January
· Analyst Paul Zimnisky publicly said that the global market size of cultivating diamond jewellery (finished products) in the previous year (2022) was about $12 billion, an increase of 38% over 2021. At the same time, the sales of cultivated diamond jewellery accounted for more than 10% of the global total for the first time.
· British media revealed that several diamond-cultivated brands have successively opened stores near Bond Street in London, with the momentum of "changing the rules of the game".
· In the week ending January 15, a "-99%" quotation discount appeared for the first time on the international B2B platform, mainly distributed in the special-shaped drill section above 5.00ct.
· On January 17, Martin Rapaport released the New Year's Speech, which fiercely criticised the cultivation of the diamond industry. Since then, Martin has publicly denounced the cultivation of diamonds many times in 2023, which has caused controversy at the level of international public opinion.
· Since January 18, a large number of international media began to report the news that "Japan has made breakthroughs in the development of diamond semiconductors", which we have interpreted in detail.
February
· The Minister of Finance of India delivered a speech on Budget 2023, which highly recognised the industrial status of cultivating diamonds and said that he would establish an independent and complete R&D and production system. We put forward "eight suggestions" for the domestic diamond industry.
· ChatGPT is popular all over the Internet. We asked him questions about cultivating diamonds and got some answers full of logic and wisdom.
· Pandora released its 2022 financial report, and the actual sales of the cultivated diamond sector increased by 130%. Since then, we have begun to focus on the development of Pandora in this field.
March
· The Clear Cut, a New York retail brand, has publicly proposed the marketing slogan of "buy natural diamonds and send cultivated diamonds", which has triggered many discussions in the industry.
· Future Market Insights released a 300-page report saying that India's cultivation of the diamond jewellery market will quadruple in ten years.
· JCK published the Ritani Interview, saying that cultivating diamonds has obvious advantages in the field of wedding jewellery.
April
· Diamond Watch accepted an exclusive interview with Paul Zimnisky to discuss content related to the diamond industry, the Chinese market and diamond cultivation.
· MmegiOnline posted, quoting industry authorities that the number of CVD devices in India will increase to 9,000 this year.
· Rough & Polished published an analytical article discussing the issue of "cultivating diamond prices away from natural diamonds".
May
· Yuyuan Co., Ltd. sold IGI to Blackstone Group.
· Pandora released its financial report for the first quarter of 2023 and pointed out that "the launch of cultivated diamond products in the U.S. market will be strengthened in the third quarter of this year".
· On May 25, Lightbox opened its first offline concept store. The store is located in Brooklyn, with an area of about 250 square feet.
June
· On June 2, Diamond Watch was honoured to be invited to participate in the China Jewellery Season · 2nd International Cultivation Diamond Summit and proposed "A Diamond is For Everyone".
· Lightbox's products have been awarded "carbon neutralisation" by Carbon Trust, an international professional organisation.
· Tacy's 2022 release, analysing the 2022 natural diamond and cultivating diamond value chain.
· Lightbox began to sell breeding diamond engagement rings and conducted a three-month market test in the midst of controversy.
· India gave a 7.5-carat cultivated diamond to Mrs. Biden as a "national gift"
July
· The CEO of Diamond Foundry, an American diamond breeder, said that 8-inch single-crystalline diamond wafers will be produced in the next two years.
· The Dubai Diamond Cultivation Seminar was grandly held.
August
· The chairman of JB Bhanderi issued an article to publicly discuss the price reduction of diamond cultivation.
· Tenoris released a report saying that in the professional jewellery business circle in the United States, the proportion of sales of cultivated diamonds and bare diamonds has reached 49.9%, "extremely close to 50%".
· Paul Zimnisky expounded his views on cultivating the diamond supply chain at the Kimberley International Diamond Symposium.
· JCK published a long article discussing "Can the price of cultivating diamonds still be stabilised?" The problem.
· Swarovski announced that it is ready to promote the cultivation of diamond products Swarovski Created Diamonds worldwide.
September
· The first offline flagship store of "Cartier Descendants" Jean Dousset opened in California, USA, boosting confidence in cultivating the diamond retail industry.
· De Beers said: Lightbox gave up selling nurturing diamond engagement rings and invested $20 million in "diamonds for a long time".
· Fred, a Paris jewellery brand owned by LVMH, launched four high-end jewellery using blue to cultivate diamonds.
· KDT Diamond, a diamond-cultivating company in South Korea, has built a factory to produce in India.
October
· Daniel Scott posted an article publicly questioning whether "synthetic diamond" is an intentional name?
· Pandora issued Company Statement No. 815, which mentioned that cultivating diamonds will become one of the company's key development sectors.
· WD Company of the United States applied for bankruptcy protection. The company's executives established WDAM, which focus on the scientific and technological application of diamond.
· Prada, an Italian fashion luxury brand, is ready to sell and cultivate diamond jewellery.
· The North American retail survey Big Survey was released, which mentioned the "impact of cultivating diamonds".
November
· The people of Trujillo, Spain, held a demonstration against Diamond Foundry's need to set up 22 high-voltage towers for the construction of the factory.
· BAUNAT, a Belgian jewellery company, launched a diamond jewellery brand.
· Lightbox cooperates with Roseate and The Future Rocks.
December
· Diamond Watch launches "Cultivate Diamond RMB Price Index"
· We regret that the battle between cultivating diamonds and natural diamonds has risen to a "moral level".
· Wal-Mart's "tough development" in cultivating the diamond industry has aroused a lot of international discussion.
· Swarovski opened its flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York, and then went to Forbes.
· Pandora's cultivation of diamonds made a gorgeous appearance at New York Fashion Week.
Source: Diamond Observation