Flush With Cash, Americans Buying More Diamonds Than Ever

by PawnMaster | Jun 5, 2017 | Diamonds, Gems, Human Interest, In The News, Industry, Jewelry

With stock prices scaling new highs and robust economic growth, Americans spent a record amount of money buying diamonds last year. Demand in the U.S., which now accounts for more than half of the world’s diamond consumption, rose 4.4 percent to a record $41 billion...

3 reasons millennial couples are ditching diamonds

by PawnMaster | May 22, 2017 | Diamonds, Gold & Jewelry, Human Interest, In The News, Jewelry

Millennials aren’t as interested in buying diamonds as their Baby Boomer counterparts — and an increasingly agitated diamond industry is trying to win them over.

A Synthetic Diamond Overgrowth on a Natural Diamond

by PawnMaster | May 5, 2017 | Diamonds, Gems, In The News, Precious Metals

Nitrogen is the most abundant defect in natural diamonds. It can be observed as single substitutional atoms or in aggregated forms. Boron, on the other hand, is a rare impurity in natural diamonds. It is very unusual to see both nitrogen and boron defects in a single...

US Retailers Continue to Cite ‘Challenging’ Environment, Synthetic Melee Detected

by PawnMaster | Apr 7, 2017 | Diamonds, Gems, Gold & Jewelry, In The News, Industry

U.S. employment figures continue to rise along with the stock market – and other economic indicators remain strong – but Signet Group’s latest lower results continue to point to a “challenging” retail environment. Signet is the largest jewelry chain in the U.S. and...

Man-made diamonds gaining acceptance, but industry wary

by PawnMaster | Jun 17, 2016 | Diamonds

When Jeff Griffin read an Internet article four years ago about how Pittsburgh jewelry designer Paul Bierker had created a Star Wars-themed R2D2 engagement ring, he knew he wanted Bierker to make an engagement ring for his girlfriend one...

Diamonds come from deep in the Earth, or out in space

by PawnMaster | May 17, 2016 | Diamonds