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Diamond News from IDEX

• Swarovski's Proprietary Octagon Cut for Lab Growns

  Swarovski has launched a collection of lab grown diamond jewelry featuring its own patented octagon-shaped cut. The Octagon Collection of...

• New De Beers' Strategy for Brown and Yellow Diamonds

  De Beers has unveiled a new marketing strategy to enhance the profile of brown and yellow diamonds. It announced its Ombre Desert Diamonds...

• Hackers Steal Cartier Customer Data

  Cartier has emailed customers to tell them hackers stole names, email addresses, and countries of residence from its database. But the luxury...

• Helzberg Faces Class Action over Limited-Time Discounts

  Helzberg Diamonds is facing a class action lawsuit over claims that it misrepresents "limited time" discounts on its merchandise. The US-based...

• Signet Turnaround Plan Boosts Sales

  Signet Jewelers reported better-than-expected quarterly sales, but profits slid, primarily due to higher income tax expenses and restructuring...

• Roof-Raiders Steal $2m in Jewelry Heist

  Thieves stole more than $2m in merchandise and cash after breaking into a jewelry store safe from an adjacent candy store. They never actually...

• Graff Opens Huge Store in Las Vegas

  Graff has opened its biggest store in North America, at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas luxury resort and casino. The 3,300sq ft showroom is second...

• Jewelry Store Stormed by 20 Raiders

  A crowd of 20 hammer-wielding suspects stormed a jewelry store after using a stolen car to ram through the front doors. The raid, at Sai...

• Turning Old iPhones into Gold Jewelry

  Sisters Alice and Karen Chave are turning gold salvaged from old iPhones, laptops and other "electronic waste" into fine jewelry. They partner...

• Richemont Jewelry Sales Surge, Watches Slump

  Richemont reported an 8 per cent surge in jewelry sales in the year to 31 March, but saw revenue from watches slip 13 per cent. The Swiss luxury...