shapes, stones, silhouettes, colors. But trends don’t appear out of nowhere. They are responses to culture and emotion. They are ...

The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive, and efficient diamond and jewelry markets.

The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive, and efficient diamond and jewelry markets.

The market had been anticipating a De Beers write-down since Anglo flagged two weeks ago that it was considering this. However, the scale is at the higher end of expectations. Anglo gave two main ...

The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive, and efficient diamond and jewelry markets.

The global colored-gemstone industry is navigating an unusual contradiction: Demand has softened in several key consumer markets, yet prices for fine material remain elevated. The supply of ...

Beyond the classic Bohemian crimson variety, garnets dazzle in an array of breathtaking greens, zingy oranges, and even rare color-changing combos. In fact, garnet isn’t just a single gemstone — it’s ...

The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive, and efficient diamond and jewelry markets.

RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, January 6, 2026 — Diamond market trends intensified in December. Polished prices above 1 carat held up; diamonds under that fell sharply. The industry entered 2026 with the ...