The Diamond Industry’s Battle for Your Ring Finger

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Big Take

2026-10-17

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Are “natural” diamonds still worth it if you can get a near-identical alternative for a fraction of the cost? With a boost from celebrities like Sarah Jessica Parker, lab-grown competitors could be coming for the crown. On today’s Big Take podcast, guest host Stacey Vanek Smith talks to industry insiders and De Beers Group CEO Al Cook about what $12 half-carat earrings could mean for the luxury business’ future and how the old guard is pushing back.  Read more: The Diamond Industry’s Old Guard Wants You to Buy ‘Natural’ We have a special Bloomberg subscription offer for podcast listeners at Bloomberg.com/podcastoffer Host: Stacey Vanek Smith; Guests: Al Cook, Edahn Golan, Adelle Archer; Produced by Julia Press; Edited by Aaron Edwards; Engineering by Sean Carter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Colleen Rooney is an executive at Signet Jewelers Limited,

  • which owns Jared, Kay, and Zales.

  • She's one of a handful of speakers

  • at a swanky Italian dinner on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

  • The mood is light.

  • Everyone is joking around.

  • This is my real hair.

  • It is not lab-grown.

  • It is all mine.

  • The restaurant is full of high-powered diamond industry leaders.

  • The topic on the menu?

  • Many of you are fully aware of the disruption

  • that's happened with lab-grown diamonds.

  • Lab-grown diamonds have caused a massive panic for the diamond industry.

  • You can grow them in days.