RAPAPORT. Consumers increasingly want to know the story behind their diamond. But what type of provenance information are they seeking, and how can the industry provide this?
Four guests explored this topic in the second installment of Rapaport’s new podcast series, “Technology and the Diamond Trade,” sponsored by Sarine Technologies.
They included David Block, Sarine’s CEO; Alexey Tikhonov, head of projects for strategy and analytics at Alrosa; and Rahul Jauhari, senior vice president of global sales and marketing at Indian diamond manufacturer Star Rays. The panel, moderated by Rapaport Senior News Reporter Joshua Freedman, explained the technology behind traceability, how to integrate it into the supply chain, and the methods of ensuring the reliability of information throughout a diamond’s journey from mine to retail.
RAPAPORT. The Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA) has chosen Susan Chandler, the chief merchandising officer for Citizen Watch America, as president-elect of its international board of directors. She will serve in the position during the term of office that runs from 2022 to 2023.
In her role at WJA, Chandler will help foster community, connection and collaboration within the trade, the association said Wednesday. Last year, she served as the WJA sponsorship chair, and was instrumental in raising money for the organization and securing keynote speakers for the WJA’s events.
“We believe that Susan’s strong leadership experience will not only contribute to the future growth and vibrancy of WJA, but will also inspire greater community and connection centered around women working and leading in the jewelry industry as a whole,” said WJA president Jacqueline Cassaway. “Susan’s connections inside and outside th
RAPAPORT. India’s polished-diamond exports fell 31% to $14.17 billion in 2020, according to Rapaport calculations based on data from the country’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC).
A slump during the peak of the coronavirus crisis outweighed a recovery in the fourth.
The Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA) has chosen Susan Chandler, the chief merchandising officer for Citizen Watch America, as president-elect of its international board of directors. She will serve in the position during the term of office that runs from 2022 to 2023. In her role at WJA,.
RAPAPORT. The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has updated its grading report for synthetic diamonds to include information about post-growth treatments.
The reports will now outline the growth process for untreated chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or High Pressure-High Temperature (HPHT) stones, the lab said Wednesday. They will also specifically indicate those diamonds are “as grown with no indication of post-growth treatment.”
Previously, IGI, which has issued lab-grown reports since 2005, only indicated that synthetic diamonds “may include post-growth treatments to alter color.” Any CVD stones that are not definitively found to be untreated will still carry this description, IGI noted.
“The popularity of lab-grown diamonds has heightened since IGI debuted the industry’s first [reports] 16 years ago,” said IGI CEO Roland Lorie. “As the technology advances and demand evolves, the institute will continue to do right by the consumer.”