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Diamonds aren't forever; neither is the value of struggles
The Mercury
|December 02, 2025
THE global diamond market is losing its shine. Lab-grown diamonds - cheaper, cleaner and conflict-free - have surged to nearly 20% of global sales.
As technology improves, their production costs keep falling and so do their prices. Meanwhile, natural diamonds - long marketed as rare and eternal - are also losing value as consumers question what makes a stone "worth" anything at all.
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