October 2026 | Lab Grown Magazine

October 2026 | The Lab Grown Diamond Resource Book 32 Mailed to 24,000 Jewelers Monthly - To advertise call (888) 832-1109 | October 2026 33 While LGD yellows, pinks and blues remain most popular, 2026 Holiday will see Irish greens, majestic purples and vibrant deep red LGDs at market. Photo: Neiman Marcus Part 2 of 2 The fancy LGD market will be driven by the vast cost differentiation to fancy diamonds. Regardless, some will become family heirlooms. Some will be sewn into clothing and shoes. Enter NY Fashion Week Design houses are leaning into this seismic color shift. The iconic NYFW show will pop pillowannounce five designers who will debut couture-themed LGD artistry.. Most in fine jewelry. “What we are experiencing is the start of the largest, most disruptive segment in the fine jewelry industry,” said Jeffery Star, CEO, Wealth-X. “Color is now been ‘democratized’ allowing for colored LGDs to hit the red carpets and many households.” Preferring pale LGD colors at sizes typically used for fancy diamond accents, Ebert Chong has established a strong LGD Centennial audience. Photo: Liam Foresly The Watch List TAG Heuer and LGD exclusive brand, Breitling are helping to normalize LGDs within luxury watchmaking. The Watch.List JBW has aggressively adopted LGDs for its timepieces. Known for an oversized, iced- out aesthetic, lines like the JBW Coast Series offer deep purple or emerald green LGDs set in their faces. Pascal Design focuses heavily on entry- to-mid luxury LGD jewelry and watches. Collection names 'like "Rose Radiance" and "Blue Raspberry" target Centennials.