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Dmitry Fedorov is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house. His main focus is the creation of Orthodox-inspired premium luxury jewelry of high artistic merit. He told Rough&Polished about his journey in the jewelry industry, about choosing the ‘Orthodox...

28 october 2024

Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki

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James Campbell: Botswana Diamonds optimistic as it enters uncharted territory of using AI for mineral exploration

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Artur Salyakayev: For me, happiness is freedom to make my ideas happen and create valuable products

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Ethereal Green Diamond produces the world’s largest LGD

23 september 2021
Ethereal Green Diamond is the manufacturer and global supplier of lab-grown diamonds headquartered in India. Ethereal Green Diamond has produced the world’s largest certified lab-grown diamond, the 14.60-carat ‘Freedom of India’, says a report in jewellerynet.com.
The ‘Freedom of India’ is a square, emerald-cut, F-colour lab-grown diamond with a VS2 clarity grade. According to the report, it is the largest polished diamond manufactured from a rough diamond, which was grown using the chemical vapor deposition or CVD method. The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has certified the stone as ‘excellent’. 
Dhairya Virani, director of Ethereal Green Diamond said: “Technical challenges usually curtail the size and quality of lab-grown diamonds. Our latest feat attests to our strengths (in the lab-grown diamond space) and our ability to cater to the surge in demand for bigger, gem-quality stones.” 
The lab-grown diamond manufacturer and grower also produces fine jewellery featuring its gem-quality stones. Highlights of its collection include a stunning halo engagement ring, a floating lab-grown diamond necklace with invisible settings, a rose-gold eternity band with lab-grown diamonds and stud earrings for daily wear.
“Using high-tech machinery in our state-of-the-art factory, our master craftsmen work tirelessly to make sure that our lab-grown diamonds are cultivated with utmost care, safety and precision,” the company said.

Aruna Gaitonde, Editor in Chief of the Asian Bureau, Rough&Polished