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IDEX Online Polished Price Changes – February 15 , 2016

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10 years ago

February 16, 2016

INSTORE Staff

by Danielle Max

(IDEX Online News) – Price of round diamonds continued to fall, extending a long-running pattern. Items in the 0.9-0.99 carat category showed the most downward movement, with price drops of up to 4 percent. Some positive changes took place in goods sized 0.30-0.39 carats and those above 5 carats.

The picture overall was less changeable for fancy shapes, although there was downward price changes. The most movement was seen in goods sized between 0.45-2.99 carats. There was almost no price movement in items sized 4 carats and above.

Following are some of the main changes in this month’s IDEX Online Diamond Price Report.

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Rounds

0.18-0.22 cts D / IF -2% and D-F / VVS1 -2.5-3%
0.23-0.29 cts changes including E-F / IF -2% and D-F / SI2 -3.5-4%
0.30-0.39 cts many positive changes including D / VVS1-VS1 +2-4% F-J / SI1-2 +3-4%
0.40-0.44 cts changes including D / VS2-SI2 -2-3.5% and J-M / VVS2 -3%
0.45-0.49 cts changes including H-I / VVS1 -2-4% and M-N / SI1-2 +4-10%
0.50-0.69 cts G / SI1 -3.5% and J / VVS2 -2%
0.70-0.79 cts many changes including D-F / VVS2, H / VS2-SI1 and J / VVS1+ -2.5-3%
0.80-0.89 cts changes including D / IF and VVS2 -3%, M / VS1-2 +2.5-3%
0.90-0.99 cts many negative changes including D-H / VVS1-SI2 -2-4%
1.00-1.24 cts negative changes including H-J / IF -2-3% and E-J / VVS1 -3%
1.25-1.49 cts changes including D / VVS1 -2% and K-L / SI2-SI3 -2-3%
1.50-1.99 cts negative changes including K / IF-VVS1 -3% and L / VS-SI -2-3%
2 cts downward changes including G and J / VVS2 -3% and M / SI1-I1 -2-3%
3 cts limited changes including D / VVS1 +1% I / IF -3% and K / VS2 +3%
4 cts a few shifts including D / VS1-2 +0.5-3% and F / VS1 -3%
5 cts E-G / VS1 +6%

Fancy Cuts

0.18-0.22 cts D and F / VS1+4-5%, D / VS2 and E / VS1 -4%
0.23-0.29 cts D / VS1 -3% and H / VS2 +4.5%
0.30-0.39 cts changes including E / VVS1 +4%, G / SI1+3% and J / VS+5%
0.40-0.44 cts changes including D / IF and E / VVS1 -3% and H / SI1+3%
0.45-0.49 cts changes including D-E / VS1 +3% and H-I / VS -2.5-3%
0.50-0.69 cts negative changes D-E / IF -3% and E-I / I1 -3%
0.70-0.79 cts a few changes including E / VVS2 +3% and D and J / VS2 -2-3%
0.80-0.89 cts some changes including E / IF and D / VS2 -3% and E / VS1 +2%
0.90-0.99 cts D-F / VVS1 -3% and E-F and H / SI1 -2-3%
1.00-1.24 cts changes including D-E / IF -3% and D-E / VVS2-VS1 -3%
1.25-1.49 cts G-H / IF +2-3%
1.50-1.99 cts changes including D-F / IF -3% and D-E / VVS2-VS2 -1-3%
2 cts H-J / VVS -2-5% and F-G / VS1 -2%
3 cts K / VVS2 +1% and M-N / VS2 -2-3%
4 cts no change
5 cts H / I2 +4

Honoring a Legacy: How Smith & Son Jewelers Exceeded Every Goal With Wilkerson

When Andrew Smith decided to close the Springfield, Massachusetts location of Smith & Son Jewelers, the decision came down to family. His father was retiring after 72 years in the business, and Andrew wanted to spend more time with his children and soon-to-arrive grandchildren. For this fourth-generation jeweler whose great-grandfather founded the company in 1918, closing the 107-year-old Springfield location required the right partner. Smith chose Wilkerson, and the experience exceeded expectations from start to finish. "Everything they told me was 100% true," Smith says. "The ease and use of all their tools was wonderful." The consultants' knowledge and expertise proved invaluable. Smith and his father set their own financial goal, but Wilkerson proposed three more ambitious targets. "We thought we would never make it," Smith explains. "We were dead wrong. We hit our first goal, second goal and third goal. It was amazing." Smith's recommendation is emphatic: "I would never be able to do what they did by myself."