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Press & Media Draco Diamond Corporation 2026 Edition
White Rock, BC  ·  Semiahmoo First Nation  ·  BC1578206

2 million organic views.
Zero paid media.
28 days.

The brand dismantling a $90 billion industry from the inside. Indigenous sovereignty. Transparent pricing. Never-before-seen design. Everything you need to cover the story is on this page.

Draco Diamond Corporation
2M
Organic TikTok Views
28 days. Up 158.8%. Zero paid media.
40–60%
Below Legacy Retail
IGI-certified lab-grown diamonds. Structural, not a sale.
45%
US Engagement Rings
Now lab-grown. Up from under 5% in 2020.
$90B
Market Being Disrupted
DTC jewelry now $14.7B annually in the US alone.
129
Verified Statistics
Lab Diamond Reference Index 2026. Refreshed quarterly.
37K
TikTok Likes
Up 100.2% from prior period. Doubled in one month.
300%
Legacy Retail Markup
Average markup above wholesale. Draco passes it to buyers.
2027
Nashville Flagship
First physical retail location. Fine jewelry priced honestly.
Draco Diamond Research Desk

Original primary research, free to cite

Three publicly available reports underpin coverage of the lab grown diamond category. All sourced, all verifiable, all licensed for commercial reuse with attribution.

Featured  ·  2026 Reference Index
129verified statistics

The Definitive Lab Grown Diamond Statistics Report 2026

129 verified statistics across pricing, market growth, grading, consumer behavior, sustainability, and the Canadian market. Sourced from peer reviewed research, third party firms, trade press, and primary data. Permanent anchor IDs let journalists deep link any data point directly.

Published May 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Quarterly refresh
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Original Analysis
300%retail markup gap

Lab Diamond Markup Report 2026

Documents the gap between $191 wholesale and $800 to $1,200 US online retail pricing on a 1 carat lab grown diamond. Methodology and source data disclosed in full.

2026 · Free to cite
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Original Analysis
74%6 year price decline

Price Trend Report 2020 to 2026

Six year wholesale and retail price tracking for 1, 2, and 3 carat lab grown diamonds. Sources Edahn Golan, BriteCo, StoneAlgo, and Tenoris primary data.

2026 · Free to cite
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Citation format for journalists: Each statistic in the Reference Index has a permanent anchor ID. Use dracodiamond.com/pages/lab-diamond-statistics-2026#stat-001 to deep link a specific data point. Custom data pulls available within two business days for active editorial deadlines. Email [email protected].
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Business  ·  Indigenous Economy  ·  Disruption

How an Indigenous Founder Used Sovereignty Rights to Undercut a $90 Billion Industry

The diamond industry has operated on a 100 to 300% markup structure for a century. Garrett McMartin found a structural pricing advantage no conventional competitor can access: Indigenous trade and commerce rights recognized under Canadian law. The result is a direct-to-consumer brand operating 40 to 60% below legacy retail on IGI-certified lab-grown diamonds and growing faster than the industry expected.

Best fit for Bloomberg, Globe and Mail, BNN, Wired, Forbes
Culture  ·  Music  ·  Jewelry

Mod Sun and Machine Gun Kelly Chose This Brand. Here Is Why the Diamond Industry Is Paying Attention.

When Mod Sun and MGK launched No Safety, they needed jewelry that matched the statement they were making. They came to Draco Diamond, an Indigenous-founded Canadian brand creating never-before-seen diamond designs. The collaboration produced signature pieces that exist nowhere else in the market. The Clover Bracelet hit two million organic views in 28 days with zero paid media. The industry is starting to notice what culture already saw.

Best fit for Rolling Stone, Complex, Billboard, The Face, Hypebeast
Social  ·  DTC  ·  Organic Growth

Zero Ad Spend. Two Million Views. How Draco Diamond Broke TikTok Without Paying for It.

