Drip With Diggs

JEWELRY. CULTURE. THE BUSINESS OF DRIP.

Drip With Diggs is an independent digital jewelry magazine covering jewelry news, sports, hip-hop and culture through original reporting, interviews and practical education. Founded by Erica Diggs, a GIA Graduate Gemologist, GIA-trained 3D CAD jewelry designer, bench jeweler trained by Studio Jewelers, and diamond setter.

THE MAGAZINE

Diamonds & Gemstones

Diamond and gemstone quality, grading, origin and value.

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Diamond image accompanying Rapaport’s September 2026 market report
DIAMONDS & GEMSTONESNEWS

Small Natural Diamonds Lead September Price Gains. What the Numbers Say About the Natural Diamond Market

By Erica Diggs

OCT 8, 20264 MIN READ

Six Diamond District professionals interviewed about visual identification of natural and laboratory-grown diamonds
DIAMONDS & GEMSTONESFEATURE

Can You Spot a Lab Diamond Across the Room? We Asked New York’s Diamond District.

By Erica Diggs

OCT 3, 20269 MIN READ

De Beers SynthDetect 2 desktop diamond screening instrument displayed against a blue background.
DIAMONDS & GEMSTONESNEWS

De Beers Built Another Lab-Grown Diamond Detector. Here’s Why.

By Erica Diggs

SEP 19, 20266 MIN READ

Drake wearing the Homer Sphere Legs High Jewelry Necklace courtside in Toronto in March 2022.
DIAMONDS & GEMSTONESNEWS

Drake Paid Nearly $2 Million for a Necklace Set With 9,226 Lab-Grown Diamonds

By Erica Diggs

SEP 18, 20264 MIN READ

Six rough diamonds arranged on a reflective black surface
DIAMONDS & GEMSTONESNEWS

Alex Moss Says He Can Spot Lab Diamonds Across the Room. GIA Says That Is Not a Reliable Test.

By Erica Diggs

SEP 17, 20266 MIN READ

Official GIA sample Natural Diamond Grading Report showing grading results, proportions, clarity characteristics and grading scales
DIAMONDS & GEMSTONESGUIDE

Your Diamond Has a GIA Report. That Doesn’t Mean It’s a Good Diamond.

By Erica Diggs

SEP 13, 20267 MIN READ

A metal scoop filled with loose faceted diamonds beneath a white sorting fork held by Miss Diggs
DIAMONDS & GEMSTONESNEWS

Diamond Discrimination: An I-Clarity Diamond Still Matters

By Erica Diggs

SEP 13, 20267 MIN READ

Side by side comparison of natural diamonds from the Smithsonian collection and laboratory grown HPHT diamond crystals
DIAMONDS & GEMSTONESGUIDE

Natural vs. Lab-Grown Diamonds: What Buyers Want—and What Jewelers Are Fighting to Protect

By Erica Diggs

SEP 12, 20267 MIN READ

Side by side comparison of Pile A moissanite and Pile B diamond stones asking what belongs in a chain.
DIAMONDS & GEMSTONESNEWS

Diamond or Moissanite? What Should You Put in Your Chain?

By Erica Diggs

SEP 11, 20265 MIN READ

Two large oval Paraiba-type tourmalines with bright blue-green neon color, photographed side by side against a plain pale background.
DIAMONDS & GEMSTONESNEWS

Would You Split Them Up? Sotheby's Is Selling 144 Carats of Matched Paraiba Without a Reserve

By Erica Diggs

SEP 11, 20268 MIN READ

Banners for the CIBJO Congress 2026 in Vicenza, Italy, reading "CIBJO at 100, a century of industry leadership."
DIAMONDS & GEMSTONESNEWS

CIBJO Wants Jewelers to Call Lab Grown Diamonds "Synthetic." What Changes in the U.S.?

By Erica Diggs

SEP 9, 20267 MIN READ

All Diamonds Matter, But All Diamonds Were Not Created Equal
DIAMONDS & GEMSTONESGUIDE

All Diamonds Matter, But All Diamonds Were Not Created Equal

By Erica Diggs

SEP 4, 20267 MIN READ