4 Tips To Receive The Highest Price for Your Melee Diamonds

Bill Norton, our Vice President Of Diamond Operations has over 25 years experience in the recycled diamond industry. He has a wealth of knowledge in diamond purchasing and sales, so we asked him to share his tips on how to maximize the value of melee when you come to sell all or part of your diamond inventory. 

1. Clean Your Diamonds

Cleaning makes it easier to determine, the color and clarities of your stock. Boiling diamonds in acid works best. If boiling is not an option, you can simply get a bowl of warm/hot water and household detergent, then scrub, removing any dirt or build up that may have accumulated. 

2. Separate Out Fancy Shapes

Round and fancy shapes have different price points and different markets, so its important to separate these out and bag similar shaped stones. This way you will get a specific offer rather than an offer on a mixed assortment. Generally when selling melee of like size and quality, rounds

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The Melee Clearance Sale

Extended - Now Ends Nov 11th

As the Holidays approach we are presenting our Melee Clearance Sale so you can access diamond production inventory for less and make more margin on seasonal sales. The sale is a week long, so shop now to avoid disappointment. 

Order online or call (646) 569 3675 and email orders@whitepinediamonds.com for assistance. 

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Lab Grown Vs Natural Diamond, One Has Resale Value, The Other Does Not

Demand for lab-grown diamonds has rapidly risen in the past five years, as consumers drawn to the idea of getting a bigger, better quality diamond for their budget are buying into a diamond product that has the same chemical and optical properties as natural diamond.

Claims by lab-grown diamond producers and sellers that a diamond is a diamond no matter its origin seem to suggest that diamonds made in a lab and naturally occurring diamonds are equal in all respects, including market value.

What consumers who have bought or might buy lab-grown diamonds may not know, is that if they decide to sell it back into the market, they will likely get nothing in return, as lab-grown diamonds have virtually zero resale value.

Diamond market analyst Paul Zimnisky, founder of Diamond Analytics, wrote in a 2020 opinion piece for the precious metals and mining news KITCO that the essential thing that sets a natural diamond apart

Jewelry Designers Find Great Value In Recycled Diamonds & Partnering With Suppliers Like White Pine

Jewelry designers have a lot to manage when developing their brand, whether newbie or veteran in the business. Creating compelling designs and customer engagement demand their full attention for success.

For new designers, especially those who are not generational in the traditionally family run diamond and jewelry industry, it can be challenging to make connections and find vendors who will work with you, especially when you’re new on the scene.

New York City jewelry designer Lauren Goodmay found that to be the case when she started over two years ago to build her brand, Good May Come, which launched in February, and is available online and at Studio Mega in Soho. “If you’re not a generational jeweler, I think it's hard to get places to take you seriously, especially when you’re starting off.”

Goodmay was delighted to find as one of her first vendors White Pine Wholesale, which

Your Most Frequently Asked Diamond Questions Answered 

We thought it would be a great time to update our FAQs with questions specifically about our diamonds products and service. So here they are and reach out to us at info@whitepinediamonds.com with more questions. 

1. Where Do Your Recycled Diamonds Come From?

We exclusively buy our goods from the trade. We buy from pawnshops, retailers, diamond dealers, and manufacturers. We do on occasion buy goods from the market to fill in if we are short supply in certain areas from trusted, ethically sourced diamond companies.

2. What Are Your Diamond Makes Like?

Consistency and quality of our recycled diamonds is one of our main priorities and why our customer base remains loyal. Our recycled diamonds are exactly as advertised. We categorize our diamonds as Very Good to Excellent makes. The way maintain this standard is by recutting as many of the diamonds we purchase as possible at our factory before putting it into our stock. This process

Why Outsourcing Certain Diamond & Jewelry Jobs Makes Good Business Sense for Jewelers

Outsourcing always makes good business sense for companies, both big and small. Generally speaking, outsourcing improves efficiency, reduces costs, and allows companies to focus on their core business.

Not only does contracting out specific tasks save time and money, resulting in lower overhead and staff labor costs, it also allows businesses to tap high-caliber talent for project-specific work. Outsourcing allows a business to expand its team temporarily and strengthen areas of expertise as needed.

Outsourcing empowers jewelers to benefit from the latest technology by leveraging the equipment and expertise of trusted production partners who do these tasks regularly, without jewelers having to make those capital investments.

Farming out specific skilled tasks also eliminates the need for time-consuming training in-house, ensures the work is done correctly, and helps businesses achieve their primary

Overstock Specials - Ends Aug 31st

A fantastic opportunity to stock up now and make extra profit on the products you'll be selling in the Fall and through Holiday season. See the price card below for the sizes and qualities being offered in this special, all diamonds are Round Full Cuts. Prices shown reflect the 15% discount and all sales are final for promotion items.

Order online or call (646) 569 3675 and email orders@whitepinediamonds.com for assistance. 

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Test Recycled Diamonds, Offer As Design Option & Extension Of The Estate Case

Over the past couple of years fashion-minded shoppers have placed an even bigger emphasis on sustainability, with fine jewelry topping their wish lists. In particular, recycled diamonds are becoming increasingly important for jewelers, as the global diamond-mining yield continues to diminish, reports Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) in August 2021.

The popularity of recycled diamonds has increased dramatically since the pandemic, with many engagement ring shoppers asking for recycled stones. Jay Moncada, owner of Perpetuum Jewels, told WWD that before the pandemic four out of 10 engagement ring shoppers inquired about recycled diamonds, and now that number is closer to seven.

Jeweler Jean Prounis of Prounis Jewelry told WWD that 100% of her custom engagement ring clients have requested recycled stones. “These diamonds are being reset over and over. It’s nice to work with what already exists — it also goes to show

Good As New, Overcoming Recycled Diamonds’ Inferiority Complex

Diamond is the hardest mineral on the planet, so it’s no wonder it’s regarded as the ideal product for recycling. Because of its strength and durability, diamond can be used more than once without trace-of-wear.

Recycled diamonds actually offer the perfect story of sustainability — averting the need to mine or grow in a lab a new diamond product. Recycled diamonds also deliver on natural diamond’s “forever” promise, by maintaining their value as a precious, finite gemstone, and as an enduring symbol of love.

Yet, the perception exists that if a product is recycled/reclaimed/repurposed it may not be of superior quality. 

Recycled diamonds, while not a new concept, is a category that many jewelers, designers, and small manufacturers may never have considered before because they perceive that what is available on the market is of inferior cut and quality to newly manufactured stones.

What they may not know is that