Between February 25 and March 24, 2026, Draco Diamond posted two million organic TikTok views. Likes doubled. Shares grew 117%. Comments grew 159%. Profile views grew 175%. No advertising spend. No paid promotion. Just original product and a story the algorithm could not stop distributing. The Clover Bracelet, a 24.54-carat, 298-stone IGI-certified lab-grown diamond bracelet, was the post that started it.

Best fit for Inc., Fast Company, TechCrunch, Marketing Week, Retail Dive
Industry Research  ·  Pricing  ·  Reference

A DTC Lab Grown Diamond Brand Just Published the Most Comprehensive Statistics Index of 2026

Draco Diamond Research Desk released the Lab Diamond Reference Index 2026, a 129 statistic reference covering market size, pricing, grading, consumer behavior, sustainability, and the Canadian market. Sourced from peer reviewed research, third party firms, and primary data. Refreshed quarterly. Licensed under Creative Commons for free commercial reuse. Every statistic has a permanent anchor ID for direct journalist citation. The first comprehensive reference of its kind published by an operator inside the category.

Best fit for Rapaport, JCK Online, National Jeweler, Reuters, Financial Post
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The diamond industry spent a century building a system designed to obscure value. We are here to dismantle that system. The old model does not survive contact with what we are building.
Garrett McMartinFounder & CEO, Draco Diamond Corporation
My people have a relationship with the land and the resources it produces that predates the diamond industry by centuries. A diamond comes from the earth. We price it that way.
Garrett McMartinFounder & CEO, Draco Diamond Corporation
Every stone in this catalog has been held, evaluated, and approved by hand. When a buyer receives a Draco Diamond piece, there is no question about what they have. That certainty is the product.
Connor IngramDiamond Director, Draco Diamond Corporation
This is fire. I will shout your name at the top of my lungs when it comes down to it.
Mod SunNo Safety  ·  On Draco Diamond
Press Coverage

In the News

Cover Story  ·  Issue 19
IndigenousSME Business Magazine  ·  Partnered with Google & UPS
Redefining Luxury: Indigenous Power Behind Draco Diamond
January 2026  ·  National Print & Digital
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Pull Quote
I built Draco Diamond because I have always felt pulled toward places people do not expect me to go. I saw a world built on image, tradition, and routine, but not always on honesty or intention. That made me want to build something cleaner. Something with real weight behind it.
Garrett McMartinFounder, Draco Diamond Corporation

Media Kit 2026

Full PDF. Everything a journalist or editor needs in one file.

Story Angles Quotable Lines Fact Sheet Leadership Bios Boilerplate
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Brand Assets

Available on Request

Email [email protected]. Turnaround within one business day.

Logo Files

PNG and SVG on white, black, and transparent backgrounds. Print and screen ready.

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Product Photography

High-resolution imagery across all catalog categories. The Clover Bracelet available in multiple formats.

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Leadership Portraits

Portrait and lifestyle photography of Garrett McMartin and Connor Ingram.

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Press Contacts

Reach Us Directly

Both available for interviews and editorial inquiries.

General Press Inquiries
Press Desk
Email
[email protected]
Diamond Director  ·  US Development
Connor Ingram
Email
[email protected]
Garrett McMartin is available for interviews on Indigenous entrepreneurship, lab-grown diamonds, DTC pricing models, and the intersection of sovereignty and business. Connor Ingram is available on gemology, sourcing, celebrity collaborations, and US market expansion.
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Draco Diamond Corporation is a direct-to-consumer lab-grown diamond jewelry brand founded in White Rock, British Columbia, on Semiahmoo First Nation territory. The brand operates on Indigenous trade and commerce rights recognized under Canadian law, offering IGI-certified diamonds at 40 to 60% below legacy retail pricing. Draco Diamond's catalog spans rings, bracelets, earrings, pendants, and fully custom commissions, with a Nashville flagship opening in 2027. Draco Diamond Research Desk publishes original primary research on the lab grown diamond category, free to cite under Creative Commons. dracodiamond.com