The lessons of bad coffee in Las Vegas
The early morning line at Starbucks is very long, filled with optimistic jewelry manufacturers, driven diamond wholesalers, tired members of the trade press, eager toolmakers and many marketing folks.
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Labs grade diamonds, but who grades the labs?
JCK sent a single diamond to a quartet of industry labs to gauge their consistency (or lack thereof).
Indian diamond cutting and polishing sector
History has it that India was once the main producer of diamonds, till diamonds were discovered in Brazil and Africa. Today, however, India is the main supplier of finished diamonds to the world.
Edahn Golan: 2013 may be better
IDEX Online is a pioneer trading platform designed to change the way diamond transactions are made putting them on a technologically new footing completely on a par with modern communication environment.
Cautious confidence at JCK Las Vegas
The JCK Las Vegas show closed Monday as activity signaled improved sentiment in the U.S. jewelry retail market.
ALROSA 2018
Among the many interesting aspects of the recent trade-press tour of ALROSA’s operations in the Yakutia Republic was the fact that it happened.
The financial markets want to invest in diamonds, but some help is needed
Even though nearly five years have passed since the 2008 financial crash, the financial markets are still interested in diamonds and the diamond industry.
The diamond disconnect
There is a continued disconnect between rough and polished diamond prices. Therefore, any expectations that polished prices will increase on the back of recent rough price hikes are an illusion.
ALROSA: we’ll be number one in 2018
A seven-hour flight from Moscow to the small town of Mirny, followed by another two-hour helicopter ride brought me to one of the most remote regions on earth, where many of the world’s diamonds are mined, Alrosa’s Nyurba mine in the Republic of Yakutia.
Michael Dreyfus joins Rubel & Ménasché as Sales Manager
The Parisian diamond company Rubel & Ménasché continues its rise. To help it bring its projects to completion, in January the company enlisted the services of a new sales manager: Michaël Dreyfus.
India should be engaged, not marginalized
If one major trend has emerged in the modern diamond industry, it is the rise of India as the new centre of balance. India has successfully taken over the polishing business from the traditional centres in Europe, Israel, the United States and Russia
Another milestone for Botswana diamond industry in the offing
Botswana’s Okavango Diamond Company is set to convene its pilot sale of rough diamonds next month.