Deborah has over 30 years of experience in Journalism and is a regular columnist for MJSA Journal and Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist and a frequent contributor to Rapaport Diamond Report. Her experience includes writing for many jewelry publications, including JCK and Instore Magazine. Her byline also has appeared in consumer publication Condé Nast Traveler and newspapers including The York Dispatch, York, PA. Her personal site can be found here.
- Deborah Yonick -March 15, 2022
Defining Recycled Diamonds & Their Value
Recycled diamonds are perhaps the fine jewelry industry’s best kept trade secret, presenting a compelling opportunity for jewelry designers and retailers to incorporate a sustainable, value-retaining option to newly mined natural diamonds and lab-grown diamonds.
The broadest definition of recycled diamond is a natural diamond that was previously owned or manufactured and has re-entered the diamond supply chain to be repurposed for another piece of jewelry.
Recycled diamonds are acquired in many ways, including from the jewelry boxes of consumers, estate sales and bankruptcies, and part of inventory liquidations and closeouts of collections that may never have made it to market.
White Pine, for example, buys exclusively from the trade, including pawn shops, retailers, diamond dealers, and diamond manufacturers. Consistency and quality of the goods it brings to market are top priorities for this leading supplier of calibrated recycled diamond