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May 2026
37m 32s

Diamond Debates: Lab-Grown Diamonds at a...

Avi Krawitz
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Avi is joined by Tom Chatham, chairman of Chatham Inc., to debate the current state and future prospects of the lab-grown diamond market. The discussion explores shifting market dynamics, technological advances in synthetic diamond production, industry challenges and marketing strategies, high-tech applications and niche markets, and efforts to establish a lab-grown industry body to advocate on the sector’s behalf.

Diamond Debates is supported by Sarine Technologies.

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