Every guide is grounded in listings we actually track — no filler, no sponsored picks.
CelebrityOne $1.55M Leviev necklace, two superstars in two weeks: Mariah Carey (Sept 30, per People) and Kim Kardashian (All's Fair trailer, per Page Six Style). 44.71 carats of pears with a 14-carat center vs. 872 tracked pears.
CelebrityAnnounced today: a 3.5-carat oval in platinum, estimated at $160,000 by Estate Diamond Jewelry. The 24 tracked ovals in her size band say natural median $55,190, lab median $2,505.
CelebrityThe second oval engagement announced today: about four carats in a micro-pavé halo, estimated at roughly $220,000 — against a tracked natural median of $59,972 and a cheapest tracked stone of $2,364.
Celebrity32.40-carat earrings, a 5.78-carat ring, a 5.04-carat bracelet — and no published price. We priced the carats against 446 tracked natural diamonds: about $279,000, loose stones only.
MarketFrom 2,803 tracked listings: 405 lab-grown diamonds under $500, a 3-carat oval at $952, and a median 2-carat lab price of $1,574 against $15,874 natural. The season, priced honestly.
TrendsMarquise, oval and pear are 47% of the 2,803 listings we track. Their real median prices at 1 and 2 carats — plus the post-Kylie run on fancy yellow, where the whole tracked market holds exactly two stones.
A natural radiant with identical specs: $4,267 at With Clarity, $10,526 at Blue Nile. Our first five natural-diamond comparisons are live — naturals finally match.
Ritani lists a 2.77ct lab-grown pear at $954; Ada lists the same specs at $5,525. The five widest lab-grown gaps in tonight's data.
272 identical-spec pairs across the three stores. With Clarity is cheapest in 85% of head-to-head matches; Frank Darling in 13%. The full scoreboard.
Natural medians run 1,000/ct; lab-grown 60/ct. The full gap, shape by shape, from 7,866 live tracked listings.
Median $689 across 242 tracked listings vs $3,977 for natural — the full price picture, shape by shape.
What $500, $1,000, $2,000 and $5,000 actually buy in lab-grown diamonds today, from 7,866 live tracked listings.
MarketThe 2026 Victoria's Secret Fantasy Bra: $50M, 4,410 natural diamonds, 1,373.39 carats. Our math on the per-carat price — and what comparable radiants actually sell for.
GIA vs IGI, and which fields on the report actually move the price you pay.
What live 1ct lab-grown listings tell us about where heart-shape prices sit right now.
FACETWIREPrice Intelligence