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Ruby de la Hunt

Ruby de la Hunt

Junior journalist at Currency News covering finance, politics and mining in South Africa

Aug 13, 2026

2:31
... like De Beers are actually in bigger trouble than even they realize, if you look at what you can pay for a lab-grown versus a natural diamond?
2:41
Hmm.
2:42
You know, I think it depends, but I think they realize to a certain extent how much trouble they're in.
2:48
Um, or maybe they're not acknowledging it, um, to the extent that they should be.
2:53
Um, you know, the lab-grown producers have made their product cheaper and in vast amounts.
3:01
Um, and, you know, diamond miners are falling behind in terms of making people want a natural stone.
3:10
There's just absolutely market value to a one or two carat D flawless diamond anymore.
3:45
Um, did you have any interesting conclusions, [laughs] uh, in your research for this story? Do people want a, a natural stone for big occasions like a wedding or, uh, an anniversary, or would they be quite happy with a lab-grown diamond, seeing as actually chemically they're identical?

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