The R&M “Lettre”

The 36th biennial World Diamond Congress that took place in Antwerp this week offered an opportunity for industry leaders to tackle the trade’s most pressing issues.

Conventional wisdom holds that prices of polished diamonds are bound to go up because demand is rising and supply is shrinking.

The other day, I was wondering about high-end jewelry – how to sum up what differentiates high-end jewelry from jewelry and whom does it appeal to? Curious to see what I would find, I typed the phrase in Google Images, and was pleasantly surprised to see that diamonds hold a prominent place…

Manufacturers and distributors of High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) processed natural diamonds are claiming an opportunity for their small, specialized niche. Not to be confused with treatments or synthetics, advocates of HPHT-processed natural diamonds are working to change the perception of their product.

From May 30 to June 2, 2014, the JCK Show Las Vegas will see gathered jewelry professionals and experts from all around the world. This fair, which is one of the sector’s most important ones, will be an excellent opportunity to sound out the American market, as well as to confirm or refute the trends […]

The diamond industry is so competitive, that everyone is clamoring for an advantage, no matter how big or small. This race to improve has some fantastic aspects to it, such as a large investment of research & development in technology and even price analysis.

The diamond and jewelry industry needs to respond to lab-grown diamonds in a way that will differentiate the natural product.

Columnists sometimes do the strangest things, like writing a column about something they know very little, and sometimes nothing, about, tossing some figures to give credence to their writings, and in the process causing damage.

Few issues in the diamond industry raise more concern than financing. Bank financing is what allows most businesses to expand, overcome temporary cash flow hardships, purchase new equipment, make long-term plans and execute programs.

If the golden rule for real estate is location, then for the diamond industry it is all about relationships

Unique large and color diamonds are poised to fetch strong prices on the auction circuit again this year.

As I recalled the reports that I had recently read, I wondered whether I could have envisioned with certainty what 2014 would hold for the diamond industry. The truth is, it is very difficult to have “certainties” when it comes to diamonds.