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IDEX Online Polished Price Changes – January 01, 2016

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8 years ago

January 4, 2016

INSTORE Staff

by Danielle Max

(IDEX Online News) – Price of round diamonds continued to fall, extending a long-running pattern that shows no sign of abating. Most of the changes took place in the medium or better clarities with the most movement seen in goods sized between 0.3-0.49 carats.

The picture overall was generally more positive for fancy goods, with many sizes of diamonds showing a positive price change. Once again, the most movement was seen in medium clarity or better goods, especially those sized between 0.45-0.49 carats

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

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Rounds

· 0.18-0.22 cts no change

· 0.23-0.29 cts D / VVS1 and E / IF +2%

· 0.30-0.39 cts changes including I / VS1 -2-3% and L / VVS1+ -3%

· 0.40-0.44 cts a few negative changes including D / IF and VS2 -3.5%

· 0.45-0.49 cts changes including D-E / VS1-SI1 -2-4% and F-I / VVS1 -3-4%

· 0.50-0.69 cts a few isolated changes including G / VS2 and J / IF -3%

· 0.70-0.79 cts limited changes including F / IF -3% and I / VVS1 -2.5%

· 0.80-0.89 cts D/ VVS2 -1% and K / VS2 -2%

· 0.90-0.99 cts a few negative changes including F / VS2and I / IF -3%

· 1.00-1.24 cts changes including I / IF -3% and L-M / VVS2 -2%

· 1.25-1.49 cts some negative changes including K / VVS2 and SI2-SI3 -2-3%

· 1.50-1.99 cts M / VS2 -2.5%

· 2 cts L / SI1 -3.5%

· 3 cts positive changes including G / IF and K / VS2 +3% and M / VS1 +1%

· 4 cts D-E / VS1-2 -0.5-3% and G / VS1 +3%

· 5 cts D-H / VS1-2 -2-3%

Fancy Cuts

· 0.18-0.22 cts no change

· 0.23-0.29 cts G / VS2 +4%

· 0.30-0.39 cts some changes including D / IF and SI1 -2.5% and H / VVS2-VS1 +3%

· 0.40-0.44 cts E / IF +3% and F-I / VS1-VS2 +2-4%

· 0.45-0.49 cts F-N / VVS1+ +2-4% and F-I / VS2 +2-3%

· 0.50-0.69 cts E and H / I1 -3% and L / VS1-2 +3-4%

· 0.70-0.79 cts changes including I / VVS2 -3% and K-L / VS2 +2.5-4%

· 0.80-0.89 cts a few changes including E / VVS2 +3% and I / VVS2 -1.5%

· 0.90-0.99 cts D / VVS1 and SI2 -2-3%

· 1.00-1.24 cts changes including D / IF and VS1 -3% and L / SI2-3 +4-5%

· 1.25-1.49 cts D / SI2 -3% and H / VVS1+, SI1 and SI3 +2-3.5%

· 1.50-1.99 cts D / VS1-2 and SI2 -1.5-2.5% and L / VVS2 +2.5%

· 2 cts some changes including E / VVS2 -3% and M / VVS2-VS1 +2%

· 3 cts changes including E / IF-3%, J / SI2 -3% and I-J / I2+5%

· 4 cts a few positive changes including M-N / I1 +4.5%

· 5 cts H / I2 +4%

When There’s No Succession Plan, Call Wilkerson

Bob Wesley, owner of Robert C. Wesley Jewelers in Scottsdale, Ariz., was a third-generation jeweler. When it was time to enjoy life on the other side of the counter, he weighed his options. His lease was nearing renewal time and with no succession plan, he decided it was time to call Wilkerson. There was plenty of inventory to sell and at first, says Wesley, he thought he might try to manage a sale himself. But he’s glad he didn’t. “There’s no way I could have done this as well as Wilkerson,” he says. Wilkerson took responsibility for the entire event, with every detail — from advertising to accounting — done, dusted and managed by the Wilkerson team. “It’s the complete package,” he says of the Wilkerson method of helping jewelers to easily go on to the next phase of their lives. “There’s no way any retailer can duplicate what they’ve done.”