Jewelry
June 12, 2026
Gen Z is spending almost double what baby boomers spend when buying natural diamonds. Image credit: De Beers Group
By Luxury Marketer Intelligence
Natural diamonds are the most desired luxury jewelry product in the United States, with average purchase prices increasing 25 percent in 2025 compared to 2023 – a finding that’s clearly a rebuff to those espousing the synthetic lab-grown variety.
{"ct":"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","iv":"bab2bb84f0549c70c498477cf2c2a75d","s":"d02986f69b47b53d"}
Share your thoughts. Click here