NewsBrief June 20, 2023 The Industry’s Diamond-Origin Conundrum A heated debate is brewing about the best approach to source-verification. What You Need to Know About Jewelry Marketing Rock-solid strategy: Experts discuss how to target customers and where advertising is headed. On the Shop Floor: How to Debate Lab-Grown vs. Natural Diamonds With misinformation rife, it’s no wonder customers are confused when it comes to choosing between a mined or synthetic stone. Rebounds in US and China Lift Swiss Watch Exports Total shipments up 14% in May. News Digest Céline Assimon on Why De Beers Is Doing Diamonds Differently for Gen Z (South China Morning Post) Here’s How to Be the First Business Your Clients Think of When They Need Jewelry (Instore) Surge in China’s Demand for Gold Is Slowing as Economy Stumbles (Financial Post) Events Rapaport Single Stone Auction June 27 – July 5 New York & Israel More Details Rapaport Single Stone Auction July 11-19 New York & Israel More Details Rapaport Melee Auction July 18-27 New York & Dubai More Details RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI™) Diamond Data Size Index Weekly Monthly Y2Y  0.30 ct 1571 0.00% -1.67% -2.93%  0.50 ct 2426 -1.15% -3.76% -22.88%  1.00 ct 6952 -0.28% -1.91% -24.14%  3.00 ct 23747 -0.10% -0.24% -15.79% Rapaport Investment Grade Diamonds

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