The Latest Diamond Trend: Big, Sparkly...and Green
25 Jan 2024
WSJ
Is it a lab-grown stone? Solar-powered? Diamonds are no exception to younger consumers’ growing concerns about how products are made.
While they still cost less, lab-grown stones are surging in popularity in part because they often avoid the human rights and emissions issues of traditionally mined stones. A decade ago, they were relatively unknown, but now make up a fifth of diamond sales by value, according to analysis from Paul Zimnisky, a diamond industry analyst.
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