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- ↑ (in French) Manuel Mallen, joaillier 2.0, Les Echos , September 3, 2020
- ↑ (in French) Manuel Mallen (courbet): « Sans le bien, le beau n'est rien », Stratégies, July 10, 2020
- ↑ (in French) Des diamants de laboratoire et de l'or recyclé débarquent place Vendôme, BFMTV, June 23, 2018
- ↑ (in French) Un joaillier parisien lance une première collection avec des diamants de laboratoire français, Nouvel Obs , November 5, 2019
- ↑ (in French) Joaillerie - Le filon des diamants de synthèse, Le Point , December 11, 2019
- 1 2 (in French) Soutenu par Chanel, Courbet lance ses diamants de synthèse à la conquête de la Chine, Les Echos , March 17, 2021
- ↑ (in French) La bonne mine des diamants synthétiques, Libération , November 29, 2018
- ↑ (in French) Courbet : le diamant de synthèse comme « Alter-native » Archived 2021-12-09 at the Wayback Machine , Guide joailliers, May 16, 2019
- ↑ (in French) La vérité sur les diamants de synthèse qui bousculent la joaillerie, Challenges , June 20, 2019
- ↑ (in French) Courbet signe le tout premier diamant français, Madame Figaro , November 6, 2019
- ↑ (in French) Bijoux: ce joaillier crée la première collection à base de diamants de synthèse made in France, Challenges , November 7, 2019
- ↑ (in French) Les Diamants De Culture De Courbet S’Invitent Dans La Joaillerie Française, Forbes , December 8, 2019
- ↑ (in French) Le joaillier Courbet mise sur les diamants de synthèse et la vente en ligne, Les Échos , June 19, 2020
- ↑ Courbet Archived 2021-12-08 at the Wayback Machine , Positive Luxury
- ↑ (in French) La bonne mine du diamant de synthèse, L'Opinion , December 1, 2021