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Why lab-grown diamonds no longer cut it for Vever

Published on 23.09.2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 min

For more than a decade, the French company had eschewed natural stones entirely on ethical and ecological grounds. But market forces have now led to a U-turn.

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Why lab-grown diamonds no longer cut it for Vever

For more than a decade, the French company had eschewed natural stones entirely on ethical and ecological grounds. But market forces have now led to a U-turn.

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France Why lab-grown diamonds no longer cut it for Vever

For more than a decade, the French company had eschewed natural stones entirely on ethical and ecological grounds. But market forces have now led to a U-turn.

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Why lab-grown diamonds no longer cut it for Vever

Front Row
Jessica Warch, the synthetic diamond champion from Antwerp

Front Row
Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq, the champion of mined over lab-grown diamonds